TROUBLESHOOTING

EN 43

Warning Indications

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A. DUB ERROR!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<CANNOT DUB ON A LP RECORDED TAPE>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<CANNOT DUB ON A 16bit RECORDING>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<CHECK TAPE’S ERASE PROTECTION TAB>

Displays the battery remaining power.

 

 

 

 

 

● Appears if Audio Dubbing is attempted on a tape

Remaining power level

 

 

 

 

 

 

recorded in the LP mode. ( pg. 37)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High

 

Exhausted

 

● Appears if Audio Dubbing is attempted on a tape

As the battery power comes close to nil, the battery

 

recorded in 16-bit audio. ( pg. 37)

indicator blinks.

 

 

 

● Appears if A. DUB (D) on the remote control is pressed

When the battery power is exhausted, power turns off

 

when the erase protection tab is set to “SAVE”.

automatically.

 

 

 

( pg. 37)

INSERT ERROR!

Appears when no tape is loaded. ( pg. 10)

CHECK TAPE’S ERASE PROTECTION TAB

Appears when the erase protection tab is set to “SAVE” while the Power Switch is set to “A” or “M” and the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch is set to “VIDEO”. ( pg. 8)

USE CLEANING CASSETTE

Appears if dirt is detected on the heads during recording. Use an optional cleaning cassette. ( pg. 46)

CONDENSATION, OPERATION PAUSED PLEASE WAIT

Appears if condensation occurs. (The two indications above swiches alternately every 3 seconds.) When this indication is displayed, wait more than 1 hour until condensation disappears.

TAPE!

Appears if a tape is not loaded when the Recording Start/ Stop Button or SNAPSHOT Button is pressed while the Power Switch is set to “A” or “M” and the VIDEO/ MEMORY Switch is set to “VIDEO”.

TAPE END

Appears when the tape ends during recording or playback. ( pg. 38)

SET DATE/TIME!

●Appears when the date/time is not set. ( pg. 8)

●Appears when the built-in clock (lithium) battery is discharged and the previously set date/time is erased. ( pg. 8)

LENS CAP

Appears for 5 seconds after power is turned on if the lens cap is attached.

A. DUB ERROR!

Appears if Audio Dubbing is attempted on a blank portion of a tape. ( pg. 37)

Appears if Insert Editing is attempted on a blank portion of a tape. ( pg. 37)

INSERT ERROR!

<CANNOT EDIT ON A LP RECORDED TAPE> <CHECK TAPE’S ERASE PROTECTION TAB>

●Appears if Insert Editing is attempted on a tape recorded in the LP mode. ( pg. 37)

●Appears if INSERT (I) on the remote control is pressed when the erase protection tab is set to “SAVE”. ( pg. 37)

MEMORY IS FULL

Appears when the memory card’s memory is full and shooting is not possible.

COPYING FAILED

●Appears if dubbing of copyguarded signals is attempted while this camcorder is being used as a recorder.

●Appears in the following cases when dubbing from a tape to a memory card (as digital stills):

•when no memory card is loaded.

•when the memory card’s memory is full.

•when the memory card is not formatted.

•when a write-protected SD Memory Card is loaded. ( pg. 19)

MEMORY CARD!

Appears if there is no memory card loaded when you attempt to record on a memory card or access data on a memory card.

PLEASE FORMAT

Appears when there is a problem with a memory card and its memory is corrupt, or it has not been initialized. Initialize the memory card. ( pg. 24)

NO IMAGES STORED

Appears if there are no image files stored in the memory card when you attempt memory card playback.