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Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
✤Before contacting a Samsung authorized service centre, perform the following simple checks. They may save you the time and expense of an unnecessary call.
Self Diagnosis Display
| | Display | Blinking | Informs that... | | Action |
| | | | | | | | | slow | The Battery pack is almost discharged. | Change to a charged one. |
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| Tape end! | slow | When the remaining time on the tape | Prepare a new one. |
| is about 2 minutes. |
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| Tape end! | no | The tape reached its end. | Change to a new one. |
| No Tape! | slow | There is no tape in Camcorder. | Insert a tape. |
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| Protection! | slow | The tape is protected from recording. | If you want to record, release |
| the protection. |
| | | | ....D | slow | The Camcorder has some | 1. | Eject the tape. |
| | | | | mechanical fault. | 2. | Set to OFF. |
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| | | | | | | | 3. | Detach the battery. |
| | | | | | C | | | 4. | Reattach the battery. |
| | | | | | R | | | * If unresolved contact your local |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Samsung service centre. |
| | | | | | | | | slow | Moisture condensation has formed in | see below. |
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| | | | | | | | | | the Camcorder. | | |
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Moisture Condensation
■If the Camcorder is brought directly from a cold place to a warm place, moisture may condense inside the Camcorder, on the surface of the tape, or on the lens. In this condition, the tape may stick to the head drum and be damaged or the unit may not operate correctly.
To prevent possible damage under these circumstances, the Camcorder is fitted with a moisture sensor.
■If there is moisture inside the Camcorder,
(DEW) is displayed. If this happens, none of the functions except cassette ejection will work.
Open the cassette compartment and remove the Battery.
Leave the Camcorder for at least two hours in a dry warm room.
Auto Focus Charge Coupled Device Liquid Crystal Display
Digital Video Camcorder
Contents
Playing Moving Images Mpeg on the Memory Card
Copying Still Images from a Cassette to Memory Card
Copies Files from the Memory Card to the Built-in
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Degrees max LCD Open Knob To the Camcorder
Servicing & Replacement Parts
Getting to Know Your Camcorder
Features
Accessories Supplied with Camcorder
Basic Accessories
Front & Left View
Left Side View
Start/Stop Button Hand Strap Power Switch Camera or Player
Jacks
Right & Top View
Rear & Bottom View
Usable Memory Cards
Remote Control
Preparation
Hand Strap Adjusting the Hand Strap
Installing the Lens Cover after Operation
Using the Hand Strap & Lens Cover
Lithium Battery Installation
Lithium Battery Installation for the Internal Clock
Lithium Battery Installation for the Remote Control
Precaution regarding the Lithium Battery
Charging the Lithium Ion Battery Pack
Charging, Recording Times based on Model and Battery Type
Using the Lithium Ion Battery Pack
40~80% used
Battery Level Display
Battery Pack Management
Amount of continuous recording time available depends on
Make sure that the Battery Pack is fitted firmly into place
Mode Switch
Using a Household Power Source
Connecting a Power Source
Camera Mode
Using the Quick Menu
Cam Mode
Player Mode
OSD On Screen Display in Camera/Player Modes
Battery Level Visual Effects Mode page 51 EASY.Q
Message Line Volume Control
OSD in Player Mode
OSD On Screen Display in M.Cam/M.Player Modes
OSD in M.Player Mode
Turning OSD On/Off
Turning the Date/Time On/Off
Initial Setting System Menu Setting
Setting the Clock Clock Set
Set the Power switch to Camera or Player
Setting the Wireless Remote Control Acceptance Remote
Setting the Beep Sound Beep Sound
Press the Menu button Menu list will appear
Setting the Shutter Sound Shutter Sound
Word Language in the menu is always indicated in English
Selecting the OSD Language Language
Viewing the Demonstration Demonstration
Initial Setting Display Menu Setting
Adjusting the LCD Screen LCD Bright/ LCD Colour
LCD Bright
Displaying the Date/Time Date/Time
Setting the TV Display TV Display
Inserting / Ejecting a Cassette
Adjusting the Focus
Using the Viewfinder
Basic Recording
Self recording
Various Recording Techniques
General recording Downward recording
Upward recording
Making your First Recording
VP-D964Wi/D965Wi only
Recording with Ease for Beginners EASY.Q Mode
Record Search REC Search
Reviewing and Searching when Recording REC Search
Basic Recording
Basic Recording
Zooming In and Out
Using the Tele Macro
Fade button
Using the Fade In and Out
To Start Recording
To Stop Recording use Fade In/Fade Out
Using Back Light Compensation Mode BLC
Using the Color Nite Colour Nite
√ Color N /25, Color N /13, Color N /6 and OFF
On the screen, this is not a defect
Advanced Recording
Selecting the Record Mode & Audio Mode
Cutting Off Wind Noise WindCut Plus
To exit, press the Menu button WindCut Plus On
Or Auto
Real Stereo S Icon is displayed
Selecting the Real Stereo
Real Stereo function works only in Camera mode.
