Recording
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Image will not appear | Camcorder is not set to | Set the camcorder to | 27 |
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on the screen. | CAMERA mode. | CAMERA mode. |
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“Set the time zone, date | Time zone, date and time | Set the time zone, date and | 24 |
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and time” appears on | are not set, or the backup | time, or replace the backup |
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the screen. | battery is exhausted. | battery and reset the date |
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Pressing the start/stop | Camcorder is turned off. | Turn on the power. | 27 |
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button will not start |
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Cassette is not loaded. | Load a cassette. | 21 |
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Tape reached the end ( |
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| flashes on the screen). | the cassette. |
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| Cassette is protected (v | Replace the tape or change | 22 |
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| flashes on the screen). | the position of the protect |
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| Camcorder is set to a mode | Set the camcorder to | 27 |
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| other than the CAMERA mode. | CAMERA mode. |
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Camcorder will not | Autofocus does not work on | Focus manually. | 75 |
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focus. | that subject. |
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| Viewfinder is not adjusted. | Adjust the viewfinder with | 20 |
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| the diopter adjustment lever. |
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| Lens is dirty. | Clean the lens. | 151 |
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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 | – – – |
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| bar (smear) to appear. This is |
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Sound is distorted or | When recording near loud |
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recorded in a lower | sound (such as fireworks, |
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volume than the actual | drums or concerts), sound | – – – |
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volume. | may become distorted or |
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| may not be recorded in the |
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| actual sound level. This is |
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Viewfinder picture is | Viewfinder is not adjusted. | Adjust the viewfinder with | 20 |
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blurred. |
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| the diopter adjustment lever. |
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Playback
Pressing the playback | Camcorder is turned off, or is | Set the camcorder to PLAY | 36 | ||
button does not start | not set to PLAY (VCR) mode. | (VCR) mode. |
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playback. |
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Cassette is not loaded. | Load a cassette. | 21 | |||
| Tape reached the end ( |
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| Rewind the tape. | 36 |
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| flashes on the screen). |
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Image will not appear | [AV/PHONES] is set to | Set [AV/PHONES] to [AV] in | 74 | ||
on the TV screen. | [PHONESH] in the menu. | the menu. |
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| [AV / DV OUT] is set to | Set [AV / DV OUT] to [OFF]. | 93 | ||
| [ON]. |
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Tape is running, but | TV/VIDEO selector on the TV | Set the selector to VIDEO. | 39 | ||
image will not appear | is not set to VIDEO. |
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on the TV screen. |
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Video heads are dirty. | Clean the video heads. | 152 | |||
| You attempted to play back | Stop playback/dubbing. | 91 | ||
| or dub copyright protected |
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| tape. |
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No sound from the built- | Speaker volume is turned | Adjust the volume with the | 38 | ||
in speaker. | off. | selector dial. |
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Information | Additional |
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