JVC GR-DVL500 EN55, LCD monitor or viewfinder indications blink, Angle of the LCD monitor

EN55

SYMPTOM

24.During recording, the date/ time does not appear.

25.The indicators and messages do not appear.

26.Images on the LCD monitor appear dark or whitish.

27.The rear of the LCD monitor is hot.

28.The indicators and the image color on the LCD monitor are not clear.

29.The LCD monitor or viewfinder indications blink.

POSSIBLE CAUSES	CORRECTIVE ACTION
24. •“DATE/TIME” is set to	24. • Set “DATE/TIME” to “ON”
“OFF” in the Menu Screen.	in the Menu Screen
•Self-Recording is performed.	( pg. 25).
	• During Self-Recording, the
	date/time does not appear
	( pg. 15).
25. •“ON SCREEN” is set to	25. • Set “ON SCREEN” to “LCD”
“SIMPLE” or “TIME CODE”	or “LCD/TV” and set
is set to “OFF” in the Menu	“TIME CODE” to “ON”
Screen.	in the Menu Screen
	( pg. 25, 32).
26. •In places subject to low	26. • Adjust the brightness and
temperature, images become	angle of the LCD monitor
dark due to the characteristics	( pg. 14, 15).
of the LCD monitor. When
this happens, the displayed
colors differ from those that
are actually recorded. This is
not a defect of the camcorder.
•When the LCD monitor's
fluorescent light reaches the
end of its service life,
images on the LCD monitor
become dark. Consult your
nearest JVC dealer.
27. •The light used to illuminate	27. • Close the LCD monitor to
the LCD monitor causes it to	turn it off or set the Power
become hot.	Switch to “OFF”, and let the
	unit cool down.
28. •This may occur when the	28.
surface or the edge of the	————
LCD monitor is pressed.
29. •Certain Fade/Wipe effects,	29. • Re-read the sections
certain modes of Program AE	covering Fade/Wipe effects,
with special effects, “DIS”	Program AE with special
and other functions that	effects and “DIS”
cannot be used together are	( pg. 24, 26 – 28).
selected at the same time.

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