General Maintenance
compartment. | on cassette. |
| Cassette window must be toward |
| outside. |
CAMERA RECORDING
Symptom | Check Point & Correction |
Picture does not appear in the | Open the lens door. |
viewfinder or LCD monitor. |
|
| Slide the CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch to |
| CAM. |
The camcorder cannot go into the | Check the record protect tab on the |
recording mode, even when the | cassette. |
start/stop button is pressed. |
|
| Push the cassette holder embossed |
| PUSH LOCK to close it. |
| Slide the CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch to |
| CAM. |
Picture is out of focus. | Make sure that “FOCUS” does not |
| appear in the viewfinder or LCD |
| monitor. |
Auto focus does not operate if a special | |
| effects filter is attached. |
The created title does not appear. | Insert the clock battery, then create a |
| title. |
| Do not remove the clock battery after |
| creating a title. |
PLAYBACK OF | |
Symptom | Check Point & Correction |
The PLAY button cannot be engaged. | Set the CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch to |
| VIDEO> |
No picture appears on television screen | Set the television to the camcorder channel |
when the play button is pressed. | (3 or 47) depending upon the selected |
| channel in the RF channel select switch of |
| the RF output adapter. |
Interference on playback picture. | 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 screen. | TV receiver is older type, it needs to be |
| modified to work properly with camcorder. |
| Tape is damaged. Try another cassette. |
Color of your TV screen is too bright, too | TV set has VIR circuit. Turn it 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. |
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