Picture and Sound
The screen appears too dark.
-The LCD screen was dimmed. Hold hpressed down for 2 seconds to restore the LCD screen to its previous brightness setting.
Screen displays turn on and off repeatedly.
-The battery pack is exhausted. Replace or charge the battery pack.
-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, remove the battery pack and disconnect all other power sources from the camcorder. Then, press the RESET button with a pointed object to reset all the camcorder’s settings to default values.
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
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 (0141) or adjust the audio recording level manually (096).
The picture is displayed correctly but there is no sound from the
-Speaker volume is turned off. Adjust the volume.
-If the
-The AV terminal is set to headphone output. Set 88[AV/Headphones] to [AV].
Memory Card and Accessories
Cannot insert the memory card.
-The memory card was not facing the correct direction. Turn the memory card over and insert it.
Cannot record on the memory card.
-The memory card is full. Delete some recordings (054, 112) to free some space or replace the memory card.
-Initialize the memory card (038) when you use it with the camcorder for the first time.
