Sony DCR-TRV20 Manual

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If indicators and messages appear in the viewfinder, on the LCD screen or in the
display window, check the following:
See the page in parentheses “( )” for more information.
The indicators and messages are displayed in yellow.

The battery is dead or
nearly dead
Slow flashing:
•The battery is nearly dead.
•The battery is dead (p. 11).

Depending on conditions,
the E indicator may flash,
even if there are five to 10
minutes remaining.

Warning indicator as to
tape
Slow flashing:
•The tape is near the end.
•No tape is inserted (p. 15).*
•The write-protect tab on the

cassette is out (red) (p. 15).*

Fast flashing:
•The tape has run out (p. 15,

27).*

The video heads are dirty
Slow flashing:
•You need to clean the heads using the Sony DVM-12CLD cleaning cassette (not supplied) (p. 139).

Self-diagnosis display (p. 134).

Moisture condensation has occurred*
Fast flashing:
•Eject the cassette, turn off your

camcorder, and leave it for about 1 hour
with the cassette compartment open
(p. 138).

You need to eject the cassette
Slow flashing:
•The write-protect tab on the

cassette is out (red) (p. 15).*

Fast flashing:
•Moisture condensation has

occurred (p. 138).*

•The tape has run out (p. 15, 27).*
•The self-diagnosis display

function is activated (p. 134).*

* You hear the melody or beep sound.

Warning indicator as to “Memory
Stick” (DCR-TRV11/TRV20 only)
Slow flashing:
•No “Memory Stick” is inserted (p. 95).*
Fast flashing:
•The “Memory Stick” is not readable

with your camcorder (p. 93).*

Warning indicator as to cassette memory
Slow flashing:
•No tape with cassette memory is inserted

(p. 124).*

Warning indicator as to file
Slow flashing:
•The file is corrupted.
•The file is unreadable.

The still image is protected
(DCR-TRV11/TRV20 only)
Slow flashing:
•The still image is protected (p. 120).*

Warning indicator as to “Memory Stick”
(DCR-TRV11/TRV20 only)
Fast flashing:
•Memory Stick is not formatted correctly

(p. 88).

•The “Memory Stick” data is corrupted.*
•Different size of “Memory Stick” is inserted.