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Troubleshooting
Checking
✤If you run into any problem using the camcorder, use the following table to troubleshoot the problem.
✤If these instructions do not allow you to solve the problem, take a note of:
■The model and serial number marked on the bottom of the camcorder.
■Your warranty, if applicable.
✤Then contact your nearest authorized service center.
Symptom |
| Explanation/Solution |
You cannot switch the | ◆ | Check the battery pack (see page 22) |
camcorder on. |
| or the AC power adapter. (see page 21) |
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Start/Stop does not | ◆ | Check the power set it to CAMERA. |
operate while recording | ◆ | You have reached the end of the cassette. |
| ◆ Check the record protection tab on the cassette. (see page 25) | |
The camcorder goes | ◆ | You have left the camcorder set to STANDBY |
off automatically. |
| for more than 5 minutes without using it.(see page 27) |
| ◆ The battery pack is fully used up. (see page 24) | |
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The battery pack is | ◆ | The atmospheric temperature is too low. (see page 24) |
quickly exhausted. | ◆ | The battery pack has not been charged fully.(see page 22) |
| ◆ | The battery pack is completely dead, and cannot be recharged. |
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| Use another battery pack. |
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You cannot eject the | ◆ | The battery pack is fully used up. |
cassette from the | ◆ | A mechanical fault might have occurred. (see page 57) |
compartment. |
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The DATE/TIME indicator | ◆ | The lithium battery is not installed or is fully used up. |
flashes more than 2 times |
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when you set the |
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camcorder to CAMERA. |
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The playback picture | ◆ | The video heads might be dirty. (see page 55) |
is poor. |
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You cannot operate | ◆ | A mechanical fault might have occurred (see page 57). |
any functions on the camcorder. |
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