Sony DCR HC21E Support Question
Sony DCR HC21E Support Question
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Question posted by terger on September 12th, 2012
Handycam Dcr-hc21e Dirty Heads Cleaning??
Am getting the messages" Lens cover closed" and "Dirty Heads" How do I fix this?
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Related Sony DCR HC21E Manual Pages
Operation Guide - Page 2
... THE
FOLLOWING PARTS
6IEWlNDER
,#$ 0ANEL
"ATTERY PACK
s "EFORE CONNECTING YOUR CAMCORDER TO ANOTHER DEVICE WITH A 53" OR I E MARKED WITH OR MARK MUST BE USED
)F THE PLUG SUPPLIED WITH THIS EQUIPMENT HAS A DETACHABLE FUSE COVER BE SURE TO ATTACH THE FUSE COVER AFTER YOU CHANGE THE FUSE .EVER USE THE PLUG WITHOUT THE FUSE...
Operation Guide - Page 3
... THIS MANUAL FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSES ARE CAPTURED USING A DIGITAL STILL CAMERA AND THEREFORE MAY
APPEAR DIFFERENT s 4HE ON ...LENS 9OUR CAMCORDER IS EQUIPPED WITH A #ARL :EISS LENS WHICH WAS DEVELOPED JOINTLY BY #ARL :EISS IN 'ERMANY AND 3ONY #ORPORATION AND PRODUCES SUPERIOR IMAGES )T ADOPTS THE -4&
MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR VIDEO CAMERAS AND OFFERS A QUALITY TYPICAL OF A #ARL :EISS LENS...
Operation Guide - Page 5
4ABLE OF #ONTENTS
'ETTING 3TARTED
3TEP #HECKING SUPPLIED ITEMS 3TEP #HARGING THE BATTERY PACK 3TEP 4URNING THE POWER ON AND HOLDING YOUR CAMCORDER lRMLY 3TEP !DJUSTING THE ,#$ PANEL AND VIEWlNDER 3TEP 5SING THE TOUCH PANEL
#HANGING THE LANGUAGE SETTING HECKING THE SCREEN INDICATORS $ISPLAY 'UIDE 3TEP 3ETTING THE ...
Operation Guide - Page 7
#REATING A $6$ $IRECT !CCESS TO h#LICK TO $6$v
4ROUBLESHOOTING
4ROUBLESHOOTING 7ARNING INDICATORS AND MESSAGES
!DDITIONAL )NFORMATION
5SING YOUR CAMCORDER ABROAD 5SABLE CASSETTE TAPES BOUT THE h)NFO,)4()5-v BATTERY PACK BOUT I AINTENANCE AND PRECAUTIONS 5SING THE 3TRAP "ELT AS A WRIST STRAP TTACHING THE 3HOULDER 3TRAP $#2 3PECIlCATIONS NDEX
Operation Guide - Page 8
3TEP #HECKING SUPPLIED ITEMS
-AKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE FOLLOWING ITEMS SUPPLIED WITH YOUR CAMCORDER 4HE NUMBER IN THE PARENTHESES INDICATES THE NUMBER OF THAT ITEM SUPPLIED
!# !DAPTOR P... 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
!
Operation Guide - Page 9
... CAN CHARGE THE h)NFO,)4()5-v BATTERY PACK 0 SERIES P AFTER ATTACHING IT TO YOUR CAMCORDER
&OR $#2 (#%
IT IN THE DIRECTION OF THE ARROW UNTIL IT CLICKS
0/7%2 SWITCH... PLUG
#ONNECT THE !# !DAPTOR TO THE
$# ). JACK ON THE (ANDYCAM 3TATION FOR THE $#2 (#% OR ON YOUR CAMCORDER FOR THE $#2 OR $#2 (#%
7ITH THE û MARK FACING UP
$# ). JACK 7ITH THE û MARK FACING DOWN
#...
Operation Guide - Page 10
...YOUR CAMCORDER
CONNECTED TO A POWER SOURCE SUCH AS A WALL SOCKET AS SHOWN IN THE ILLUSTRATION 4HE BATTERY PACK WILL NOT LOSE ITS CHARGE IN THIS CASE
4HE #(' CHARGE LAMP LIGHTS UP AND CHARGING STARTS
4HE #(' CHARGE LAMP TURNS OFF JACK COVER... 0/7%2 SWITCH
4HE #(' CHARGE LAMP LIGHTS UP AND CHARGING STARTS s 7HEN INSERTING THE CAMCORDER INTO THE
(ANDYCAM 3TATION CLOSE THE $# ).
