Symptom

Cause and Correction

Reference

page

 

 

Battery cannot be

Was the CHARGE/ACCESS indicator lit or blinking during

 

charged.

charging?

 

 

The battery might have been attached incorrectly to the

 

 

battery attachment platform on DVD video camera/re-

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corder: Remove the battery, and then attach it again. If a

 

 

correctly attached battery cannot be charged, the bat-

 

 

tery is dead: Purchase a new one.

 

 

Is the battery abnormally hot?

 

 

Remove the battery, leave it for a while to cool down, then

 

charge it.

 

 

Is the ambient temperature too low or too high?

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Charge the battery at 50-86°F (10-30°C).

 

 

 

Has the battery been unused for a long time?

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Remove the battery, and then reattach it. If the battery is

 

still not charged, it may be dead: Purchase a new one.

 

 

 

 

During recording

Symptom

Cause and Correction

Reference

 

page

 

 

 

 

 

Pressing the REC

Is input image copy-guarded?

 

 

 

button will not start

Copy-guarded image cannot be recorded on this DVD

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recording.

video camera/recorder.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recording starts

Is disc scratched or does dirt or fingerprint adhere to it?

 

 

 

but stops immedi-

Clean the disc. If there is still no improvement, replace the

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ately.

disc.

 

 

 

 

Is some other AV device directly connected to the video/

 

 

 

 

audio input jack of this DVD video camera/recorder?

 

 

 

 

If the AV device is connected via several other devices,

 

 

 

 

such as AV selector, the video signal may not be transmit-

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ted incorrectly. In such a case, reduce the number of de-

 

 

 

 

vices through which the video signal is transmitted, or con-

 

 

 

 

nect AV device directly.

 

 

 

 

Are you attempting to record image from video game or

 

 

 

 

PC?

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From some video games or PCs, image cannot be re-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

corded on this DVD video camera/recorder.

 

 

 

LCD screen is hard

Has brightness of LCD screen been adjusted?

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to see.

Stop recording and adjust the brightness.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is the DVD video camera/recorder being used outdoors?

 

 

 

 

Use the viewfinder. When using LCD monitor, adjust its an-

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gle so that LCD screen is not exposed to direct sunlight.

 

 

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