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Video noise appears on screen. | When using the camcorder in a room where a plasma TV is | – | ||||||
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Video noise appears on the TV | When using the camcorder in a room where a TV is located, | – | ||||||
screen. | keep a distance between the compact power adapter and the |
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| power or antenna cables of the TV. |
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The tape stops during record | To protect the tape and video heads, the camcorder will enter | – | ||||||
pause or playback pause. | the stop mode ( |
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| pause ( | ) mode for 4 minutes 30 seconds. To resume the |
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| playback press | START/STOP (when recording) or | / | (during |
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Horizontal bands appear on the | This is a phenomenon typical of CMOS image sensors when | – | ||||||
screen. | recording under some types of fluorescent, mercury or sodium |
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| lamps. To reduce the symptoms set the mode switch to | . |
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When a subject flits across in | This is a phenomenon typical of CMOS image sensors. When a | – | ||||||
front of the lens, the image | subject crosses very quickly in front of the camcorder, the image |
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appears slightly bent. | may seem slightly warped. |
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Image will not appear on the | Set the camcorder to |
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“SET THE TIME ZONE, DATE | Set the time zone, date and time. | ||||||
AND TIME” appears on the | Recharge the | ||||||
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Pressing the START/STOP | Set the camcorder to |
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Load a cassette. |
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| Tape reached the end (“ | END” appears on the screen). | |||||
| Rewind the tape or replace the cassette. |
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| Cassette is protected (“ | ” flashes on the screen). Change the | |||||
| position of the protect switch. |
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Camcorder will not focus. | Autofocus does not work on that subject. Focus manually. | ||||||
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| Lens is dirty. Clean the lens with a soft | ||||||
| Never use tissue paper to clean the lens. |
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| set [AF MODE] to [NORMAL AF]. |
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Sound is distorted. | When recording near loud sounds (such as fireworks or | – | |||||
| concerts), sound may become distorted. |
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| adjusting the audio recording level or by setting [MIC ATT.] to |
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Viewfinder picture is blurred. | Adjust the viewfinder with the dioptric adjustment lever. |