Operation Guide - Page 11
...CAMCORDER FROM THE (ANDYCAM 3TATION 4URN OFF THE POWER THEN REMOVE THE CAMCORDER FROM THE (ANDYCAM 3TATION HOLDING BOTH YOUR CAMCORDER AND THE (ANDYCAM 3TATION
&OR $#2 4O USE AN OUTSIDE POWER SOURCE
9OU CAN OPERATE YOUR CAMCORDER... 4OP 2ECORDING WITH ,#$ SCREEN "OTTOM 2ECORDING WITH VIEWlNDER ,#$ PANEL CLOSED
4YPICAL RECORDING TIME SHOWS THE TIME WHEN YOU REPEAT RECORDING STARTSTOP ...
Operation Guide - Page 42
... WHILE RECORDING ON A TAPE .OTE THAT THE IMAGE QUALITY DECREASES WHEN YOU ARE USING THE DIGITAL ZOOM
7)$% 2ECORDS PICTURES TO BE PLAYED BACK ON A WIDE 46 IN FULL...IN THE VIEWlNDER
34%!$93(/4
9OU CAN COMPENSATE FOR CAMERA SHAKE THE DEFAULT SETTING IS ;/.= 3ET ;34%!$93(/4= TO ;/&&= WHEN USING A TRIPOD OPTIONAL OR THE CONVERSION LENS OPTIONAL
%$)43%!2#(
Í /&&
$OES NOT...
Operation Guide - Page 47
...OF THE CONNECTION AS SHOWN IN THE FOLLOWING ILLUSTRATION #ONNECT YOUR CAMCORDER TO THE WALL SOCKET USING THE SUPPLIED !# !DAPTOR FOR THIS OPERATION... COMPLIANT DEVICE
Ȥ I,).+ CABLE OPTIONAL 5SE AN I,).+ CABLE TO CONNECT YOUR CAMCORDER TO ANOTHER DEVICE 4HE VIDEO AND AUDIO SIGNALS ARE TRANSMITTED DIGITALLY PRODUCING HIGH QUALITY PICTURES
.OTE THAT YOU CANNOT OUTPUT THE PICTURE AND SOUND ...
Operation Guide - Page 68
... 4HE TAPE WAS RECORDED IN A 46 COLOR SYSTEM OTHER THAN THAT OF YOUR CAMCORDER 0!, 4HIS IS NOT A MALFUNCTION P
IS DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN s 4HE ... (ORIZONTAL LINES APPEAR ON THE PICTURE 4HE DISPLAYED PICTURES ARE NOT CLEAR OR DO NOT APPEAR
s #LEAN THE HEAD USING THE CLEANING CASSETTE OPTIONAL P
.O SOUND OR ONLY A LOW SOUND IS HEARD
s 3ET ;(I&I 3/5.$= TO ;34%2%/= P ...
Operation Guide - Page 74
...MESSAGES...OCCURRED
2EMOVE THE CASSETTE AND LEAVE YOUR CAMCORDER FOR AT LEAST HOUR THEN RE INSERT THE CASSETTE P
#øø s #LEAN THE HEAD USING A CLEANING
CASSETTE OPTIONAL P
s ...CAMCORDER AGAIN s #HANGE THE CASSETTE 0RESS 2%3%4 P AND OPERATE YOUR CAMCORDER AGAIN
s #ONTACT YOUR 3ONY DEALER OR LOCAL
AUTHORIZED 3ONY SERVICE FACILITY )NFORM THEM OF THE DIGIT...
Operation Guide - Page 75
...WHEN THE WARNING INDICATORS APPEAR ON THE SCREEN P
$ESCRIPTION OF WARNING MESSAGES
)F MESSAGES APPEAR ON THE SCREEN FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS
ý "ATTERY
5SE THE ... ADD AUDIO ON THE BLANK PORTION OF A TAPE P
³ $IRTY VIDEO HEAD 5SE A CLEANING CASSETTE P
#ANNOT START %ASY (ANDYCAM #ANNOT CANCEL %ASY (ANDYCAM P
#ANNOT START %ASY (ANDYCAM WITH 53...
