The red ON/OFF (CHG) indicator flashes rapidly ( one flash at 0.5-second intervals).

- Charging has stopped because the compact power adapter or the battery pack is faulty. Consult a Canon Service Center.

The red ON/OFF (CHG) indicator flashes very slowly ( one flash at 2- second intervals).

- The temperature of the battery pack is outside the charging range. If the battery pack’s temperature is below 0 °C (32 °F), warm it before charging it; if it is above 40 °C (104 °F), let the battery pack cool down before charging it.

-Charge the battery pack in temperatures between 0 °C and 40 °C (32 °F and 104 °F).

-The battery pack is damaged. Use a different battery pack.

Picture and Sound

The screen appears too dark.

-The LCD screen was dimmed. Hold DISP. pressed down for 2 seconds to restore the LCD screen to its normal brightness ( 32).

Screen displays turn on and off repeatedly.

-The battery pack is exhausted. Replace or charge the battery pack ( 27).

-Remove the battery pack and reattach it correctly.

Abnormal characters appear on the screen and the camcorder does not operate properly.

-Disconnect the power source and reconnect it after a short time. If the problem still persists, disconnect the power source and press the RESET button with a pointed item. Pressing the RESET button resets all settings.

Video noise appears on screen.

-Keep a distance between the camcorder and devices that emit strong electromagnetic fields (plasma TVs, cellular phones, etc.).

Horizontal bands appear on the screen.

-This is a phenomenon typical of CMOS image sensors when recording under some types of fluorescent, mercury or sodium lamps. To reduce the symptoms, set the recording program to

[Programmed AE] or [Shutter-Priority AE] ( 63). This is not a malfunction.

Sound is distorted or is recorded at lower levels.

-When recording near loud sounds (such as fireworks, shows or concerts), sound may become distorted or it may not be recorded at the actual levels. Activate the microphone attenuator ( 139) or adjust the audio recording level manually ( 78).

The picture is displayed correctly but there is no sound from the built-in speaker.

-Speaker volume is turned off. Adjust the volume ( 50).

-If the STV-250N Stereo Video Cable is connected to the camcorder, disconnect it.

-The AV terminal is set to headphone output. Set [AV/Headphones] to [AV] ( 141).

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