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The CHARGE indicator

Is the ambient temperature too low or too high?

 

 

 

on AC adapter/charger

Charge the battery in environment where the temperature is 10 –

 

 

 

is blinking.

30ºC.

 

 

 

 

The battery has possibly discharged excessively. Continue

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charging: After a while, the battery will be charged to the

 

 

 

 

specified voltage, and the CHARGE indicator will light. Then the

 

 

 

 

battery charge will be completed normally.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power turns off

Is battery charged?

 

 

 

immediately after being

Charge it.

 

 

 

turned on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When power is turned

 

 

 

 

on, the LCD screen will

 

 

 

 

turn on and off.

 

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The ACCESS/PC

 

 

 

 

indicator is blinking,

 

 

 

 

even though nothing is

 

 

 

 

displayed on LCD

 

 

 

 

monitor screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power goes off

Is Power Save set to “On”?

 

 

 

unexpectedly.

If the powered DVD video camera/recorder is left for as long as 5

 

 

 

 

minutes without recording or playback with “Power Save: On”

 

 

 

 

specified, it will automatically turn off to save battery power. To

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restart recording in this case, set the power switch to “OFF” and

 

 

 

 

then set it to “!”. You can also specify “Power Save: Off” to stop

 

 

 

 

automatic power off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is the DVD video camera/recorder set to the sleep/restart status?

 

 

 

 

If 30 minutes or more has elapsed with the DVD video camera/

 

 

 

 

recorder in the sleep/restart status, it will automatically turn off.

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Set the power switch to “OFF”, and then power the DVD video

 

 

 

 

camera/recorder again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power cannot be turned

Detach the battery or AC adapter/charger once, and then press

 

 

 

off.

the RESET button of DVD video camera/recorder: Reattach a

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power supply to DVD video camera/recorder before turning it on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Even if the DVD video

The DVD video camera/recorder will automatically turn on to

 

 

 

camera/recorder is off,

recognise a disc: Closing the cover will automatically turn the

 

 

 

opening the cover will

DVD video camera/recorder off.

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cause the ACCESS

 

 

 

 

indicator to blink.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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DZ-GX5100SW, DZ-GX5060SW specifications

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