Recording

Problem

Cause

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image will not appear

Camcorder is not set to

Set the camcorder to

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on the screen.

CAMERA mode.

CAMERA mode.

 

 

 

E

 

“Set the time zone, date

Time zone, date and time

Set the time zone, date and

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and time” appears on

are not set, or the backup

time, or replace the backup

 

 

 

 

 

the screen.

battery is exhausted.

battery and reset the date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and time.

 

 

 

 

 

Pressing the start/stop

Camcorder is turned off.

Turn on the power.

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button will not start

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cassette is not loaded.

Load a cassette.

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recording.

 

 

 

Tape reached the end (

 

 

Rewind the tape or replace

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flashes on the screen).

the cassette.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cassette is protected (v

Replace the tape or change

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flashes on the screen).

the position of the protect

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

switch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Camcorder is set to a mode

Set the camcorder to

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other than the CAMERA mode.

CAMERA mode.

 

 

 

 

 

Camcorder will not

Autofocus does not work on

Focus manually.

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focus.

that subject.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Viewfinder is not adjusted.

Adjust the viewfinder with

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the diopter adjustment lever.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lens is dirty.

Clean the lens.

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A vertical light bar

Bright light in a dark scene

 

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appears on the screen.

may cause a vertical light

– – –

 

 

 

 

 

 

bar (smear) to appear. This is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

not a malfunction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sound is distorted or

When recording near loud

 

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recorded in a lower

sound (such as fireworks,

 

 

 

 

 

 

volume than the actual

drums or concerts), sound

– – –

 

 

 

 

 

volume.

may become distorted or

 

 

 

 

 

 

may not be recorded in the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

actual sound level. This is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

not a malfunction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Viewfinder picture is

Viewfinder is not adjusted.

Adjust the viewfinder with

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blurred.

 

 

 

the diopter adjustment lever.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Playback

Pressing the playback

Camcorder is turned off, or is

Set the camcorder to PLAY

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button does not start

not set to PLAY (VCR) mode.

(VCR) mode.

 

playback.

 

 

 

 

 

Cassette is not loaded.

Load a cassette.

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Tape reached the end (

 

 

Rewind the tape.

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flashes on the screen).

 

 

Image will not appear

[AV/PHONES] is set to

Set [AV/PHONES] to [AV] in

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on the TV screen.

[PHONESH] in the menu.

the menu.

 

 

[AV / DV OUT] is set to

Set [AV / DV OUT] to [OFF].

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[ON].

 

 

Tape is running, but

TV/VIDEO selector on the TV

Set the selector to VIDEO.

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image will not appear

is not set to VIDEO.

 

 

on the TV screen.

 

 

 

 

 

Video heads are dirty.

Clean the video heads.

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You attempted to play back

Stop playback/dubbing.

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or dub copyright protected

 

 

 

tape.

 

 

No sound from the built-

Speaker volume is turned

Adjust the volume with the

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in speaker.

off.

selector dial.

 

Information

Additional

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