Sony DCR-PC1000 Manual

Troubleshooting

DCR-PC1000 2-591-678-11(1)

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You cannot view the video recorded on a tape on the computer.

• Disconnect the cable from the computer, then connect it again.
• Slide the POWER switch down to turn on the PLAY/EDIT lamp on your camcorder and

select [DV STREAM] or [MULTI CONNCT] on the [USB SELECT] menu. (Only when
connecting to the Windows computer with a USB cable (supplied))

• The USB connection is available only with Windows XP Service Pack1 (SP1) or Service

Pack2 (SP2) supporting High-Speed USB (USB 2.0) device.

• You cannot use DV STREAM via the USB connection and the i.LINK connection at the

same time.

You cannot view the video recorded on a tape on a Macintosh computer.

• When you connect your camcorder to a Macintosh computer using a USB cable (supplied),

you cannot copy pictures recorded on a tape to the computer. To copy recordings from a
tape, connect your camcorder to the computer with an i.LINK cable (optional) and use the
standard software in the OS.

You cannot view the video and still images recorded on a “Memory Stick Duo”

on the computer.

• Insert a “Memory Stick Duo” in the correct direction, then push it all the way in.
• You cannot use an i.LINK cable (optional). Connect the camcorder and the computer using

the USB cable (supplied).

• Slide the POWER switch down to turn on the PLAY/EDIT lamp on your camcorder and set

[USB SELECT] to [MEMORY STICK] on the menu (p. 52).

• The computer does not recognize the “Memory Stick Duo” during camcorder operations

such as tape playback or editing. Finish any camcorder operations before connecting the
camcorder to the computer.

The “Memory Stick” icon ([Removable Disk] or [Sony MemoryStick]) does not

appear on the computer screen.

• Slide the POWER switch down to turn on the PLAY/EDIT lamp on your camcorder.
• Insert a “Memory Stick Duo” into your camcorder.
• Disconnect the USB device other than the keyboard, the mouse, and the camcorder from the

(USB) jack on the computer.

• Slide the POWER switch down to turn on the PLAY/EDIT lamp and set [USB SELECT] to

[MEMORY STICK] on the menu (p. 52).

• The computer does not recognize the “Memory Stick Duo” during camcorder operations

such as tape playback or editing. Finish camcorder operations before connecting the
camcorder to the computer.