Canon LU A 8S, LU_A 80, LU A 90 Troubleshooting, Power Source, Recording/Playback, 146

Troubleshooting

If you have a problem with your camcorder, refer to this checklist. Consult your dealer or a

Canon Service Center if the problem persists.

Power

Source

Problem

Cause

Solution

Camcorder

will

not turn

on.

Battery

pack

is exhausted.

Replace

or

charge

the

battery

13

pack.

Battery

pack

is not correctly

Attach

the

battery

pack

13

attached.

correctly.

The

camcorder

switches

off

Battery

pack

is exhausted.

Replace

or

charge

the

battery

13

by

itself.

pack.

Power

save

function

has

Turn

on

the

camcorder.

25

been

activated.

Cassette

compartment

will

Battery

pack

is exhausted.

Replace

or

charge

the

battery

13

not

open.

pack.

Cassette compartment

cover

Open

the

cassette

16

is not

fully

open.

compartment

cover

fully.

Cassette

compartment

Battery

pack

is exhausted.

Replace

or

charge

the

battery

13

stopped

during

loading/

pack.

unloading.

LCD/viewfinder

switches

on

Battery

pack

is exhausted.

Replace

or

charge

the

battery

13

and

off.

pack.

Battery

pack

will

not charge.

Battery

packs

will

not

charge

Charge

the

battery

pack

in

outside

the

temperature

temperatures

between

0

°C

range

of 0

°C and

40°C

and 40 °C (32 °F and

104 °F).

(32 °F

and

104 °F).

Battery

packs

become

hot

Wait

until

the

battery

pack

with use and may not charge.

temperature

is below

40

°C

(104 °F) and retry charging.

The

battery

pack

is damaged.

Use

a

different

battery

pack.

-

Recording/Playback

Problem

Cause

Buttons

will

not

work.

Camcorder

is not

turned

on.

Cassette

is

not

leaded.

"_"

flashes on the screen.

Cassette

is

not

leaded.

"_;1"

flashes on the screen.

Battery

pack

is

exhausted.

"_"_ flashes

on

the

screen.

Condensation

is detected.

"REMOVE

THE

CASSETTE"

Camcorder

stopped

operating

appears

on

the

screen.

to protect

the tape.

The

wireless

controller

will not

[WLREMOTE]

is set to

work.

[OFF((t(_

] in the

menu.

The battery of the wireless

controller

is

exhausted.

		Solution				[23
Turn	on	the	camcorder.			25
Load	a	cassette.				16
Load	a	cassette.				16
Replace		or charge		the	battery	13
pack.
See	reference		page.			142
Unload		and	reload	the		16
cassette.
Set	[WLREMOTE]			to	[ON] in	77
the menu.
Replace		the	battery.			2O

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