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Canon S1 instruction manual Recording on the Tape, Playback of the Tape

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Problem

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“REMOVE THE CASSETTE”

Unload and reload the cassette.

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appears on the screen.

 

 

 

“SET THE TIME ZONE,

Set the time zone, date and time.

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DATE AND TIME” appears on

Recharge the built-in lithium battery and set the time zone,

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the screen.

date and time.

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The wireless controller will not

Set [WL.REMOTE] to [ON].

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work.

The battery of the wireless controller is exhausted. Replace

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the battery.

 

 

Recording on the Tape

Problem

 

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image will not appear on the

Set the power switch to CAMERA.

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screen.

Open the lens cover.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pressing the start/stop button

Set the power switch to CAMERA.

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will not start recording.

Load a cassette.

 

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Tape reached the end (“

END” flashes on the screen).

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Rewind the tape or replace the cassette.

 

 

 

Cassette is protected (“

” flashes on the screen). Change

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the position of the protect switch.

 

 

Sound is distorted.

When recording near loud sounds (such as fireworks, drums

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or concerts), sound may become distorted. Sound may be

 

 

 

recorded properly when you set [MIC ATT] to [ON] in the

 

 

 

menu, or when you adjust the audio recording level manually.

 

 

Sound is recorded in a lower

When recording near loud sounds (such as fireworks, drums

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level than the actual level.

or concerts), sound may be recorded not in the actual sound

 

 

 

level. Sound may be recorded properly when you adjust the

 

 

 

audio recording level manually.

 

 

 

Set [MIC ATT] to [OFF] in the menu.

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Playback of the Tape

Problem

 

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

During playback there is

Video heads are dirty. Clean the video heads.

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video noise.

 

 

 

 

Pressing the playback button

Set the power switch to PLAY.

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does not start playback.

Load a cassette.

 

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Tape reached the end (“

END” flashes on the screen).

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Rewind the tape.

 

 

 

Image will not appear on the

Set [AV DV] to [OFF].

 

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TV screen.

Check again the camcorder is properly connected to the TV.

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Tape is running, but image will

TV/VIDEO selector on the TV is not set to VIDEO. Set the

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not appear on the TV screen.

selector to VIDEO.

 

 

 

 

Video heads are dirty. Clean the video heads.

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You attempted to play back or dub copyright protected tape.

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Stop playback/dubbing.

 

 

 

No sound from the built-in

Speaker volume is turned off. Adjust the volume with the SET

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speaker.

dial.

 

 

 

The tape stops during

When playback pause continues for more than 4 minutes 30

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playback pause.

seconds during playback or audio dubbing, the camcorder

 

 

 

shuts off to protect tape and video heads. Playback the tape

 

 

 

again and press the /

pause button.

 

 

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