Then press the OK button
Setting the Shutter Speed & Exposure
Recommended Shutter Speeds when Recording
Modes.
Auto Focus
Manual Focus
Auto Focus / Manual Focus
Programmed Automatic Exposure Modes Program AE
Setting the Program AE
Outdoor
Setting the White Balance
Applying Visual Effects
Selecting the Visual Effects
Display mode is set to the selected mode
Off
Setting the 169 Wide
Setting the Digital Image Stabilizer DIS
Zooming In and Out with Digital Zoom Digital Zoom
Selecting the Digital Zoom
Still Image Recording
Searching for a still image
Playing Back a Tape on the LCD Screen
Adjusting the LCD Bright/LCD Colour during Playback
Adjusting the Volume
Playback
Slow Playback Forward/Reverse
Various Functions while in Player Mode
Playback Pause
Picture Search Forward/Reverse
Forward frame advance
Frame Advance To play back frame by frame
X2 Playback Forward/Reverse
Reverse Playback
Zooming during Playback PB Zoom
Audio Dubbing
Dubbed Audio Playback
Playback function works only in Player mode.
Connecting to a TV which has Audio/Video Input Jacks
Playing back on a TV Monitor
Tape Playback
Playback
Connecting to a TV which has no Audio/Video Input Jacks
Audio Effect
Setting the AV In/Out VP-D963i/D964Wi/D965Wi only
Ejecting a Memory Card
Digital Still Camera Mode
Memory Card Functions
Inserting a Memory Card
Moving Image
Image Format
Structure of Folders and Files on the Memory Card
Photo Image
Press the OK button
Selecting the Memory Type VP-D965Wi only
Selected icon is displayed
Select the Image Quality
Number of Images on the Memory Card
Selecting the Photo Quality
Selecting the recording Photo Size
Setting the File Number
Taking a Photo Image Jpeg on the Memory Card
Do not fire the flash close to people’s eyes
Using the Built in Flash
Flash Select
Night
Viewing Photo Images Jpeg
To view a Single Image
To view a Slide Show
To view the Multi Display
Protection from accidental Erasure
Protect
Protection icon is displayed
Message Do you want to delete? is displayed
Deleting Photo Images and Moving Images
Message Do you want to delete all? is displayed
Deleting All Images at Once
Formatting the Memory Card
Set the Mode switch to Memory
Press the Start/Stop button to stop the recording
Recording Moving Images Mpeg on a Memory Card
Playing Moving Images Mpeg on the Memory Card M.Play Select
Stop buttons
To use Menu button and OK button, stop playback
Recording a Moving Image from a Cassette as a Photo Image
Photo Copy function works only in Player mode.
Back Copy to
Removing the Print Mark
Marking Images for Printing Print Mark
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Connecting To a Printer
Printing Your Pictures Using the PictBridgeTM
PictBridgeTM
Selecting Images
System Requirements
Connecting to a DV Device DVD Recorder, Camcorder, etc
Connecting to a PC
Ieee 1394 Data Transfer
Recording with a DV Connection Cable
USB Connection Speed depending on the System
Using USB Interface
USB Interface
Transferring a Digital Image through a USB Connection
Selecting the USB Device USB Connect
Installing DV Media PRO Program
Program Installation
Connecting to a PC
Disconnecting the USB Cable
Using the PC Camera Function
Using the removable Disk Function
Using the USB Streaming Function
Save REC
Maintenance
After Finishing a Recording
Usable Cassette Tapes
Cleaning and Maintaining the Camcorder
Cleaning the Video Heads
Power sources
Using Your Camcorder Abroad
Colour system
Moisture Condensation
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Self Diagnosis Display
Self Diagnosis Display in M.Cam/M.Player Modes
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DIS
Setting menu items
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Model Name VP-D963i/D964Wi/D965Wi
Specifications
Index
Blue = Neutralbrown = Live
Power Sources United Kingdom Only
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