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TROUBLESHOOTING(cont.)

SYMPTOM

 

POSSIBLE CAUSES

 

CORRECTIVE ACTION

25. Images on the LCD

 

25. •In places subject to low

 

25. •Adjust the brightness and

monitor appear dark or

 

temperature, images become

 

angle of the LCD monitor

whitish.

 

dark due to the characteristics

 

(pg. 12).

 

 

of the LCD monitor. When

 

 

 

 

 

this happens, the displayed

 

 

 

 

 

colors differ from those that

 

 

 

 

 

are actually recorded. This is

 

 

 

 

 

not a defect of the camcorder.

 

 

 

 

 

•When the LCD monitor’s

 

 

 

 

 

fluorescent light reaches the

 

 

 

 

 

end of its service life,

 

 

 

 

 

images on the LCD monitor

 

 

 

 

 

become dark. Consult your

 

 

 

 

 

nearest JVC dealer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26. The rear of the LCD

 

26. •The light used to illuminate

 

26. •Close the LCD monitor to

monitor is hot.

 

the LCD monitor causes it to

 

turn it off or set the Power

 

 

become hot.

 

Switch to “OFF”, and let the

 

 

 

 

 

unit cool down.

 

 

 

 

 

 

27. The indicators and the

 

27. •This may occur when the

 

27.

 

image color on the LCD

 

surface or the edge of the

 

 

————

monitor are not clear.

 

LCD monitor is pressed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28. The LCD monitor or

 

28. •Certain Fade/Wipe effects,

 

28. •Re-read the sections

viewfinder indications

 

certain modes of Program AE

 

covering Fade/Wipe effects,

blink.

 

with special effects, “DIS”

 

Program AE with special

 

 

and other functions that

 

effects and “DIS”

 

 

cannot be used together are

 

(pg. 19, 22 – 24).

 

 

selected at the same time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29. Colored bright spots

 

29. •The LCD monitor and the

 

29.

 

appear all over the LCD

 

viewfinder are made with

 

 

 

monitor or the viewfinder.

 

high-precision 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: more than

 

 

 

 

 

99.99%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30. During recording, sound

 

30. •This is normal.

 

30.

————

cannot be heard.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31. Play, Rewind and Fast-

 

31. •The Power Switch is not set

 

31. •Set the Power Switch to

Forward functions do not

 

to “

”.

 

” (pg. 29).

work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32. The tape is moving, but

 

32. • Your TV has AV input

 

32. •Set the TV to the mode or

there is no picture.

 

terminals, but is not set to its

 

channel appropriate for

 

 

VIDEO mode.

 

video playback (pg. 32,

 

 

•The cassette’s cover is open.

 

33).

 

 

 

 

 

 

•Close the cassette’s cover

 

 

 

 

 

(pg. 9).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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JVC GR-DVF11, GR-DVF21 specifications 52 EN

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