Additional Information
Recording/Playback
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Buttons will not work. | Turn on the camcorder. | – | ||
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Abnormal characters appear on the | Disconnect the power source and reconnect it after a short time. If the | – | ||
screen. The camcorder does not | problem still persists, disconnect the power source and press the RESET |
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operate properly. | button with a pointed item. Pressing the RESET button resets all settings. |
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| lights up in red. | Battery pack is exhausted. Replace or charge the battery pack. | 21 | |
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The wireless controller will not work. | Set [WL.REMOTE] to [ON]. | 49 | ||
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| Replace the battery of the wireless controller. | 23 | |
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Video noise appears on screen. | When using the camcorder close to devices that emit strong | – | ||
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Video noise appears on the TV | When using the camcorder in a room where a TV is located, keep a | – | ||
screen. | distance between the compact power adapter and the power or antenna |
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The camcorder vibrates. | Depending on the condition of the hard disk, the camcorder might vibrate | – | ||
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Occasionally the operation sound can | The hard disk is activated from time to time. This is not a malfunction. | – | ||
be heard. |
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• After using the camcorder for a | This is not a malfunction. Turn the camcorder off and let it cool for a while | – | ||
| long time, it becomes hot. | before resuming operation. |
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• | lights up in red. |
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The following operations take longer | When the hard disk contains a large number of scenes, some operations | 40 | ||
than usual. | may take longer than usual. Back up your recordings and initialize the hard | 64 | ||
• Deleting scenes | disk. |
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•Changing between 
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modes
•Pausing a recording
•Reviewing the last scene recorded
Recording
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flashes red on the screen. | The camcorder has malfunctioned. Consult a Canon Service Center. | – | ||
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Horizontal bands appear on the | This is a phenomenon typical of CMOS image sensors when recording | – | ||
screen. | under some types of fluorescent, mercury or sodium lamps. To reduce the |
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| symptoms set the mode switch to AUTO. This is not a malfunction. |
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When a subject flits across in front of | This is a phenomenon typical of CMOS image sensors. When a subject | – | ||
the lens, the image appears slightly | crosses very quickly in front of the camcorder, the image may seem |
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bent. | slightly warped. This is not a malfunction. |
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Image will not appear on the screen. | Set the camcorder to | mode. | 32 | |
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