Canon ZR500 manual 76

Recording

Problem		Cause					Solution
Image will not appear on the	Camcorder is not set to					Set the camcorder to				20
screen.				mode.					mode.
“SET THE TIME ZONE,	Time zone, date and time are					Set the time zone, date and				18
DATE AND TIME” appears on	not set.					time.
the screen.	Backup battery is exhausted.					Replace the backup battery				14
						and reset the time zone, date
						and time.
	Backup battery is inserted the					Insert the backup battery with				14
	wrong way.					the + side facing outward and
						set the time zone, date and
						time.
Pressing the start/stop button	Camcorder is turned off.					Turn on the power.				20
will not start recording.
	Cassette is not loaded.					Load a cassette.				15
	Tape reached the end					Rewind the tape or replace				15
	(“	END” flashes on the				the cassette.
	screen).
	Cassette is protected (“				”	Change the position of the				74
	flashes on the screen).					protect switch.
	Camcorder is		set to a mode				Set the camcorder to			20
	other than the								mode.
	mode.
Camcorder will not focus.	Autofocus does not work on					Focus manually.				41
	that subject.
	Viewfinder is not adjusted.					Adjust the viewfinder with the				16
						dioptric adjustment lever.
	Lens is dirty.					Clean the lens.				70
A vertical light bar appears on	Bright light in a dark scene										–
the screen.	may cause a vertical light bar							– – –
	(smear) to appear. This is not
	a malfunction.
Viewfinder picture is blurred.	Viewfinder is not adjusted.					Adjust the viewfinder with the				16
						dioptric adjustment lever.
Sound is distorted or	When recording near loud										–
recorded in a lower volume	sound (such as fireworks,
than the actual volume.	drums or concerts), sound							– – –
	may become distorted or may
	not be recorded in the actual
	sound level. This is not a
	malfunction.

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