Recording

Problem

Cause

 

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A vertical light bar appears on the screen.

Bright light in a dark scene may cause a

Record in Av mode with an aperture value

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vertical light bar (smear) to appear. This is

in the range F5.6–F8.0.

 

 

 

not a malfunction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Viewfinder picture is blurred.

Viewfinder is not adjusted.

Adjust the viewfinder with the dioptric

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adjustment lever.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audio is not recorded.

The input channel selection switch is not set

Set the INPUT SELECT switch to the correct

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to the correct position.

position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Microphone connected to the XLR terminal

Set the

switch to ON.

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needs to be powered by the phantom power.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audio is recorded in a very low level.

The REC LEVEL switch is set to M, and

Adjust the audio level correctly.

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recording level is set too low.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Microphone attenuator is turned on.

Set the FRONT MIC ATT. switch or the

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switch to OFF.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Playback

 

 

 

 

 

Problem

Cause

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pressing the playback button does not

Camcorder is turned off, or is not set to

Set the camcorder to

mode.

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start playback.

mode.

 

 

 

 

 

Cassette is not loaded.

Load a cassette.

 

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Tape is running, but image will not appear

Video heads are dirty.

Clean the video heads.

 

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on the TV screen.

 

 

 

 

 

You attempted to play back or dub a

Stop playback/dubbing.

 

–

 

 

 

copyright protected tape.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The video output cable is not connected

Verify that the video cable is connected

–

 

correctly.

properly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

While playing back a tape recorded in HDV

Video heads are dirty.

Clean the video heads with a dry cleaning

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standard there are brief stops in the

 

cassette.

 

 

 

playback picture.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Memory Card Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Problem

 

Cause

 

 

 

 

 

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Memory card cannot be inserted.

Memory card was not facing the correct

Turn the memory card over and try

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direction.

 

 

 

 

 

inserting it again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Memory card cannot be recorded.

No memory card.

 

 

 

 

Insert a memory card.

 

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Memory card is full.

 

 

 

 

Replace the memory card or erase images.

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Memory card is not initialized.

 

Initialize the memory card.

 

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The folder and file numbers have reached

Set [FILE NOS.] to [RESET] and insert a new

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their maximum value.

 

 

 

 

memory card.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Memory card cannot be played back.

The

dial or

 

 

/

(card/tape)

Set the

 

dial to VCR/PLAY and the

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switch are not set to the correct position.

 

 

 

/

(card/tape) switch to

.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image cannot be erased.

Image is protected.

 

 

 

 

Cancel the protection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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On an SDHC or SD memory card, the write-

Change the position of the write-protect

 

protect switch is set to the locked position.

switch on the memory card to unlock it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

flashes red.

Card error occurred.

 

 

 

 

Turn off the camcorder. Remove and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

reinsert the memory card. Initialize the

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memory card if flashing persists.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Others

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lenses with built-in image stabilizer:

Sometimes air bubbles may form inside the lens in airplanes or on high mountains. This is

–

Detected air bubbles inside the lens.

not a malfunction. The air bubbles disappear in about 1 week.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About the LCD screen

The LCD screen is produced with extremely high-precision manufacturing techniques, with more than 99.99% of the pixels operating to specification. Less than 0.01% of the pixels may occasionally misfire or appear as black, red, green or blue dots. This has no effect on the recorded image and does not constitute a malfunction.

Information Additional

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