Recording

Problem

 

Cause

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“ ” flashes red on the

The camcorder

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screen.

malfunctions.

Centre.

 

 

Image will not appear

Camcorder is not set to

Set the camcorder to

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on the screen.

CAMERA mode.

CAMERA mode.

 

 

“SET THE TIME ZONE,

Time zone, date and time

Set the time zone, date and

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DATE AND TIME”

are not set, or the backup

time, or replace the backup

 

 

appears on the screen.

battery is exhausted.

battery and reset the date

 

 

 

 

 

and time.

 

 

Pressing the start/stop

Camcorder is turned off.

Turn on the power.

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button will not start

 

 

 

 

 

Cassette is not loaded.

Load a cassette.

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recording.

Tape reached the end

Rewind the tape or replace

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(“b

” flashes on the

the cassette.

 

 

 

screen).

 

 

 

 

 

Cassette is protected (“v”

Change the position of the

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flashes on the screen).

protect switch.

 

 

 

Camcorder is set to a mode

Set the camcorder to

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other than the CAMERA mode.

CAMERA mode.

 

 

Camcorder will not

Autofocus does not work on

Focus manually.

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focus.

that subject.

 

 

 

 

Viewfinder is not adjusted.

Adjust the viewfinder with

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the dioptric adjustment lever.

 

 

 

Lens is dirty.

Clean the lens.

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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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Viewfinder picture is

Viewfinder is not adjusted.

Adjust the viewfinder with

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blurred.

 

 

the dioptric adjustment lever.

 

 

Sound is distorted.

When recording near loud

Sound may be recorded

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sounds (such as fireworks,

properly when you set [MIC

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drums or concerts), sound

ATT] to [ON] in the menu, or

 

 

 

may become distorted.

when you adjust the audio

 

 

 

 

 

recording level manually.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sound is recorded in a

When recording near loud

Sound may be recorded

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lower level than the

sounds (such as fireworks,

properly when you adjust the

 

 

actual level.

drums or concerts), sound

audio recording level

 

 

 

may be recorded not in the

manually.

 

 

 

actual sound level.

 

 

 

 

[MIC ATT] is set to [ON] in

Set [MIC ATT] to [OFF] in the

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the menu.

menu.

 

 

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