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5:The movie camera cannot be operated though powered up.

The movie camera does not operate normally.

•The movie camera cannot be operated unless you open the LCD monitor or extend the viewfinder.

•Remove the cassette and then press the

[RESET] button. (-44-) If normal conditions are not restored yet, turn off the power. Then, about 1 minute later, turn on the power again.

6: The cassette cannot be removed.

•Does the status indicator comes on when opening the cassette cover? (-15-) Make sure that the battery and the AC adaptor are properly connected. (-10-)

•Is the battery in use discharged? Charge the battery and remove the cassette.

•Close the cassette cover completely, and fully

open it again. (-15-)

7: No operation other than cassette removal can be performed.

•Has condensation occurred? Wait until the condensation indication disappears. (-45-)

Recording

1:Recording does not start although power is supplied to the movie camera and the

cassette is correctly inserted.

•Is the accidental erasure prevention slider on the cassette open? If it is open (set to [SAVE]), recording cannot be performed. (-16-)

•Is the tape wound to the end? Insert a new cassette.

•Is the recording mode set? When in the playback mode, recording cannot be performed. (-11-)

•Has condensation occurred? No operation other than cassette removal can be performed when condensation occurs. Wait until the condensation indication disappears. (-45-)

•Is the cassette cover open? If the cover is open, the movie camera may not operate

normally. Close the cassette cover. (-15-)

2: The screen has changed suddenly.

•Has the demonstration started? In the Tape Recording mode, if you set [DEMO MODE] >> [ON] without inserting a cassette, the demonstration starts. For normal use, set this

function to [OFF]. (-39-)

3: A cassette cannot be inserted.

•Has condensation occurred? Wait until the condensation indication disappears.

4: Auto focus function does not work.

•Is manual focus mode selected? If auto focus mode is selected, focus is automatically adjusted.

•There are some recording subjects and surroundings for which the auto focus does not operate correctly. (-49-) If so, use the manual focus mode to adjust the focus. (-30-)

Indications

1:A sentence is displayed in red in the screen centre.

•Read the contents and respond to them. (-41-)

2: The remaining tape time indication disappears.

•The remaining tape time indication may disappear temporarily during frame-by-frame playback or other operation. If you continue ordinary recording or playback, the indication is restored.

3: The remaining tape time Indication does not match the actual remaining tape time.

•If scenes of less than 15 seconds are continuously recorded, the remaining tape time cannot be correctly displayed.

•In some cases, the remaining tape time indication may show remaining tape time that is

2 to 3 minutes shorter than the actual remaining tape time.

4:A function indication such as mode indication, remaining tape time indication, or time code indication is not shown.

•If you set [SETUP] >> [DISPLAY] >> [OFF], indications other than the tape running condition, warning, and date indications disappear.

5:“CHECK THE LENS COVER.” is displayed.

• Open the lens cover before turning the unit on.

• This message may appear if you try to record in extremely dark places.

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