SYMPTOM

10.The tape is moving, but there’s no picture.

11.In the 5-Second mode, recording ends before 5 seconds have elapsed.

12.Snapshot mode cannot be used.

13.Digital Zoom doesn’t work.

14.P.AE/Effects and Fade/ Wipe Effects don’t work.

15.The Black & White Fader doesn’t work.

16.The Dissolve function doesn’t work.

17.Scene transition does not go as expected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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POSSIBLE CAUSES

 

 

 

CORRECTIVE ACTION

 

 

 

 

 

10. •Your TV has AV input

 

 

10. •Set the TV to the mode or

 

 

 

 

 

terminals, but is not set to its

 

channel appropriate for video

 

 

 

VIDEO mode.

 

 

 

playback (☞ pg. 52 – 55).

 

 

 

•The cassette’s cover is open.

 

•Close the cassette's cover

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(☞ pg. 12).

 

 

 

 

 

 

11. •The 5-Second mode in the

 

11. •Select “5S” or “5SD” in the

 

 

 

System Menu is set to

 

 

 

System Menu (☞ pg. 32).

 

 

 

“ANIM.”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12. •The Squeeze mode is

 

 

12. •Disengage the Squeeze

 

 

 

 

 

selected.

 

 

 

mode (☞ pg. 29).

 

 

 

 

 

 

13. •10X optical zoom is

 

 

13. •Wait until the Picture Wipe

 

 

 

selected.

 

 

 

or Dissolve effects are

 

 

 

 

 

 

•Picture Wipe or Dissolve are

 

completed (☞ pg. 35).

 

 

 

 

 

 

being used in a scene

 

 

 

•Change the setting of either

 

 

 

transition.

 

 

 

the System Menu or the

 

 

 

 

 

•5-Second recording was

 

 

 

Power Dial (☞ pg. 31).

 

 

 

 

 

done with the Power Dial set

 

•Do not attempt to take a

 

 

 

 

 

to “5S”, and with “5SD”

 

 

 

Snapshot when performing

 

 

 

selected in the System Menu.

 

Digital Zoom (☞ pg. 26,

 

 

 

•Snapshot was attempted

 

 

30).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

during Digital Zoom.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14. •The Power Dial is set to “

A

”

14. •Set the Power Dial to “

M

”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or “5S”.

 

 

 

(☞ pg. 17).

 

 

 

 

 

 

15. •The Sepia or Monotone

 

 

15. •Turn off Sepia and Mono-

 

 

 

effects are activated.

 

 

 

tone (☞ pg. 40).

 

 

 

 

 

 

16. •P.AE/Effect Sepia, Monotone

16. •Turn off Sepia, Monotone or

 

 

 

or Slow is activated.

 

 

 

Slow before adding

 

 

 

 

 

 

•The Squeeze mode is

 

 

 

Dissolve to a scene

 

 

 

 

 

 

selected.

 

 

 

transition (☞ pg. 40).

 

 

 

 

 

 

•The previously selected P.AE/

 

•Make sure that the Squeeze

 

 

 

Effect was changed after the

 

mode in the Recording

 

 

 

 

 

 

last selected scene for

 

 

 

Menu is set to “OFF”

 

 

 

 

 

 

editing was registered.

 

 

 

(☞ pg. 29).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

•Make sure you have

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

selected the P.AE/Effects you

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

want before starting editing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(☞ pg. 40).

 

 

 

 

 

 

17. •When using “Picture Wipe/

 

17.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dissolve” (☞ pg. 35) or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Dissolves during 5 second

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mode recording”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(☞ pg. 24), there is a delay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of a fraction of a second

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

between the previous record

 

 

————

 

 

 

 

 

 

stop-point and the Dissolve

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

start-point. This is normal,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

but this slight delay becomes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

especially noticeable when

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

shooting fast-moving subject

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or during rapid panning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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GR-DV808 specifications

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