Symptom

Cause and Correction

Reference

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Focus is not correct.

Is it difficult to use auto focus with your subject?

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Focus manually.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Does “MF” appear?

 

 

The DVD video camera/recorder is set to manual focus.

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Focus the subject manually, or release manual focus.

 

 

Is the diopter control correctly adjusted if you are using

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the viewfinder as a monitor?

 

Adjust the diopter control.

 

 

In cases other than the above, set the power switch to

 

 

“POWER OFF”, and then set it to “ VIDEO” or “ PHOTO”

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again.

 

 

 

 

During playback

 

 

Symptom

Cause and Correction

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page

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pressing the REC

Is disc dirty?

 

 

 

button will not start

Use soft, dry cloth to clean it.

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recording.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pressing the play-

Has the image been recorded by devices other than this

 

 

 

back button will not

DVD video camera/recorder?

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start playback.

Playback of image recorded on devices other than this

 

 

 

DVD video camera/recorder may be impossible on this

 

 

 

 

DVD video camera/recorder.

 

 

 

 

Has scene been edited by applications other than Disc

 

 

 

 

Navigation?

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If the scene recorded on this DVD video camera/recorder is

 

 

 

edited with applications other than Disc Navigation, playback

 

 

 

 

may not be possible on this DVD video camera/recorder.

 

 

 

No playback pic-

Is TV input selector set correctly?

 

 

 

ture appears on TV

Some TVs have multiple video input jacks. Check whether

 

 

 

screen.

the correct input was selected on TV to match the con-

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nected jacks. If the DVD video camera/recorder is con-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

nected to VCR, set its input selector to “external input

 

 

 

 

(LINE)”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is the DVD video camera/recorder connected to TV cor-

 

 

 

 

rectly?

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Check the connections.

 

 

 

 

Is input selector of this DVD video camera/recorder set to

 

 

 

 

“LINE”?

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Change it to “CAMERA” mode.

 

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Playback picture is

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

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momentarily inter-

Clean the disc.

 

 

 

rupted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poor playback pic-

Was the image input from analog VCR (VHS, 8 mm) and

 

 

 

ture

recorded?

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The problem may be improved if a VCR equipped with

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TBC circuit is used for playback.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hitachi DZMV230A, DZMV200A instruction manual During playback, Change it to Camera mode