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Troubleshooting

If these instructions do not solve your problem,

contact your nearest Samsung authorized service center.

Symptom

Explanation/Solution

You cannot switch the

Check the battery pack or the AC Power Adapter.

camcorder on.

 

 

 

START/STOP button

Check the POWER switch is set to CAMERA.

does not operate

You have reached the end of the cassette.

while recording.

Check the record protection tab on the cassette.

The camcorder goes

You have left the camcorder set to STBY for more

than 5 minutes without using it.

off automatically.

The battery pack is fully exhausted.

 

 

 

The battery pack is

The atmospheric temperature is too low.

The battery pack has not been charged fully.

quickly exhausted.

The battery pack is completely dead, and cannot be

 

recharged, Use another battery pack.

 

 

When you see a blue

The video heads may be dirty.

screen during

Clean the head with a cleaning tape.

playback.

 

 

 

A vertical strip appears

The contrast between the subject and the background

on the screen when

is too great for the camcorder to operate normally.

recording a dark

Make the background bright to reduce the contrast or

background.

use the BLC function while you are recording brighter.

The image in the

The Viewfinder lens has not been adjusted.

Adjust the viewfinder control lever until the indicators

viewfinder is blurred.

displayed on the viewfinder come into sharp focus.

 

 

 

Auto focus does not

Check the M.FOCUS menu.

work.

Auto focus does not work in the Manual Focus mode.

 

 

Play, FF or REW

Check the POWER switch. Set the power switch to PLAYER.

button does not work.

You have reached the beginning or end of the cassette.

 

When you see a

This is normal operation and it is not a failure or

broken block image

defect.

during the RECORD

 

SEARCH.

 

 

 

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Contents Digital Video Camcorder Safety Instructions Ventilation Lightning User Installer Caution Contents Advanced Recording Playback Index English For example OOM English Precautions regarding the Lithium battery Features PhotoNite PIX Mpeg RECAccessories Supplied with camcorder Basic AccessoriesFront & Left View Left Side View Function buttonsRight & Top View Zoom leverCharging indicator Battery ReleaseRear & Bottom View Tape OPEN/EJECTRemote control SCD24 only OSD in Player mode OSD On Screen Display in M.REC/M.PLAY modes Folder number-file number see Image counterSlide Show MPEG4 Screen Size Turning the OSD on/off On Screen Display Turning OSD on/offSelf Record using the Remote Control How to use the Remote Control SCD24 onlyBattery Installation for the Remote Control Lithium Battery Installation Shoulder Strap Adjusting the Hand StrapHand strap To select the Camcorder mode Connecting a Power SourceTo use the AC Power adapter and DC Cable Using the Lithium Ion Battery Pack Charging the Lithium Ion Battery PackLCD on Tips for Battery Identification How to keep a tape Inserting and Ejecting a CassetteProtecting a tape Removing the tape protectionBasic Recording Making your First RecordingRecord Search REC Search Recording with the Viewfinder Hints for Stable Image RecordingRecording with the LCD monitor Adjusting the LCD Bright Select Bright Adjust Color AdjustUsing the Viewfinder Adjusting the FocusPlaying back a tape you have recorded on the LCD Adjusting the LCD during Play Controlling Sound from the SpeakerSetting menu items Use of various FunctionsAvailability of functions in each mode Digital functionsClock SET Remocon SCD24 only Demonstration Program AE Setting the Program AE WHT. Balance White Balance Move the zoom lever slightly for a gradual zoom Zooming In and Out with Digital ZoomZooming In and Out Digital Zoom DIS Digital Image Stabilizer DSEDigital Special Effects Select Selecting an effect REC Mode Audio Mode Wind CUT Date & Time TV Display Using Quick MenuNavigation Menu WL.REMOTEDIS DSE Digital Special Effect seeSetting the Quick menu WHT. Balance seeFocus Manual Focus/Auto Focus see Shutter Speed & ExposureAdvanced Recording Slow Shutter Low Shutter Speed Easy Mode for Beginners MF/AF Manual Focus/Auto Focus Auto FocusingManual Focusing BLC works in CAMERA/M.REC mode BLC Back Light CompensationFade In and Out To Start RecordingTo Stop Recording Use Fade in / Fade OUT FadeAudio dubbing SCD24 only Dubbing soundDubbed audio Playback Photo Image Recording Searching for a Photo pictureNite PIX 0 lux recording Power Nite PIX Using the Video Light Various Recording Techniques General recording Downward recordingUpward recording Self recordingConnecting to a TV which has Audio/Video input jacks Tape PlaybackPlayback on the LCD Playback on a TV monitorConnecting to a TV which has no Audio and Video input jacks PlaybackVarious Functions while in Player mode Playback pausePicture search Forward/Reverse Slow playback Forward/Reverse SCD24 onlyFrame advance To play back frame by frame SCD24 only X2 Playback Forward/Reverse SCD24 onlyZero Memory SCD24 only PB DSE Playback Digital Special Effects PB Zoom Transferring IEEE1394 i.LINK-DV standard data connections Connecting to a DV deviceConnecting to a PC System requirements Recording with a DV connection cableUSB interface Transferring a Digital Image through a USB ConnectionInstalling DVC Media 5.0 Program Program installationUsing the removable Disk function Using the PC camera functionDisconnecting the USB cable USB CableTerminal Memory Stick SCD24 onlyMemory Stick Functions Ejecting the Memory Stick Image Format Selecting the Camcorder modeStructure of folders and files on the Memory Stick Selecting the image quality Select the image qualityNumber of images on the Memory Stick Quality 8MBRecording Still images to a Memory Stick in M.REC Mode Recording images to a Memory StickRecording an image from a cassette as a still image To view a slide show Viewing Still imagesTo view a Single image To view the Multi Screen Copying still images from a cassette to Memory Stick Marking images for printing Protection from accidental erasure Deleting Still images Formatting the Memory Stick Mpeg REC Mpeg PB Maintenance After finishing a recordingCleaning and Maintaining the Camcorder Cleaning the Video HeadsUsing Your Camcorder Abroad Power sourcesColor system PAL-compatible Countries/RegionsMoisture Condensation TroubleshootingSelf Diagnosis Display Self Diagnosis Display in M.REC/M.PLAY mode Memory Full100 Specifications Model name SCD23/D24Index Samsung Limited Warranty Exclusions What is not CoveredThis Camcorder is Manufactured by Samsung Electronics’ Internet Home AD68-00616B