Recording
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A vertical light bar appears on the | Bright light in a dark scene may | Record in the Av mode with F5.6– | 73 |
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screen. | cause a vertical light bar (smear) to | F8.0. |
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Viewfinder picture is blurred. | Viewfinder is not adjusted. | Adjust the viewfinder with the | 21 |
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Audio is not recorded. | The INPUT SELECT switch is not set | Set the INPUT SELECT switch to | 64 |
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| The REC LEVEL switch is set to M, | Adjust the audio level correctly. | 67 |
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Audio is recorded in a very low | Microphone connected to the XLR | Set the +48V switch to ON. | 64 |
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| Microphone attenuator is turned on. | Set the MIC ATT. switch to OFF. | 64 |
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Playback
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Pressing the playback button does | Camcorder is turned off, or is not set | Set the camcorder to VCR/PLAY | 98 | |
not start playback. | to VCR/PLAY mode. | mode. |
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| Cassette is not loaded. | Load a cassette. | 29 | |
Tape is running, but image will not | Video heads are dirty. | Clean the video heads. | 138 | |
appear on the TV screen. | You attempted to play back or dub | Stop playback/dubbing. | – | |
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While playing back a tape recorded | Video heads are dirty | Clean the video heads. | 138 | |
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While connected to a TV or monitor | The [HD | Set the [HD | 35 | |
with the COMPONENT OUT | to [ON] or the [DISPLAYS] option is | to [OFF] or set the [DISPLAYS] | 132 | |
Terminal all | set to [OFF <PLAYBK>]. | option to [ON]. |
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Memory Card Operations
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Memory card cannot be inserted. | Memory card was not facing the | Turn the memory card over and |
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Memory card cannot be recorded. | No memory card. | Insert a memory card. |
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| Memory card is not initialized. | Initialize the memory card. |
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Memory card cannot be played | The POWER dial or TAPE/CARD | Set the POWER dial to VCR/PLAY |
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back. | switch are not set to the correct | and the TAPE/CARD switch to |
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Image cannot be erased. | Image is protected. | Cancel the protection. |
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Others
Lenses with | Sometimes air bubbles may form inside the lens in airplanes or on high |
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stabilizer: Detected air bubbles | mountains. This is not a malfunction. The air bubbles disappear in about 1 | – |
inside the lens. | week. |
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