List of Messages

Message

Explanation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SET THE TIME ZONE,

You have not set the time zone, date and time. This message

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DATE AND TIME

appears each time you turn the power on until you set the time

 

 

 

zone, date and time.

 

 

CHANGE THE BATTERY

Battery pack is exhausted. Replace or charge the battery pack.

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PACK

 

 

 

THE TAPE IS SET FOR

Cassette is protected. Replace the cassette or change the

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ERASURE PREVENTION

position of the protect switch.

 

 

REMOVE THE

Camcorder stopped operating to protect the tape. Unload and

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CASSETTE

reload the cassette.

 

 

CHECK THE INPUT

DV cable or USB cable is not connected, or the connected digital

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device is turned off.

 

 

CONDENSATION HAS

Condensation has been detected in the camcorder.

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BEEN DETECTED

 

 

 

TAPE END

Tape reached the end. Rewind the tape or replace the cassette.

–

CHECK THE CASSETTE

You attempted to perform audio dubbing on a tape recorded in a

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[REC MODE]

mode other than the SP mode.

 

 

CHECK THE CASSETTE

You attempted to perform audio dubbing on a tape recorded in 16-

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[AUDIO MODE]

bit or 12-bit 4-channel sound.

 

 

CHECK THE CASSETTE

You attempted to perform audio dubbing on a tape with a blank

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[BLANK]

section.

 

 

WRONG FORMAT

You attempted to play back a tape recorded in HD format.

–

PLAYBACK NOT

 

 

 

POSSIBLE

 

 

 

CHECK THE CASSETTE

You attempted to perform audio dubbing on a tape recorded in HD

–

[WRONG FORMAT]

format.

 

 

HEADS DIRTY, USE

Video heads are dirty. Clean the video heads.

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CLEANING CASSETTE

 

 

 

COPYRIGHT PROTECTED

You attempted to play back a copyright protected tape.

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PLAYBACK IS RESTRICTED

 

 

 

COPYRIGHT

You attempted to dub a copyright protected tape. May also appear

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PROTECTED DUBBING

when an anomalous signal is received during analog line-in

 

 

RESTRICTED

recording, or during analog-digital conversion of a copyright

 

 

 

protected tape.

 

 

Memory Card Related Messages

 

 

Message

 

 

 

Explanation

 

 

 

 

NO CARD

Memory card not is inserted into the camcorder.

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THE CARD IS SET FOR

SD Memory Card is set for erasure prevention. Replace the card

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ERASURE PREVENTION

or change the position of the protect switch.

 

 

NO IMAGES

No images are recorded on the memory card.

–

CARD ERROR

A memory card error occurred. The camcorder cannot record or

–

 

play back the image.

 

 

 

The error may be temporary. If the message disappears after 4

 

 

 

seconds and “

 

 

” flashes red, turn the camcorder off, remove

 

 

 

the card and reinsert the card. If “

 

 

” changes to green, you can

 

 

 

continue recording/playback.

 

 

CARD FULL

No remaining capacity on the memory card. Replace with another

–

 

card or erase images.

 

 

NAMING ERROR

File or folder number has reached the maximum value.

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