TROUBLESHOOTING

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The color of Snapshot looks strange.

 

Files stored in the memory card cannot be

 

● The light source or the subject does not include

 

deleted.

 

white. Or there are various different light sources

 

● Files stored in the memory card are protected.

behind the subject.

 

➜Remove protection from the files stored in the

➜Find a white subject and compose your shot so

 

memory card and delete them. ( pg. 28)

that it also appears in the frame. ( pg. 37, 40)

 

 

 

 

 

When the image is printed from the printer,

 

 

 

 

The image taken using Snapshot is too

 

a black bar appears at the bottom of the

 

dark.

 

screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

●Shooting was performed under backlit conditions. ● This is not a malfunction.

➜Press BACKLIGHT. ( pg. 39)

 

➜By recording with “DIS” de-activated ( pg. 31, 32)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

this can be avoided.

The image taken using Snapshot is too

 

 

 

 

bright.

 

 

When the camcorder is connected via the

● The subject is too bright.

 

DV connector, the camcorder does not

 

operate.

➜Set “

 

 

 

” to “SPOTLIGHT”. ( pg. 41)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

● The DV cable was plugged/unplugged with power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

White Balance cannot be activated.

 

 

 

turned on.

● The Sepia (SEPIA) or Monotone (MONOTONE)

 

➜Turn the camcorder’s power off and on again,

mode is activated.

 

then operate it.

➜Disengage the Sepia (SEPIA) or Monotone

 

 

 

Images on the LCD monitor appear dark or

(MONOTONE) mode before setting White

 

 

whitish.

Balance. ( pg. 41)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

● In places subject to low temperature, images

The image looks like the shutter speed is

 

 

 

become dark due to the characteristics of the

too slow.

 

 

 

 

LCD monitor. This is not a malfunction.

● When shooting in the dark, the unit becomes

 

➜Adjust the brightness and angle of the LCD

highly sensitive to light when “GAIN UP” is set to

 

monitor. ( pg. 17, 19)

“AUTO”.

 

● When the LCD monitor’s fluorescent light reaches

➜If you want the lighting to look more natural, set

 

the end of its service life, images on the LCD

“GAIN UP” to “AGC” or “OFF”. ( pg. 31, 34)

 

monitor become dark.

 

 

 

 

Other problems

 

➜Consult your nearest JVC dealer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colored bright spots appear all over the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LCD monitor or the viewfinder.
The POWER/CHARGE lamp on the

 

camcorder does not light during charging.

 

 

● The LCD monitor and the viewfinder are made

● Charging is difficult in places subject to extremely

 

with high-precision technology. However, black

 

spots or bright spots of light (red, green or blue)

high/low temperatures.

 

 

may appear constantly on the LCD monitor or the

➜To protect the battery, it is recommended to

 

 

viewfinder. These spots are not recorded on the

charge it in places with a temperature of 10°C to

 

 

tape. This is not due to any defect of the unit.

35°C (50°F to 95°F). ( pg. 51)

 

 

(Effective dots: more than 99.99%)

● The battery pack is not attached firmly.

 

 

 

➜Detach the battery pack once again and re-attach

 

 

 

The cassette will not load properly.

it firmly. ( pg. 13, 14)

 

 

● The battery’s charge is low.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“SET DATE/TIME!” appears.

 

 

 

➜Install a fully charged battery. ( pg. 13)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

●The date/time is not set.

➜Set the date/time. ( pg. 16)

●The built-in clock battery has run out and the previously set date/time has been erased.

➜Consult your nearest JVC dealer for replacement.

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