Sony DCR HC21E - PAL Digital MiniDV Handycam Camcorder Support and Manuals
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Playback Problem
I am receiving messages on LCD screenRe insert cassette and C:31
I am receiving messages on LCD screenRe insert cassette and C:31
(Posted by shafique081967 2 years ago)
Handycam Dcr-hc21e Dirty Heads Cleaning??
Am getting the messages" Lens cover closed" and "Dirty Heads" How do I fix this?
Am getting the messages" Lens cover closed" and "Dirty Heads" How do I fix this?
(Posted by terger 11 years ago)
How Can I Charge It And Where To Charge It?
(Posted by Kojakcutter 12 years ago)
Free Drive
(Posted by ftmkhan17 13 years ago)
Camcorder Repairs
I have a sony handycam DCR-HC21E which I purchased in 2005 and have only used once a year on holiday...
I have a sony handycam DCR-HC21E which I purchased in 2005 and have only used once a year on holiday...
(Posted by familywain 13 years ago)
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Operation Guide - Page 2
...CAMCORDER BY THE
FOLLOWING PARTS
6IEWlNDER
,#$ 0ANEL
...3ONY SERVICE STATION...SET OUT IN THE %-# $IRECTIVE FOR USING CONNECTION CABLES...CABLE 53" ETC AGAIN
.OTES ON USE
9OUR CAMCORDER IS SUPPLIED WITH TWO KINDS OF OPERATIONS GUIDES n h/PERATING 'UIDEv 4HIS MANUAL n h&IRST 3TEP 'UIDEv FOR USING THE SUPPLIED
SOFTWARE...REPLACED A FUSE OF THE SAME RATING AS THE SUPPLIED ONE AND APPROVED BY ...
Operation Guide - Page 3
...RECORD TEST THE RECORDING FUNCTION TO MAKE SURE THE PICTURE AND SOUND ARE RECORDED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS
s #OMPENSATION FOR THE CONTENTS OF RECORDINGS CANNOT BE PROVIDED EVEN IF RECORDING OR ...SCREEN LANGUAGE BEFORE USING YOUR CAMCORDER IF NECESSARY P s 4HE ILLUSTRATIONS USED ON THIS MANUAL ARE BASED ON THE MODEL $#2 (#% !BOUT THE #ARL :EISS LENS 9OUR CAMCORDER IS EQUIPPED WITH A #ARL :...
Operation Guide - Page 5
... !DJUSTING THE ,#$ PANEL AND VIEWlNDER 3TEP 5SING THE TOUCH PANEL
#HANGING THE LANGUAGE SETTING HECKING THE SCREEN INDICATORS $ISPLAY 'UIDE 3TEP 3ETTING THE DATE AND TIME 3TEP )NSERTING... "ATTERY )NFO 4O TURN OFF THE OPERATION CONlRMATION BEEP 4O INITIALIZE THE SETTINGS /THER PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS
)NDICATORS DISPLAYED DURING RECORDINGPLAYBACK 3EARCHING FOR THE STARTING POINT...
Operation Guide - Page 8
BUTTON TYPE LITHIUM BATTERY IS ALREADY INSTALLED !6 CONNECTING CABLE P
h0ICTURE 0ACKAGE 6ERv P
PIN ADAPTOR P
$#2 (#%
&OR THE MODELS WITH THE BOTTOM SURFACES ONLY
MARK PRINTED ON THEIR
3HOE COVER !TTACHED TO THE CAMCORDER
/PERATING 'UIDE 4HIS MANUAL
! TO 4YPE " MINI ! 3ONY PRODUCT IS RECOMMENDED
-AINS LEAD P
(ANDYCAM 3TATION ...
Operation Guide - Page 22
... CM ABOUT INCH FOR WIDE ANGLE AND ABOUT CM ABOUT FEET FOR TELEPHOTO s 9OU CAN SET THE ;$ ://-= IN CASE YOU WANT TO ZOOM TO A LEVEL GREATER THAN TIMES P
4O RECORD IN ...4HEREFORE DO NOT COVER THE INFRARED PORT ȧ WITH YOUR lNGERS OR OTHER OBJECTS
s !DJUST THE FOCUS MANUALLY ;&/#53= P WHEN IT IS HARD TO FOCUS AUTOMATICALLY
s $O NOT USE THESE FUNCTIONS IN BRIGHT ...
Operation Guide - Page 30
...MODELS 0LAYING THE PICTURE ON A 46
5SE ANY OF THE CONNECTION AS SHOWN IN THE FOLLOWING ILLUSTRATION #ONNECT YOUR CAMCORDER TO THE WALL SOCKET USING THE SUPPLIED !# !DAPTOR FOR THIS OPERATION P 2EFER ALSO TO THE INSTRUCTION MANUALS... SUPPLIED WITH THE DEVICES TO BE CONNECTED
!6 /54 JACK
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6#2S OR 46S
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Ȣ !6 CONNECTING CABLE...
