The recording suddenly stops shortly after starting recording.
-The disc is dirty. Clean the disc with a soft
81). If the problem persists replace the disc.
-The camcorder has exceeded its operational temperature. Turn off the camcorder and let it cool down before resuming use.
The camcorder will not focus.
-Autofocus does not work on the subject.
Focus manually ( 
40).
-Adjust the viewfinder with the dioptric
adjustment lever ( 
29).
-The lens is dirty. Clean the lens with a soft
83). Never use tissue paper to clean the lens.
Cannot play back the disc.
-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
-The camcorder has exceeded its operational temperature. Turn off the camcorder and let it cool down before resuming use.
•During playback there is video noise and the sound is distorted.
•The disc cannot be recognized.
-The disc is dirty. Clean the disc with a soft
81).
-You may not be able to play with this camcorder, discs recorded or edited with other DVD recorders or computer DVD drives.
Cannot add scenes to the playlist.
-The disc is full (“ 
END” appears on the screen). Delete some recordings to free
some space (
35).
-The playlist can contain a maximum of 999 scenes.
Cannot divide the scene.
-You cannot edit or delete scenes on a disc that was recorded using another digital device.
-You cannot divide the scene if there are already 999 scenes on the disc.
-You cannot divide original scenes.
-You cannot divide the scene if it is too short (2 seconds or less).
Cannot edit the disc title.
-You cannot add a title to a
DL disc after it was finalized ( 
48).
-Unfinalize ( 
49) the disc first
-You may not be able to edit the title if you entered it using another digital device.
Cannot edit or delete scenes.
-You cannot edit or delete scenes on a disc that was protected using another digital device.
-Scenes cannot be deleted in a
Cannot finalize the disc.
-The camcorder has exceeded its operational temperature. Turn off the camcorder and let it cool down before resuming use.
-Power the camcorder using the compact power adapter or use a fully charged battery pack.
Cannot delete a still image.
-The still image is protected. Remove the
protection ( 
57).
lights up in red.
-Battery pack is exhausted. Replace or
charge the battery pack (
18).
appears on the screen.
- Load a disc (
25).
lights up in red.
-A memory card error occurred. Turn off the camcorder. Remove and reinsert the memory card. Initialize the memory card
( 
57) if the display does not change back to normal.
lights up in red.
-The camcorder has exceeded its operational temperature. This is not a malfunction. Turn off the camcorder and let it cool down before resuming use.
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