"Handycam" User Guide
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Playing images on a TV
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Customizing your camcorder
Troubleshooting
Maintenance and precautions
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Overall operations
The power does not turn on.
Attach a charged battery pack to the camcorder. [Details]
The plug of the AC Adaptor (models with an AC Adaptor) has been disconnected from the wall outlet
(wall socket). Connect it to the wall outlet (wall socket). [Details]
The camcorder does not operate even when the power is set to on.
It takes a few seconds for your camcorder to be ready to shoot after the power is turned on. This is
not a malfunction.
Disconnect the AC Adaptor (models with an AC Adaptor) from the wall outlet (wall socket) or remove
the battery pack, then reconnect it after about 1 minute.
The menu settings have been changed automatically.
While Intelligent Auto is active, some menu settings related to image quality will be changed
automatically.
The following menu items return to the default settings when you switch between movie recording
and photo recording and playback modes.
[
Fader]
[
Self-Timer]
[Tele Macro]
The camcorder gets warm.
Your camcorder may become warm during operation. This is not a malfunction.
A rattling noise is heard when the camcorder is shaken.
If no noise is heard when the camcorder is turned on and is in the movie/photo recording mode, the
noise is produced by the movement of the internal lens. This is not a malfunction.
Intelligent Auto is canceled.
The Intelligent Auto setting is canceled if you change the following settings:
[White Balance]
[Spot Meter/Fcs] (HDR-CX320/ CX320E/ CX380/ CX380E/ CX390E/ PJ320E/ PJ380/ PJ380E/
PJ390E)
[Spot Meter] (HDR-CX320/ CX320E/ CX380/ CX380E/ CX390E/ PJ320E/ PJ380/ PJ380E/
PJ390E)
[Spot Focus] (HDR-CX320/ CX320E/ CX380/ CX380E/ CX390E/ PJ320E/ PJ380/ PJ380E/
PJ390E)
[Exposure]
[Focus]
[Low Lux]
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