Operation Guide - Page 33
... FOCUS AUTOMATICALLY TOUCH ; !54/= OR SET ;&/#53= TO ; !54/=
s )F YOU SET ;30/4 &/#53= ;&/#53= IS AUTOMATICALLY SET TO ;-!.5!,=
&/#53
9OU CAN ADJUST THE FOCUS MANUALLY 3ELECT THIS WHEN YOU WANT TO FOCUS ... BUTTONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE POSITION OF THE LAMP AND THE DISPLAY 0!'% 4HE DEFAULT SETTINGS ARE MARKED WITH Í 4HE INDICATORS IN PARENTHESES APPEAR WHEN THE ITEMS ARE SELECTED 4HE...
Operation Guide - Page 34
...3#( %.$ 3%!2#(
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%80/352%
9OU CAN lX THE BRIGHTNESS OF A PICTURE MANUALLY 7HEN RECORDING INDOORS ON A CLEAR DAY FOR INSTANCE YOU CAN AVOID BACKLIGHT SHADOWS ON...
ʌ 4OUCH ;-!.5!,= 4HE BAR INDICATOR APPEARS
ʍ !DJUST THE EXPOSURE BY TOUCHING
4O RETURN THE SETTING TO AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE TOUCH ; !54/=
;0!'%=
7(4 "!, 7HITE BALANCE
9OU CAN ADJUST THE COLOR BALANCE TO THE...
Operation Guide - Page 54
...
$ISPLAY -" 62!- !BOUT h&IRST 3TEP 'UIDEv
h&IRST 3TEP 'UIDEv IS AN INSTRUCTION MANUAL YOU CAN REFER TO ON YOUR COMPUTER 4HIS h&IRST 3TEP 'UIDEv DESCRIBES BASIC OPERATIONS FROM INITIAL HOOKUP OF YOUR CAMCORDER AND COMPUTER AND MAKING SETTINGS TO GENERAL OPERATION THE lRST TIME YOU USE THE SOFTWARE STORED ON THE #$ 2/- SUPPLIED !FTER INSTALLING THE #$ 2/-
Operation Guide - Page 60
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Operation Guide - Page 67
...;&/#53= TO ; !54/= P s 4HE RECORDING CONDITIONS ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR AUTO FOCUS !DJUST THE FOCUS MANUALLY P
;34%!$93(/4= DOES NOT FUNCTION s 3ET ;34%!$93(/4= TO ;/.= P
4HE "!#+ ,)'(4 FUNCTION DOES NOT FUNCTION
s 4HE "!#+ ,)'(4 FUNCTION IS CANCELED WHEN YOU SET ;%80/352%= TO ;-!.5!,= P OR SELECT ;30/4 -%4%2= P
s 4HE "!#+ ,)'(4 FUNCTION DOES NOT WORK DURING %ASY...
Operation Guide - Page 73
... VIA A 53" CABLE
s #HANGE THE SETTINGS FOR YOUR COMPUTER ENVIRONMENT...INSTRUCTIONS CLICK ;.EXT= THEN CLICK ;$ONE=
s 3OUND IS NOT SUPPORTED ON 7INDOWS
4HE MOVIE IS NOT SMOOTH DURING 53" STREAMING
s #HANGE THE SETTINGS...INSTRUCTIONS CLICK ;.EXT= THEN CLICK ;$ONE=
0ICTURE 0ACKAGE DOES NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY s #LOSE 0ICTURE 0ACKAGE THEN RESTART THE COMPUTER
4ROUBLESHOOTING
!N ERROR...
Operation Guide - Page 74
... PROBLEM PERSISTS EVEN AFTER YOU HAVE TRIED A COUPLE OF TIMES CONTACT YOUR 3ONY DEALER OR LOCAL AUTHORIZED 3ONY SERVICE FACILITY...
s #ONTACT YOUR 3ONY DEALER OR LOCAL
AUTHORIZED 3ONY SERVICE FACILITY )NFORM THEM OF THE DIGIT CODE WHICH STARTS FROM h%v
’"ATTERY LEVEL WARNING
s...INSERTED
s 4HE WRITE PROTECT TAB ON THE CASSETTE IS
SET TO LOCK P
&AST mASHING s 4HE TAPE HAS ...
Operation Guide - Page 81
...MAY MALFUNCTION 3OMETIMES THIS MALFUNCTION CANNOT BE REPAIRED
n .EAR WINDOWS OR OUTDOORS WHERE... &OR $# OR !# OPERATION USE THE ACCESSORIES RECOMMENDED IN THESE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
s $O NOT LET YOUR CAMCORDER GET WET FOR EXAMPLE FROM RAIN... THE LENS
s +EEP THE 0/7%2 SWITCH SETTING TO /&& #(' WHEN YOU ARE NOT USING YOUR...n CONSULT YOUR LOCAL AUTHORIZED 3ONY SERVICE FACILITY
n WASH OFF ANY ...
Operation Guide - Page 82
...PICTURE OR SOUND IS PLAYED BACK
s )F THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM OCCURS CLEAN THE VIDEO HEADS FOR SECONDS WITH THE... YOUR 3ONY DEALER OR LOCAL AUTHORIZED 3ONY
SERVICE FACILITY TO HAVE THE VIDEO HEAD REPLACED
,#$ SCREEN
s $O NOT EXERT EXCESSIVE ...653; %JECT THE CASSETTE FROM YOUR CAMCORDER THEN DISCONNECT ANY CONNECTING CABLES EXCEPT THE !# !DAPTOR FROM YOUR CAMCORDER OR THE (ANDYCAM 3TATION ...
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