Canon MV 690 instruction manual Recording

Recording

Problem	Cause	Solution
Image will not appear	Camcorder is not set to	Set the camcorder to	22
on the screen.	CAMERA mode.	CAMERA mode.		E
“Set the time zone, date	Time zone, date and time	Set the time zone, date and	19
and time” appears on	are not set, or the backup	time, or replace the backup
the screen.	battery is exhausted.	battery and reset the date
		and time.
Pressing the start/stop	Camcorder is turned off.	Turn on the power.	22
button will not start
	Cassette is not loaded.	Load a cassette.	14
recording.
	Tape reached the end (b	Rewind the tape or replace	14
	flashes on the screen).	the cassette.
	Cassette is protected (v	Replace the tape or change	138
	flashes on the screen).	the position of the protect
		switch.
	Camcorder is set to a mode	Set the camcorder to	22
	other than the CAMERA mode.	CAMERA mode.
Camcorder will not	Autofocus does not work on	Focus manually.	51
focus.	that subject.
	Viewfinder is not adjusted.	Adjust the viewfinder with	16
		the dioptric adjustment
		lever.
	Lens is dirty.	Clean the lens.	134
A vertical light bar	Bright light in a dark scene		–
appears on the screen.	may cause a vertical light	– – –
	bar (smear) to appear. This is
	not a malfunction.
Sound is distorted or	When recording near loud		–
recorded in a lower	sound (such as fireworks,
volume than the actual	drums or concerts), sound	– – –
volume.	may become distorted or
	may not be recorded in the
	actual sound level. This is
	not a malfunction.
Viewfinder picture is	Viewfinder is not adjusted.	Adjust the viewfinder with	16
blurred.		the dioptric adjustment
		lever.

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