Hitachi DZ-HS500A 147, During playback, Symptom Cause and Correction, Clean the disc

Symptom	Cause and Correction	Reference	English
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Focus is not correct.	Is it difficult to use auto focus with your subject?
	Focus manually.
	Does manual focus icon appear?
	The DVD video camera/recorder is set to manual focus. Focus	53
	the subject manually, or release manual focus.
	Is the diopter control correctly adjusted if you are using the
	viewfinder as a monitor?	32
	Adjust the diopter control.
	In cases other than the above, set the power switch to “OFF”, and	31
	then set it to “HDD”, “DVD” or “SD” again.
An error message for	Perform repair following the instructions on screen.
repair appears.	Repair is possible when the DVD video camera/recorder is
	powered by the AC adapter/charger. If you are using the HDD
	and have detected an error in part of video file, a battery can also
	be used for repair (if the remaining battery level indicator shows	26
	more than half level).
	It will take from a few minutes to several hours for repair. If you
	wish to start recording immediately, remove the disc, and then
	insert another disc: The removed disc can later be repaired by
	connecting the AC adapter/charger.
If during recording light	This is not a fault.
(sunlight, etc.) enters	Adjust the angle of the DVD video camera/recorder so that
the DVD video camera/	sunlight, etc. does not enter.
recorder through the	Putting a protective hand over the lens may improve the ghosts.	—
lens from above, ghosts
may occur in the
recorded image.
During playback
Symptom	Cause and Correction	Reference
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Recognition of disc is	Is disc dirty?	11
not complete.	Use the provided disc cleaning cloth to clean it.
Pressing the playback	Has the image been recorded by devices other than this DVD
button will not start	video camera/recorder?
playback.	Playback of image recorded on devices other than this DVD video
	camera/recorder may be impossible on this DVD video camera/
	recorder.	70
	Has scene been edited on a device other than this DVD video
	camera/recorder?
	If a scene recorded on this DVD video camera/recorder is edited
	on a device other than this DVD video camera/recorder, playback
	may not be possible on this DVD video camera/recorder.
No playback picture	Is TV input selector set correctly?
appears on TV screen.	Some TVs have multiple video input jacks. Check whether the
	correct input was selected on TV to match the connected jacks. If	113
	the DVD video camera/recorder is connected to VCR, set its
	input selector to “external input (LINE)”.
	Is the DVD video camera/recorder connected to TV correctly?	112
	Check the connections.
Playback picture is	Is disc scratched or does dirt or fingerprint adhere to it?	11
momentarily interrupted.	Clean the disc.

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