Troubleshooting, How to Display the Hour Meter

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Troubleshooting

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How to Display the Hour Meter

Symptoms	Remedy

Power cannot be switched ON.	• Is power supply connected correctly?
	• Is battery pack recharged?
	• Was the power turned ON immediately after being turned OFF?
	Wait at least 5 seconds before turning the power ON again once it has been
	turned OFF.
Recording is not possible.	• Is the REC LOCK switch on the hundle set to ON?
	• Is the switch on cassette set to “REC”? If it is set to “SAVE”, set it to “REC”.
	• The Camera mode has not been selected. (The VTR indicator does not light.)
	While the VTR indicator lights, press the MODE switch upward to turn on the
	CAM indicator.
Camera image does not appear on LCD monitor or in viewfind- • The Camera mode has not been selected. (The VTR indicator does not light.)
er.	While the VTR indicator lights, camera image will not be output.
	Press the CAM/VTR switch upward to turn on the VTR indicator.
Image shown on LCD monitor or in viewfinder is dark or blurred.	• Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor or viewfinder screen.
	• Is the ND filter knob set to 2?
	• Is the iris closed?
	• Is the shutter speed too fast?
	• Is the viewfinder cable correctly connected?
Playback does not start when the play button is pressed.	• In the Camera mode, is “STOP” indicated as the VTR operation mode indica-
	tor?
	When “STBY” is indicated, press the STOP button to display “STOP”.
Cannot play back.	• Is the PB TAPE item on the VIDEO FORMAT menu screen set to a setting oth-
	er than AUTO?
	If this menu item and the tape format do not match, the tape cannot be played
	back.

OTHERS [2/2] menu screen

Drum usage hours (h)

Fan motor usage hours (h)

The drum and fan motor usage times are displayed in the DRUM HOUR item and the FAN HOUR items on the OTH- ERS [2/2] menu screen as the hour meters on this camcorder. Use as an estimate for regular maintenance. X See page 7.

1.Turn the POWER switch ON.

2.Press the STATUS button for at least 1 second to display the TOP MENU screen.

3.Turn the SHUTTER dial, select the OTHERS.. item, and press the SHUTTER dial.

The OTHERS [1/2] menu screen is displayed.

4.Select the NEXT PAGE item on the OTHERS [1/2] menu screen and press the SHUTTER dial.

The OTHERS [2/2] menu screen is displayed.

OTHERS [2/2] Menu Screen

DRUM HOUR item : Displays the drum usage hours.

FAN HOUR item : Displays the fan motor usage hours.

5.To return to the normal screen display, do one of the fol- lowing:

•Press the STATUS button.

•Return to the TOP MENU screen, select the EXIT item on the TOP MENU screen and press the SHUTTER dial.

Cannot input an HDV/DV signal.	• Is the camcorder in VTR mode? (Is the VTR indicator lit?)
	• Is the IEEE1394 switch set correctly?

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Noise interferes with playback video.	• Video head may be clogged with dirt. Clean head with the special head clean-
	ing tape. X See “Precautions for Use of Head Cleaning Tape” on page 7.
Sound is not output during playback.	• Is the AUDIO SELECT item on the AUDIO menu screen set to CH3/4?
	To output the sound of the recording, set to CH1/2.
Noise appears when playing back a tape recorded on another	• When a tape recorded on another unit is played back or used for recording,
unit.	this phenomenon may occur due to tracking errors.
The transient section between scenes recorded on other units	• Are you trying to play back a tape recorded in HDV 1080i format? This cam-
and those recorded on the GY-HD100 may appear disturbed.	corder cannot play back or output tape recorded in HDV 1080i format.
The front section’s audio level control doesn’t work.	• Is the CH-1/CH-2 AUDIO SELECT switch set to “AUTO”?
	• Is the FULL AUTO switch set to “ON”?
Cannot initialize (format) the SD memory card.	• Is the SD memory card write-protected? X See page 30.

Battery alarm is displayed even if a fully charged battery pack	• Is the battery pack old?
is put in.
Cassette cannot be ejected after the power is turned ON.	• The capacity of the power supply may be insufficient. Check the power volt-
	age.
Time code or user’s bits data not displayed.	• Is the TC/UB item on the LCD/VF [2/3] menu screen set to OFF?
	If so, set to ON.
The date and time are not displayed or recorded.	• Is the DISPLAY item on the TIME/DATE menu screen set to OFF?
	Set to ON when the data should be displayed and recorded.
	• Is the date and time setting made? X See “Setting and Displaying the Date
	and Time” on page 36–37.

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