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Question posted by ncash55 on October 7th, 2012

Cannot Get Door (where The Tape Goes In On The Bottom) To Shut. Any Advice Pleas

The door where the tape is inserted will not close. What can I do please?

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Camera Operations Guide - Page 3

... of the camcorder, storage media...Digital8 video cassettes in Digital8 system only on , the user is no guarantee that appear constantly on the LCD panel, viewfinder, and lens • The LCD screen and the viewfinder are manufactured using extremely high-precision technology, so over 99.99% of Conformity Trade Name: SONY Model No.: DCR-TRV480...programs, films, video tapes, and other materials...
Camera Operations Guide - Page 5

... 20 Adjusting the viewfinder 20 Step 5: Setting the date and time 21 Step 6: Inserting the recording media 22 Inserting a cassette tape 22 Inserting a "Memory Stick 23 Step 7: Setting the screen language 24 Recording Recording movies 26 Recording for "Memory Stick" only. Easy Handycam 35 Recording a movie 35 Recording a still image 36 Making full use of...
Camera Operations Guide - Page 6

... Searching for a scene by date of Easy Handycam operation 55 Various playback functions 56 Magnifying pictures - EDIT SEARCH 47 Reviewing the most recent recording - END SEARCH 47 Searching manually - Tape playback zoom/Memory playback zoom 56 Displaying the screen indicators 57 Displaying the date/time and camera settings data - FADER 42 Using special...
Camera Operations Guide - Page 18

...Digital8 system. The actual battery life may be shorter when you use a fully charged battery pack at 25°C (77°F). Battery pack LCD panel opened NP-FM30 80 (supplied) NP-FM50 135 NP-QM71D 335 NP-QM91D 505 LCD panel closed...(77°F). For DCR-TRV480: The playing time of tapes recorded on Approximate number of minutes available when you use your camcorder, even if its ...
Camera Operations Guide - Page 22

...CLOCK SET -:--:-- If you use your camcorder is 3/4 of the indicated time on Hi8 tape. 1 Slide the OPEN/EJECT lever in Digital8 system only. CAMERA SET PROGRAM AE SPOT METER EXPOSURE OK..., set it clicks. Step 6: Inserting the recording media Inserting a cassette tape You can set it to 12:00AM. This may cause a malfunction of your camcorder. • The recording time when...
Camera Operations Guide - Page 26

... Handycam operation, even first time users can record movies on a tape Slide the POWER switch until the CAMERA-MEMORY lamp lights up . Recording starts. [REC] appears on the LCD screen and the Camera ...To turn the power off Slide the POWER switch up , and your camcorder is finished, then [YES]. To record on a tape, movies will be recorded along with monaural sound. To delete the movie...
Camera Operations Guide - Page 27

...: second) F Recording capacity of the tape Displayed after you run the tape for more than about 5 minutes, the power will automatically turn off to (CHG) OFF. • In the default setting, when you opened or closed the LCD panel, it takes about 1 minute to select CAMERATAPE or CAMERA-MEMORY, and then press REC START...
Camera Operations Guide - Page 36

.... 2 Press OPEN and open the LCD panel. 3 Slide the POWER switch repeatedly until the CAMERA-TAPE lamp lights up. Press REC START/STOP again to the (CHG) OFF position. When bars of...disappear, the image is not available. • During Easy Handycam operation, the settings of the functions that are restored when you cancel Easy Handycam operation. 1 Remove the lens cap. Recording a still image...
Camera Operations Guide - Page 55

... CODE] You can delete all the images on the Remote Commander. Making full use of Easy Handycam operation 2 Set [M] (month), [D] (day), hour and minutes in the same way as ...control playback with another tape" (p. 90) 1 Touch [MENU]. When playing back on or off during playback. To cancel Easy Handycam operation Press EASY again. b Note • You cannot turn Easy Handycam operation on a "...
Camera Operations Guide - Page 56

.... When you touch another place, the point you cannot output the magnified pictures recorded on a tape in the Digital8 system or on a "Memory Stick." 1 Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to 5 times the original... select button Memory playback zoom screen PB ZOOM 1 / 10 101 MEMORY PLAY 101-0001 VIDEO Tape playback select button END 5 Play back the still picture or movie, and touch the screen...
Camera Operations Guide - Page 75

