Troubleshooting

Check to see the following before asking for a repair. If the suggested solution still cannot restore the DVD video camera/recorder to normal, do not attempt to repair it yourself, but consult your dealer.

Power supplies

Symptom

Cause and Correction

Reference

page

 

 

 

Power turns off im-

Is battery charged?

 

mediately after be-

Charge it.

 

ing turned on.

 

 

 

 

 

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When

power is

 

turned on, the LCD

 

 

screen will turn on

 

 

and off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

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power. To restart recording in this case, set the power switch

 

 

 

to “POWER OFF” and then set it to “ VIDEO”. You can also

 

 

 

specify “Power Save: Off” to stop automatic power off.

 

 

 

 

Power cannot be

Remove the battery or AC adapter. In this case, the disc

 

turned off.

cannot be removed. To remove the disc, reattach the

 

 

battery or AC adapter and turn the DVD video camera/

 

 

 

 

 

recorder on again.

 

No image appears

Is DVD video camera/recorder connected to PC using PC

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on the LCD screen

connection cable?

or in the viewfinder.

Unplug the PC connection cable.

 

 

 

Does DVD video camera/recorder stop at the end of the

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scene to which wipe-out was set and played back.

 

 

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.

 

Battery

weakens

Are you using the DVD video camera/recorder where the

 

fast

 

temperature is very low?

 

 

 

The DVD video camera/recorder can normally be used

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for 40 minutes to one hour with a fully charged DZ-BP14(R)/

 

 

 

 

 

DZ-BP16 (sold separately) battery, but this time will be

 

 

 

shorter at low temperatures. Prepare extra batteries.

 

 

 

Battery may be dead.

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Replace it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hitachi DZMV270A instruction manual Troubleshooting, Power supplies

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