General Maintenance

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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

TV receiver is of older type. It need to

 

screen

be modified to work properly with

 

 

camcorder.

 

 

 

 

 

Tape is damaged. Try another

 

 

cassette.

 

 

 

 

Color of your TV screen is too bright,

TV set has the VIR circuit. Turn it off

 

too faint of change.

during 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

The camcorder is set to the double

 

and noise appears. Also sound

speed playback mode. Pressing the

 

speeded up from normal is heard.

playback button to restore the normal

 

 

playback mode. The sound also

 

 

returns to 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

 

viewfinder flashes to indicate battery is

battery.

 

discharged.

 

 

 

 

 

NO OPERATION IS ACCEPTED

 

 

 

 

 

Symptom

Check Point & Correction

 

 

 

 

Power is turned on, but no button

Remove the power source and the