... 75 PRINT See page 104 for the first time. When a mode other than CAMERA-TAPE is selected. • If [A.SHUT OFF] is set to use the DEMO MODE. z Tips • The demonstration... camcorder for details. Select when you do not intend to [5 min] when the camcorder is inserted. - DEMO MODE When you remove a cassette and "Memory Stick" from your camcorder, and select the CAMERA-TAPE mode...
Camera Operations Guide - Page 78

... off as the default setting. Even though the power goes off, the characters you are using your camcorder on the battery pack and do not operate it for 5 minutes, the power automatically goes off . If you may take 5 minutes or longer to enter characters, set [A.SHUT OFF] on , then start again from step 1 to...
Camera Operations Guide - Page 93

... (p. 68). • For DCR-TRV480: If you want to select the image you record pictures recorded in different recording systems (Digital8 , and Hi8 /standard 8 mm on a tape. Dubbing still images from the ...recording. Make sure you have the "Memory Stick" with the images and a tape inserted into your camcorder. 1 Slide the POWER switch to select the PLAY/EDIT mode. 2 Search for...
Camera Operations Guide - Page 98

...When you can dub the title which has already been recorded on a "Memory Stick," insert a "Memory Stick" into the camcorder. Insert a tape to p. 97) beforehand. b Note • You cannot dub the title or ...00:00 0 -60~+240 10Touch / to a tape in a VCR, go through the procedures described in slow mode. 5 opening numbers for each [IN] and closing numbers for each [OUT] appear. 6 Take ...
Camera Operations Guide - Page 119

.... (p. 16) The CHG (charge) lamp flashes while cAttach the battery pack to the camcorder. (p. 16) Cassette is not ejected even when the • Moisture condensation is starting ... one . Cassette tapes Troubleshooting Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions Cassette cannot be damaged. (p. 16, 140) The power turns off . • [A.SHUT OFF] in your camcorder, the camcorder is set to...
Camera Operations Guide - Page 121

...insert a new cassette. (p. 137) cThe tape is not correctly displayed. Tiny spots in white, red, blue, or green appear on the CAMERA-TAPE lamp. (p. 19) cThe tape...37) The shutter sound is automatically turned off . • [A.SHUT OFF] in the (STANDARD SET) menu is new and has...Corrective Actions The tape does not start when you do not operate your camcorder for auto focus. cCharge the ...
Camera Operations Guide - Page 137

... you play back a tape recorded in another video camera connected to your camcorder that contains copyright control signals for copyright protection of software. [Cannot record due to copyright protection.] appears on the LCD screen, or on the TV screen if you record You cannot record software on your camcorder. Digital8 system This video system has been developed...
Camera Operations Guide - Page 141

...About i.LINK The DV Interface on your camcorder once a year to this unit in... conditions and environment for transferring digital video, digital audio, and other device using... a digital serial interface for each battery pack. SHUT OFF] to other devices via the directly connected ...battery pack and use it in tape recording standby until the power goes off (p. 84). Battery capacity...
Camera Operations Guide - Page 145

...stereo) Video signal NTSC color, EIA standards Usable cassette 8 mm video format cassette Tape speed... Association). Hi8/ Digital8 video cassette) SP: ...camcorder about 3 months if you do not use your camcorder at the time of recording. It is not charged, the camcorder operation will get discharged gradually if you do not use your camcorder. Specification Video camera recorder System Video...
Camera Operations Guide - Page 154

...MIX 81 AUDIO MODE 79 Auto shut off function (A.SHUT OFF 84 AUTO SHUTTER 65 B BACK LIGHT (camera).... 37 Battery Battery Info 17... Digital program editing (PROG.EDIT 94 DIGITAL ZOOM 66 Digital8 system 137 Direct Access to "Click to DVD".........113 DirectX...FADER 43 Dual sound track tape ........79 Dubbing (REC CTRL).......91 DV Interface 113, 116 E Easy Handycam ...........35, 54 EDIT SEARCH...

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