Canon LU_A 80, LU A 90, LU A 8S instruction manual Recording, 147

Recording

Problem

"_ 'flashes red on the screen.

Image will not appear on the screen.

"SET THE TIME ZONE,

DATE AND TIME' appears on the screen.

Pressing the start/stop button will not start recording.

Camcorder will not focus.

Cause

The camcorder malfunctions.

Camcorder is not set to CAMERA mode.

Time zone, date and time are not set.

Backup battery is exhausted.

Battery pack is inserted the wrong way.

Camcorder is turned off. Cassette is not loaded.

Tape reached the end

("_ END" fashes on the screen).

Cassette is protected ("l_" flashes on the screen).

Camcorder is set to a mode other than the CAMERA mode.

Autofocus does not work on that subject.

Viewfinder is not adjusted.

				Solution					CI3
Consult			a Canon			Service
Center.
Set	the		camcorder				to		25
CAMERA				mode.
Set	the		time		zone,		date	and	22
time.
Replace			the		backup		battery		17
and reset the time zone, date
and	time.
Insert		the		backup		battery		with	17
the + side facing outward and
set the		time			zone,	date and
time.
Turn	on the				power.				25
Load a			cassette.						16
Rewind			the		tape	or replace			16
the	cassette.
Change			the		position		of	the	144
protect			switch.
Set	the		camcorder				to		25
CAMERA				mode.
Focus			manually.						53
Adjust			the	viewfinder			with the		18
dioptric			adjustment				lever.
Clean			the	lens.

A vertical light bar appears on the screen.

Viewfinder picture is blurred.

Sound is distorted or recorded in a lower volume than the actual volume.

Lens is dirty.

Bright light in a dark scene may cause a vertical light bar (smear) to appear. This is not a malfunction.

Viewfinder is not adjusted.

When recording near loud sound (such as fireworks, drums or concerts), sound

may become distorted or may not be recorded in the actual

sound level. This is not a malfunction.

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Adjust the viewfinder with the 18 dioptric adjustment leve_:

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