Sony DCR-PC3E User Manual

• You are using a battery pack that is not an “InfoLITHIUM”

battery pack.

c Use an “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack. (p. 14)

• Moisture condensation has occurred.

c Remove the cassette and leave your camcorder for at least 1

hour to acclimatize. (p. 151)

• The video heads are dirty.

c Clean the heads using the Sony DVM12CL cleaning cassette

(not supplied). (p. 152)

• A malfunction other than the above that you can service has

occurred.

c Remove the cassette and insert it again, then operate your

camcorder.

c Disconnect the power cord of the AC adaptor or remove the

battery pack. After reconnecting the power source, operate
your camcorder.

• A malfunction that you cannot service has occurred.

c Contact your Sony dealer and inform them of the 5-digit

code. (example: E:61:10)

If you are unable to rectify the problem even if you try corrective actions a few times, contact your
Sony dealer.

Your camcorder has a self-diagnosis display
function.
This function displays the current condition of
your camcorder as a 5-digit code (a combination of
a letter and figures) in the viewfinder or on the
LCD screen. If a 5-digit code is displayed, check
the following code chart. The last two digits
(indicated by ss) will differ depending on the
state of your camcorder.

C:21:ss

•C:ss:ss

You can service your camcorder
yourself.

•E:ss:ss

Contact your Sony dealer.

E:61:ss
E:62:ss

C:31:ss
C:32:ss

C:04:ss

C:22:ss

C:21:00