Operation Guide - Page 78
...ITS CASE AND STORED IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION
ý 7HEN CLEANING THE GOLD PLATED CONNECTOR 'ENERALLY CLEAN THE GOLD PLATED CONNECTOR ON A CASSETTE WITH A COTTON WOOL SWAB...DIRTY OR DUSTY THE REMAINING TAPE INDICATOR MAY NOT BE INDICATED CORRECTLY
'OLD PLATED CONNECTOR
!BOUT THE h)NFO,)4()5-v BATTERY PACK
4HIS UNIT IS COMPATIBLE WITH AN h)NFO,)4()5-v BATTERY PACK 0 SERIES 9OUR CAMCORDER...
Operation Guide - Page 80
!BOUT I,).+
4HE $6 )NTERFACE ON THIS UNIT IS AN I,).+ COMPLIANT $6 )NTERFACE 4HIS SECTION DESCRIBES THE I,).+ STANDARD AND ITS FEATURES
7HAT IS I,).+
I,).+ IS A DIGITAL SERIAL INTERFACE FOR TRANSFERRING DIGITAL VIDEO DIGITAL AUDIO AND OTHER DATA TO OTHER I,).+ COMPATIBLE DEVICES 9OU CAN ALSO CONTROL OTHER DEVICES USING THE I,).+ I,).+ COMPATIBLE DEVICES CAN BE CONNECTED USING AN ...
Operation Guide - Page 81
RECEIVERS AND VIDEO EQUIPMENT .OISE MAY OCCUR
n /N A SANDY BEACH OR ANYWHERE DUSTY )F SAND OR DUST GETS IN YOUR CAMCORDER IT MAY MALFUNCTION 3OMETIMES THIS MALFUNCTION CANNOT BE REPAIRED
n .EAR WINDOWS OR OUTDOORS WHERE THE ,#$ SCREEN THE VIEWlNDER OR THE LENS MAY BE EXPOSED TO DIRECT SUNLIGHT 4HIS DAMAGES THE INSIDE OF THE VIEWlNDER OR THE...
Operation Guide - Page 82
... YOUR CAMCORDER IN A PLASTIC BAG AND SEAL IT TIGHTLY 2EMOVE THE BAG WHEN THE AIR TEMPERATURE INSIDE THE PLASTIC BAG HAS REACHED THE SURROUNDING TEMPERATURE AFTER ABOUT ONE HOUR
6IDEO HEAD
s 7HEN THE VIDEO HEAD BECOMES DIRTY YOU CANNOT RECORD PICTURES NORMALLY OR DISTORTED PICTURE OR SOUND IS PLAYED BACK
s )F THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM OCCURS CLEAN THE VIDEO HEADS...
Operation Guide - Page 83
... TO LITTLE DIRT OR DUST
s 4O PREVENT MOLD PERIODICALLY CLEAN THE LENS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE )T IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU OPERATE YOUR CAMCORDER ABOUT ONCE A MONTH TO KEEP IT IN OPTIMUM STATE FOR ... RECHARGEABLE BATTERY IS ALWAYS CHARGED WHILE YOU ARE USING YOUR CAMCORDER BUT IT WILL GET DISCHARGED GRADUALLY IF YOU DO NOT USE YOUR CAMCORDER 4HE RECHARGEABLE BATTERY WILL BE FULLY DISCHARGED IN ABOUT ...
Operation Guide - Page 85
... )MAGE DEVICE
,ENS
#OLOR TEMPERATURE
-INIMUM ILLUMINATION
ROTARY HEADS (ELICAL SCANNING SYSTEM
2OTARY HEADS 0#- SYSTEM 1UANTIZATION BITS &S K(Z STEREO STEREO...EISS 6ARIO 4ESSAR #OMBINED POWER ZOOM LENS &ILTER DIAMETER MM IN ¾ /PTICAL ¾ $IGITAL $#2 IGITAL $#2 F MM IN 7HEN CONVERTED TO A MM STILL CAMERA )N #!-%2! MM IN...
Operation Guide - Page 89
... 4RIPOD 46 46 COLOR SYSTEMS
5
53" JACK 53" 342 53" 3TREAMING 5SING ABROAD
6IEWlNDER RIGHTNESS
6IEWlNDER LENS ADJUSTMENT LEVER 6OLUME 6 30$ 0,!9 6ARIOUS SPEED PLAYBACK
7
7ALL SOCKET 7ARNING INDICATORS 7ARNING MESSAGES 7()4% &!$%2 7(4 "!, 7HITE BALANCE 7IDE ANGLE 7)$% $)30 7IDE DISPLAY 7)$% 3%, 7IDE SELECT 7INDOWS 7/2,$ 4 7RIST STRAP 7RITE PROTECT TAB
:
:ERO...
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