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SYMPTOM

POSSIBLE CAUSES

CORRECTIVE ACTION

t Time code does not appear.

• “TIME CODE” is set to “OFF” in the

• Set “TIME CODE” to “ON” in the

 

Menu Screen.

Menu Screen ( pg. 31, 32).

y Images on the LCD monitor

• In places subject to low tempera-

• Adjust the brightness and angle of

appear dark or whitish.

ture, images become dark due to

the LCD monitor ( pg. 18, 19).

 

the characteristics of the LCD

 

 

monitor. When this happens, the

 

 

displayed colours differ from those

 

 

that are actually recorded. This is

 

 

not a defect of the camcorder.

 

 

• When the LCD monitor's fluores-

 

 

cent light reaches the end of its

 

 

service life, images on the LCD

 

 

monitor become dark. Consult your

 

 

nearest JVC dealer.

 

 

 

 

u The rear of the LCD monitor

• The light used to illuminate the LCD

• Close the LCD monitor to turn it off

is hot.

monitor causes it to become hot.

or set the Power Switch to “OFF”,

 

 

and let the unit cool down.

 

 

 

i The indicators and the

• This may occur when the surface or

 

image colour on the LCD

the edge of the LCD monitor is

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monitor are not clear.

pressed.

 

 

 

 

o The LCD monitor or

• Certain Fade/Wipe effects, certain

Re-read the sections covering

viewfinder indications blink.

modes of Programme AE with special

Fade/Wipe effects, Programme AE

 

effects, “DIS” and other functions that

with special effects and “DIS”

 

cannot be used together are selected

( pg. 29, 36 – 39).

 

at the same time.

 

 

 

 

p Coloured bright spots

• The LCD monitor and the view-

 

appear all over the LCD

finder are made with high-precision

 

monitor or the viewfinder.

technology. However, black spots or

 

 

bright spots of light (red, green or

 

 

blue) may appear constantly on the

 

 

LCD monitor or the viewfinder.

 

 

These spots are not recorded on

 

 

the tape. This is not due to any

 

 

defect of the unit. (Effective dots:

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more than 99.99 %)

 

 

 

 

 

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