
Recording
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Image will not appear | Camcorder is not set to | Set the camcorder to | 24 | ||
on the screen. | CAMERA mode. | CAMERA mode. |
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“SET THE TIME ZONE, | Time zone, date and time | Set the time zone, date and | 21 | ||
DATE AND TIME” | are not set, or the backup | time, or replace the backup |
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appears on 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. | 24 | ||
button will not start |
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Cassette is not loaded. | Load a cassette. | 16 | |||
recording. | |||||
Tape reached the end (bEND | Rewind the tape or replace | 16 | |||
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| flashes on the screen). | the cassette. |
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| Cassette is protected (v | Replace the tape or change | 146 | ||
| flashes on the screen). | the position of the protect |
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| switch. |
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| Camcorder is set to a mode | Set the camcorder to | 24 | ||
| other than the CAMERA mode. | CAMERA mode. |
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Camcorder will not | Autofocus does not work on | Focus manually. | 52 | ||
focus. | that subject. |
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| Viewfinder is not adjusted. | Adjust the viewfinder with | 18 | ||
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| the dioptric adjustment |
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| Lens is dirty. | Clean the lens. | 142 | ||
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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| not a malfunction. |
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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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| not a malfunction. |
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Viewfinder picture is | Viewfinder is not adjusted. | Adjust the viewfinder with | 18 | ||
blurred. |
| the dioptric adjustment |
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| lever. |
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