Samsung SCD29 manual 101

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Troubleshooting

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

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 CAMERA.

does not operate

You have reached the end of the cassette.

while recording.

Check the record protection tab on the cassette.

 

 

The camcorder goes

You have left the camcorder set to STBY for more

than 5 minutes without using it.

off 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

Clean the head with a cleaning tape.

playback.

 

 

 

A vertical strip appears

The contrast between the subject and the background

on the screen when

is too great for the camcorder to operate normally.

recording a dark

Make the background bright to reduce the contrast or

background.

use the BLC 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

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

button does not work.

You have reached the beginning or end of the cassette.

 

When you see a

This is normal operation and it is not a failure or

broken block image

defect.

during the RECORD

 

SEARCH.

 

 

 

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Contents SCD27/D29 Digital Video CamcorderSafety Instructions Ventilation Lightning User Installer Caution Contents Advanced Recording Playback Index English For example English English Precautions regarding the Lithium battery Photo FeaturesNite PIX Mpeg RECBasic Accessories Accessories Supplied with camcorderInternal MIC Front & Left ViewFunction buttons Left Side ViewPB zoom EASY.QRight & Top View Slow ShutterExternal MIC Battery Release Rear & Bottom ViewTape Open / Eject Remote control Remocon OSD On Screen Display in Camera and Player modesFolder number-file number see Image counter OSD On Screen Display in M.REC/M.PLAY modesSlide Show MPEG4 Screen Size Turning the OSD on/off On Screen DisplayBattery Installation for the Remote Control How to use the Remote ControlSelf Record using the Remote Control PreparationLithium Battery Installation Adjusting the Hand Strap Hand strapShoulder Strap Connecting a Power Source To use the AC Power adapter and DC CableTo select the Camcorder mode Charging the Lithium Ion Battery Pack Using the Lithium Ion Battery PackLCD on Continuous recording timeTips for Battery Identification Inserting and Ejecting a Cassette How to store a tapeProtecting a tape Removing the tape protectionMaking your First Recording Basic RecordingRecord Search REC Search Hints for Stable Image Recording Recording with the LCD monitorRecording with the Viewfinder Bright Select Bright Adjust Color Adjust Adjusting the LCDAdjusting the Focus Using the ViewfinderPlaying back a tape you have recorded on the LCD Controlling Sound from the Speaker Adjusting the LCD during PlaySetting menu items Advanced RecordingUse of various Functions Zoom Availability of functions in each modeClock SET Remocon Demonstration Program AE Setting the Program AE WHT. Balance White Balance Zooming In and Out Zooming In and Out with Digital ZoomDigital Zoom DIS Digital Image Stabilizer DSEDigital Special Effects Select Selecting an effect REC Mode Audio Mode function works in Camera mode Audio ModeWind CUT Date & Time TV Display WL.REMOTE Using Quick MenuNavigation MenuDIS DSEDigital Special Effect seeWHT. Balance see Setting the Quick menuFocus Manual Focus/Auto Focus see Shutter Speed & ExposureAdvanced Recording Slow Shutter Low Shutter Speed Easy Mode for Beginners Auto Focusing Manual FocusingMF/AF Manual Focus/Auto Focus BLC Back Light Compensation Fade In and Out To Start RecordingTo Stop Recording use Fade in / Fade OUT Dubbing sound Audio dubbingDubbed audio Playback Searching for a Photo picture Photo Image RecordingNite PIX 0 lux recording Power Nite PIX Using the Video Light General 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 TV which has no Audio and Video input jacksPlayback pause Various Functions while in Player modePicture search Forward/Reverse Slow playback Forward/ReverseX2 Playback Forward/Reverse Frame advance To play back frame by frameZero Memory PB DSE Playback Digital Special Effects PB Zoom Recording in Player mode Recording in Player modeConnecting to a PC Connecting to a DV deviceIeee 1394 Data Transfer Transferring IEEE1394 i.LINK-DV standard data connectionsRecording with a DV connection cable System requirementsTransferring a Digital Image through a USB Connection USB interfaceInstalling DVC Media 5.0 Program Using the Removable Disk functionUsing the PC camera function USB Cable Disconnecting the USB cableDigital Still Camera mode Memory Stick SCD29 onlyMemory Stick Functions Ejecting the Memory Stick Image Format Selecting the Camcorder modeSelect the image quality Selecting the image qualityNumber of images on the Memory Stick Quality 8MBRecording 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 Viewing Still images To view a Single imageTo 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 Selecting the moving picture sizes Recording the moving picture images onto the Memory StickMPEG4 Playback After finishing a recording MaintenanceCleaning the Video Heads Cleaning and Maintaining the CamcorderPower sources Using Your Camcorder AbroadColor system PAL-compatible Countries/RegionsTroubleshooting TroubleshootingSelf Diagnosis Display Moisture CondensationMemory Full Self Diagnosis Display in M.REC/M.PLAY mode101 Model name SCD27/D29 SpecificationsIndex Warranty Samsung Limited WarrantyExclusions What is not Covered Samsung Electronics’ Internet Home AD68-00659A This Camcorder is Manufactured by