
Trouble Checks
Trouble | Checks and Adjustments  | 
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Title is recorded on  | • Title is recorded whenever it appears in the  | 
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tape  | 
  | viewfinder. Press the TITLER button to remove the  | |
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  | title from the viewfinder. See page 32.  | 
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Date and/or time are  | •  | Date or time might need to be set See page 18.  | 
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incorrect  | • Clock lithium cell battery might need recharging.  | 
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  | See page 19. | 
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Bright, crystal-  | • Sunlight is directly entering the lens.  | 
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shaped spots appear  | 
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in viewfinder  | 
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Colored bright spots  | • Black spots or bright spots of light (red, green, or  | 
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appear in  | 
  | blue) might appear in viewfinder. These spots are  | 
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viewfinder  | 
  | not recorded on the tape and are not due to a defect  | 
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  | in the unit  | 
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Rechargeable  | •  | ||
battery runs down  | 
  | battery before and after every use and at least every  | |
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  | six months.  | 
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expected  | • Battery run times are measured when the camcorder is  | ||
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  | recording continuously. To check your battery; charge it  | |
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  | completely, aim the camcorder at a clock, and record the  | |
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  | clock. When the camcorder stops recording, play the last  | |
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  | part of the tape and check the time on the clock. A one-  | |
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  | hour battery should give you about 60 minutes of  | 
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  | recording time. In practical use, a fully charged battery  | |
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  | might not record for 60 minutes because the battery uses  | |
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  | power when you pause the recording and uses extra power  | |
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  | when you zoom.  | 
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Camcorder does not  | 
  | Remove the power source. After one  | 
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  | minute press the reset switch gently  | 
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turn on and/or  | 
  | Reset  | |
  | using a nonmetallic pointed item, such  | ||
function buttons will  | 
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  | as a toothpick, until you feel a click.  | Switch  | |
not operate  | 
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  | This resets the camcorder to the factory  | 
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  | settings and erases the date, time, and  | 
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  | custom settings. Wait for at least one  | 
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  | minute after resetting the camcorder to  | 
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  | attach a power supply.  | 
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