Canon DC40 instruction manual Playback/Editing

Problem	Solution
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.	24

Playback/Editing

Problem		Solution
Pressing the playback button	Check that the disc contains recorded scenes.			–
does not start playback.	Load a disc.			31
	Set the camcorder to		.	39
	You may not be able to play with this camcorder discs			–
	recorded or edited with other DVD recorders or computer DVD
	drives.
	If using a single-sided disc, check that the disc is inserted with			31
	the label side facing up.
	The camcorder has exceeded its operational temperature.			–
	Disconnect the power adapter and remove the battery pack
	and let the camcorder cool down before resuming use.
During playback there is	The disc is dirty. Clean the disc with a soft lens-cleaning cloth.			130
video noise, the sound is	You may not be able to play with the camcorder discs			–
distorted or the disc cannot be
	recorded or edited with other DVD recorders or computer DVD
read.
	drives.
Cannot add scenes to the	The disc is full (“	END” flashes on the screen). Delete some		31
playlist.	recordings to free some space.			86
	You cannot add more than 999 scenes to the playlist.			–
Cannot divide the scene.	You cannot edit or delete scenes on a disc that was protected			–
	in another digital device.
Cannot edit the disc title.	You cannot add a title to a DVD-R disc after it was finalized.			98
	Unfinalize the disc first (DVD-RW in VIDEO mode).			101
	You may not be able to edit the title if you entered it with			–
	another digital device.
	Cancel the disc protection.			89
Cannot create a Photomovie	There are no still images recorded on the disc.			–
scene.	The disc is full (“	END” flashes on the screen). Delete some		31
	recordings (DVD-RW in VR mode) to free some space.			86
Cannot edit or delete scenes.	Remove the disc protection.			89
	Scenes cannot be edited or deleted in a DVD-R disc or a			–
	DVD-RW disc recorded in VIDEO mode.
	You cannot edit or delete scenes on a disc that was protected			–
	with another digital device.
No sound from the built-in	Open the LCD panel.			–
speaker.	Speaker volume is turned off. Adjust the volume from the			43
	[SYSTEM SETUP] menu in the		mode.
The keys on the wireless	Check that you did not lay the camcorder on its side so the			–
controller do not function.	multi selector’s	button is pressed down. Place the
	camcorder upright.

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