TROUBLESHOOTING

TROUBLESHOOTING

Your camera/recorder is a highly sophisticated instrument. It has been carefully checked and adjusted at the factory under the mose rigid quality control and inspection systems. However, should problems develop, check the following points and take necessary corrective measures.

INSERTING OR REMOVING THE CASSETTE

Symptom

Check Point & Correction

 

Cassette holder cannot be opened when

Connect the power source.

 

you slide “EJECT” button

 

 

Cassette cannot be inserted into cassette

Load cassette in direction indicated by

 

compartment.

arrow on cassette.

 

 

Cassette window must be toward outside.

 

 

 

 

CAMERA RECORDING

 

 

Symptom

Check Point & Correction

 

Picture does not appear in the viewfinder.

Remove the lens cap.

 

 

`Slide the power switch to “CAMERA”

 

 

Disconnect the AV input cable from the

 

 

camera/recorder.

 

The camera/recorder cannot go into the

Check the record protect tab on the

 

recording mode, even when the start/stop

cassette.

 

button is pressed.

 

 

 

Make sure that the “FOCUS M” does not

 

 

appear in the viewfinder. If it is displayed,

 

 

press “Focus” select button to erase it.

 

Picture is out of focus.

Auto-Focus does not operate if a special

 

 

effects filter is attached.

 

RECORDING TV PROGRAMS OFF THE AIR

Symptom

Check Point & Correction

The camera/recorder can not be set to

Check the record protect tab on the

the recording mode, even when the

cassette.

start/sop button on the

 

camera/recorder is pressed.

 

 

Set the power switch to “CAMERA”

 

position.

 

Connect the camera/recorder and TV

 

(or VCR).

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