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TROUBLESHOOTING(Cont.)

SYMPTOM

 

POSSIBLE CAUSES

 

CORRECTIVE ACTION

32. The viewfinder indications

32. •During playback of the

32.

are distorted.

unrecorded portion, High-

 

 

 

 

speed Search and still

 

————

 

 

playback, viewfinder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

indications appear distorted.

 

 

 

 

This is not a defect.

 

 

33. An unusual mark appears

33.

 

33. • Check the section of the

in the viewfinder.

————

 

manual that explains the

 

 

 

viewfinder indications

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(pgs. 77 – 79).

 

 

 

 

34. An error indication

34. •A malfunction of some kind

 

34. • Remove the power supply

(E01 — E06) appears in

has occurred. In this case

 

(battery pack, etc.) and press

the viewfinder.

the camcorder’s functions

 

RESET button, and wait a few

 

 

become unusable.

 

minutes for the indication to

 

 

 

 

clear. When it does, you can

 

 

 

 

resume using the camcorder.

 

 

 

 

If the indication remains even

 

 

 

 

though you repeat the above

 

 

 

 

two or three times,

 

 

 

 

please consult your nearest

 

 

 

 

JVC dealer.

35. The charge indicator on

35. •The temperature of the

 

35. • To protect the battery, it is

the AC Charger Station

battery is extremely high/low.

 

recommended to charge it

does not light.

•Charging is difficult in places

 

in places with a temperature

 

 

subject to extremely high/low

 

of 10°C to 30°C (pg. 9).

 

 

temperatures.

 

 

36. The recording mode

36. •This occurs when recording

36.

indicator “LP” blinks in

in the LP mode is not

 

 

the viewfinder.

available. After the indicator

 

————

 

 

blinks, the recording mode

 

 

 

 

 

switches to “SP” and recording goes on.

37.When the image is printed 37. •This is not a malfunction. from the printer, a black

bar appears at the bottom of the screen.

37.• By recording with Digital

Image Stabilizer set to “ON” (pg. 30) this can be avoided.

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JVC GR-DV808 manual Viewfinder Camcorder’s functions

GR-DV808 specifications

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