Sony SPK-HC: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting: Sony SPK-HC
Table of contents
- Table of contents Features and Precautions
- Precautions on Use Water Leakage
- Precautions on Use (continued)
- Maintenance
- Preparing
- Selecting the Camera Mounting Shoe
- Preparing (continued) Installing the Video Camera Recorder 1 Attach the camera mounting shoe. 2 Release the buckles. 3 Coat the front glass with anti-fogging lens solution. 4 Remove foreign materials.
- 5 Connect the plugs to the each jacks of the video camera recorder. When using DCR-HC40/HC30/HC20/HC18/HC16
- Preparing (continued)
- 6 Installing the video camera recorder. 7 Close the rear body.
- Preparing (continued) Preparing the Sports Pack 1 Adjust the grip strap. 2 Attach the shoulder strap.
- Using the Sports Pack Shooting Moving Pictures 1 When recording on a cassette tape or a disc, turn the POWER switch to “CAMERA” (1). When recording on “Memory Stick,” turn the POWER switch to “MEMORY” (2). 2 Press START/STOP button to start recording.
- Using the Sports Pack (continued)
- Recording a Still Picture A. When in MEMORY mode B. When in CAMERA mode
- Using the Sports Pack (continued) Playing Back with the Remote Commander 1 Turn the POWER switch to “VCR.” 2 Press N PLAY on the remote.
- Removing the Video Camera Recorder 1 Turn the POWER switch to “OFF.” 2 Release the buckles, and open the rear body. 3 Pull out the camera mounting shoe.
- Using the Sports Pack (continued) 4 Stop taking out the video camera recorder at the point where the remote plug and the microphone plug come out from the sports pack. Then, disconnect the plugs from the video camera recorder.
- 5 Detach the camera mounting shoe.
- Identifying parts
- Troubleshooting
- Specifications

Troubleshooting
Symptom
Cause
Corrective Actions
The sound is not
The microphone plug is
Connect it to the MIC jack
recorded.
not connected.
(PLUG IN POWER) on the
video camera recorder.
There are drop of
•The buckles are not
•Fasten the buckles until
water inside of the
fastened.
they click.
sports pack.
•The waterproof gasket is
•Put the gasket in the
not set correctly .
groove evenly.
•There are scratches or
•Replace the gasket with a
cracks on the
new one.
waterproof gasket.
The recording and
•The battery pack is run
•Charge the battery pack
playing back
out.
fully.
function does not
•The remote plug is not
•Connect it to LANC
work.
connected.
jack or REMOTE jack on
the video camera
recorder.
•The tape has run out.
•Rewind the tape or use a
new one.
•The “Memory Stick” is
•Insert another “Memory
full.
Stick” or erase unneeded
data from the “Memory
Stick.”
•The safety tab on the
•Slide the safety tab or
cassette and the
install a new cassette tape
“Memory Stick” is set to
and a new “Memory
unrecordable position.
Stick.”
•The disc has run out of
•Use a new disc or format
space.
the disc (DVD-RW only).
•The disc has been
•Unfinalize the disc (DVD-
finalized.
RW only) or use a new
disc.
21-GB

