Trouble Checks
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Camcorder does not | • Aim remote at camcorder’s remote control sensor. |
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respond to remote | • Remote’s lithium cell battery may be installed incorrectly. |
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control | See page 18. |
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| • Remote control’s lithium cell battery may need replacing. |
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| • Remote control sensor on camcorder exposed to direct |
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| sunlight or strong artificial light. |
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Tape stops during | • |
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rewind or fast | appears with the |
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forward | stop rewinding (or fast forwarding) when counter reads |
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| M 0:00:00. Press REW or FF again to continue |
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| rewinding or fast forwarding, or press COUNTER R/M to |
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| turn off the |
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Camcorder remains | • Press PLAY/PAUSE to return to normal playback. |
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in pause mode |
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Sound is too low or | • Subject was too far from camcorder. |
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distorted |
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Dew Indicator | • If the dew indicator ( ) flashes in the viewfinder, there |
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flashing in | is moisture in the camcorder. Wait until this indicator no |
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viewfinder | longer appears before operating the camcorder. |
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Poor | • Subject is dark or behind glass. |
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operation | work under these conditions. Place scene select AE dial |
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| in MAN and focus manually. See pages |
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| • Subject is not in center of viewfinder or two subjects are |
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| at different distances. Place scene select AE dial in MAN |
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| and focus manually. See pages |
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| • Auto focus is automatically turned off when some effects |
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| are selected with the scene select AE dial. Place scene |
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| select AE dial in AUTO. See page 41. |
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