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Recording

	Problem		Solution
“	” flashes red on the screen.	The camcorder malfunctions. Consult a Canon Service					–
		Center.
Image will not appear on the		Set the camcorder to CAMERA mode.				30
screen.
“SET THE TIME ZONE,		Set the time zone, date and time.				28
DATE AND TIME” appears on		Recharge the built-in lithium battery and set the time zone,				146
the screen.		date and time.
Pressing the start/stop button		Set the camcorder to CAMERA mode.				30
will not start recording.
		Load a cassette.				21
		Tape reached the end (“			END” flashes on the screen).	21
		Rewind the tape or replace the cassette.
		Cassette is protected (“		” flashes on the screen). Change		145
		the position of the protect switch.
Camcorder will not focus.		Autofocus does not work on that subject. Focus manually.				53
		Adjust the viewfinder with the dioptric adjustment lever.				23
		Lens is dirty. Clean the lens.				149
A vertical light bar appears on		Bright light in a dark scene may cause a vertical light bar					–
the screen.		(smear) to appear. This is not a malfunction.
Viewfinder picture is blurred.		Adjust the viewfinder with the dioptric adjustment lever.				23
Sound is distorted.		When recording near loud sounds (such as fireworks, drums				78
		or concerts), sound may become distorted. Sound may be
		recorded properly when you set [MIC ATT] to [ON] in the
		menu, or when you adjust the audio recording level manually.
Sound is recorded in a lower		When recording near loud sounds (such as fireworks, drums				78
level than the actual level.		or concerts), sound may be recorded not in the actual sound
		level. Sound may be recorded properly when you adjust the
		audio recording level manually.
		Set [MIC ATT] to [OFF] in the menu.				74

Playback

Problem					Solution
Pressing the playback button	Set the camcorder to PLAY (VCR) mode.								39
does not start playback.
	Load a cassette.								21
	Tape reached the end (“					END” flashes on the screen).			39
	Rewind the tape.
Image will not appear on the	Set [AV/PHONES			] to [AV] in the menu.					43
TV screen.
	Set [AV	DV/	] (OPTURA60) or [AV					DV] (OPTURA50) to	73
	[OFF].
Tape is running, but image will	TV/VIDEO selector on the TV is not set to VIDEO. Set the								43
not appear on the TV screen.	selector to VIDEO.
	Video heads are dirty. Clean the video heads.								148
	You attempted to play back or dub copyright protected tape.									–
	Stop playback/dubbing.
No sound from the built-in	Speaker volume is turned off. Adjust the volume with the SET								42
speaker.	dial.
Noise comes out of the	Set [AV/PHONES			] to [PHONES			].		42
headphones.

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