General Maintenance

 

Tape is damaged. Try another cassette.

Color of your TV screen is too bright, too

TV set has VIR circuit. Turn if off during

faint or change.

playback.

Date search function does not operate.

Slide the CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch to

 

VIDEO.

 

Insert the clock battery, set the date and

 

time, then start recording.

 

Do not remove the clock battery after

 

recording.

 

Do not eject the recorded cassette. Leave

 

it in the camcorder.

The playback picture moves rapidly and

The camcorder is set to the double speed

noise appears. Also sound speeded up

playback mode. Pressing the playback

from normal is heard.

button to restore the normal playback

 

mode. The sound also returns to the

 

normal speed.

 

Noise appears in the picture during double

 

speed playback, but this does not indicate

 

a fault.

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BATTERY CONDITION

 

Symptom

Check Point & Correction

The ( ) indication in the electronic

Try another battery or charge the battery.

viewfinder flashes to indicate battery is

 

discharged.

 

NO OPERATION IS ACCEPTED

 

Symptom

Check Point & Correction

Power is turned on, but no button

Remove the power source and the

operation are accepted.

date/title battery. And after about one

 

minute, the display in the viewfinder will be

 

reset. Then set the information again.

The camcorder does not operate when

Check that the polarities (+,-) of the

alkaline batteries are inserted.

batteries are correct.

 

Insert six batteries.

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