General Maintenance

PLAYBACK OF PRE-RECORDED CASSETTE

SYMPTOM

CHECK POINT & CORRECTION

 

“PLAY” button cannot be engaged.

*Set the CAMERA/OFF/VIDEO switch

 

 

to VIDEO

 

No picture appears on television

Set the television to the

 

screen when “PLAY” is pressed.

camera/.recorder channel (3 or 4)

 

 

depending upon the selected channel

 

 

in the RF channel.

 

(TV is connected to the camera/recorder by using RF output adapter.

 

 

When you see the playback picture on

 

 

your TV, adjust fine tuning knob on

 

 

television set to obtain best picture.

 

Picture bends at the top of the TV

TV receiver is older type. It needs to

 

screen.

be modified to work properly with

 

 

camera/recorder.

 

 

Tape is damaged try another cassette.

 

Color of your TV screen is too bright,

TV set has VIR circuit. Turn it off

 

too faint or change.

during playback.

 

BATTERY CONDITION

SYMPTOM

CHECK POINT & CORRECTION

The ( ) indication in the electronic viewfinder

Try another battery or charge the battery.

flashes to indicate the battery is discharged.

 

.

 

NO OPERATION IS ACCEPTED

 

SYMPTOM

CHECK POINT & CORRECTION

Power is not turned on and no button

Remove the power source and after about

operations are accepted

one minute, push the reset switch gently using

 

a toothpick, etc, until you feel a click. The

 

display will be reset. Then, set the

 

information again.

TAPE DISPLAY

 

SYMPTOM

CHECK POINT & CORRECTION

Tape appears in the viewfinder.

Have you moved the camera from a cold

 

place to a warm place so that its temperature

 

changed abruptly? If the temperature has

 

changed, remove the cassette and set the

 

CAMERA/OFF/VIDEO switch to OFF, then

 

wait for about one hour.

 

Remove the cassette and then try to reinsert,

 

remove it several times. If the indication is

 

still shown in the viewfinder, use a cleaning

 

tape clean the heads and replace the

 

cassette.

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