Samsung VP-D340, VP-D380 manual Edit Search

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Troubleshooting

If these instructions do not solve your problem, contact your nearest Samsung authorized service centre.

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 CAM.

does not operate while

You have reached the end of the cassette.

recording

Check the record protection tab on the cassette.

The camcorder goes off

You have left the camcorder set to STBY for more than

5 minutes without using it.

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 playback

Clean the head with a cleaning tape.

 

 

A vertical stripe appears

The contrast between the subject and the background is

on the screen when

too great for the camcorder to operate normally. Make the

recording a dark

background bright to reduce the contrast or use the BLC

background.

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 button

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

does not work.

You have reached the beginning or end of the cassette.

 

 

When you see a broken

This is normal operation and is not a failure or defect.

block image during the

 

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Contents Digital Video Camcorder Contents Advanced Recording Digital Still Camera mode VP-D380/D380i only Index Samsungsamsung For example English Samsungsamsung Precautions regarding the Lithium battery Getting to Know Your Camcorder FeaturesPhoto Basic Accessories Accessories Supplied with camcorderOptional Accessory Front & Left View Battery Pack DC Jack Earphone Jack Audio/VideoSpeaker Right & Top ViewMenu Dial Menu SELECT/VOLUME/M.FOCUS LCD open Display button Menu button See Tape Eject switchRear & Bottom View Function ButtonsRemote control Remocon OSD On Screen Display in CAM and VCR modesFolder number-file number see Image counter OSD On Screen Display in M.REC/M.PLAY modesSlide Show Turning the OSD on/off On Screen DisplayBattery Installation for the Remote Control How to use the Remote ControlSelf Record using the Remote Control Hand strap Adjusting the Hand StrapConnecting a Power Source Charging the Lithium Ion Battery Pack Using the Lithium Ion Battery PackPreparation Continuous recording time Preparation Inserting and Ejecting a Cassette How to keep a tapeProtecting a tape Removing the tape protectionMaking your First Recording Basic RecordingEdit Search Recording with the LCD monitor Hints for Stable Image RecordingRecording with the Viewfinder Bright Select Bright Adjust Colour Adjust Adjusting the LCDAdjusting the Focus Using the ViewfinderPlaying back a tape you have recorded on the LCD Controlling Sound from the Speakerof the LCD screen Adjusting the LCD during PlayAdvanced Recording Setting menu itemsUse of various Functions Reset Availability of functions in each modeClock SET Remocon Beep Sound Shutter Sound Demonstration Program AE Setting the Program AE WHT. Balance White Balance Zooming In and Out Zooming In and Out with Digital ZoomDigital Zoom EIS Electronic Image Stabilizer DSE Digital Special Effects Select Selecting an effect CUSTOM.Q Advanced RecordingREC Mode Audio Mode Wind CUT Date & Time DATE/TIMETV Display EIS Using Quick MenuDSEDigital Special Effect see WHT. BALANCEsee Setting the Quick menuShutter Speed & Exposure Shutter Speed & Exposure Recommended Shutter speeds when recordingEasy Mode for Beginners Custom Mode Manual Focusing Auto FocusingMF/AF Manual Focus/Auto Focus BLC Back Light Compensation To Start Recording Fade In and OutTo Stop Recording use Fade in / Fade OUT Dubbing Sound Audio dubbingDubbed audio Playback Searching for a Photo picture Photo Image RecordingGeneral recording Downward recording Various Recording TechniquesUpward recording Self recordingTape Playback Connecting to a TV which has Audio/Video input jacksPlayback on the LCD Playback on a TV monitorPlayback Connecting to a VCRPlayback pause Various Functions while in VCR modePicture search Forward/Reverse Slow playback Forward/ReverseX2 Playback Forward/Reverse Frame advance To play back frame by frameADV Zero Memory Connecting to a PC Connecting to a DV deviceIeee 1394 Data Transfer Transferring IEEE1394 i.LINK-DV standard data connectionsRecording with a DV connection cable VP-D340i/D380i only System requirementsTransferring a Digital Image through a USB Connection USB interfaceHow to install the program Installing DVC Media Program VP-D340/D340i onlyUSB interface USB interface Install the DVC Driver Program installationInstall the USB Software DVC media USB Cable Memory Stick Functions Memory StickTerminal Removing the Memory Stick Inserting Memory StickImage Format Structure of folders and files on the Memory StickNumber of images on the Memory Stick Select the image qualityQuality 16MBRecording images to a Memory Stick Recording Still images to a Memory Stick in M.REC ModeRecording an image from a cassette as a still image To view a Single image Viewing Still imagesTo view a slide show 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 After finishing a recording MaintenanceAfter completing a recording session Cleaning the Viewfinder Cleaning and Maintaining the CamcorderCleaning the Video Heads Power sources Using Your Camcorder AbroadColour system Troubleshooting TroubleshootingSelf Diagnosis Display Moisture CondensationMemory Stick Edit Search Model name VP-D340/D340i/D380/D380i SpecificationsIndex Blue = Neutralbrown = Live Power Sources United Kingdom OnlySamsung Electronics’ Internet Home