Troubleshooting > Messages and Troubleshooting

 

 

 

 

Message

 

Cause/condition for

Troubleshooting

 

 

 

 

 

message to appear

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disc is not formatted.

 

Appears when an unformatted DVD-

When initializing it (deleting all

Format the disc now?

 

RAM disc or one initialized (other

recorded data), choose “YES” and

 

YES

 

NO

 

UDF2.0) on PC is loaded.

designate it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also appears if user rejects partial repair

Choose “NO” and designate partial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or total repair of video file.

repair or total repair. When

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

initializing it (deleting all recorded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

data), choose “YES” and designate it.

Disc is not formatted.

 

Appears when a brand-new DVD-R disc

When recording on the DVD video

If it formats, it becomes

 

was loaded.

camera/recorder, choose “YES” and

possible to use for camera.

 

 

designate it. When recording video

 

However, when you record

 

 

 

 

edited on PC connected via the PC

from PC connection

 

 

connection terminal, choose “NO” and

terminal, please do not

 

 

designate it.(*4)

format.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Format

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the disc now?

 

 

 

 

YES

 

NO

 

 

 

Disc overheat.

 

Appears when the temperature inside

Set the power switch to “POWER

Please retry later.

 

the DVD video camera/recorder, or the

OFF” with the disc loaded, and then

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

temperature of disc, is too high, and

leave the DVD video camera/recorder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

normal operation cannot be executed.

in a well-ventilated place until the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

inside temperature decreases.

DPOF is not set to scene

 

Appears if “Slide Show: DPOF” is

Specify “Slide Show: All”, or do not

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

specified when a card for which DPOF

try slide show.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

has not been set is loaded.

 

DPOF scenes over limit.

 

Appears when the number of settable

Release unnecessary DOPF setting

Cannot set DPOF scenes.

 

scenes for DPOF has exceeded 999.

on photos when newly setting DPOF.

DVD-R Disc, Video mode

 

Appears if an attempt is made to change

Stop trying to change the Video

cannot be changed.

 

the Video recording mode of a recorded

recording mode, or replace the disc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD-R disc. Once even one scene is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

recorded on a DVD-R disc which has

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

been initialized, the originally

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

designated Video recording mode is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

specified to be maintained until the final

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

recording on the disc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also appears after the DVD-R disc has

Operate the DVD video camera/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

been initialized.

recorder after the message

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

disappears.

END OF DISC

 

Appears if the disc recordable capacity

Replace the disc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

has reached the limit during recording.

 

End scene cannot be divided.

 

Appears when the last image of scene

Stop trying to divide a scene.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

was selected to divide the scene: The

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

specifications state that dividing a scene

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

at its end is not possible.

 

*4: The purpose of formatting DVD-R disc on the DVD video camera/recorder is to write to disc a program exclusively for camera recording that is necessary to record images shot by camera in real time (increasing the response from disc). When recording images that were edited using PC on DVD-R disc via the PC connection terminal, do not format the disc: The program used exclusively for camera recording will disable normal recording.

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