50EN

TROUBLESHOOTING(cont.)

SYMPTOM

 

POSSIBLE CAUSES

 

CORRECTIVE ACTION

10. Digital Zoom does not

 

10. •16X optical zoom is

 

10. •Turn off the Video Echo

work.

 

selected.

 

mode (☞ pg. 24).

 

 

•The Video Echo mode is

 

•Wait until the Picture Wipe

 

 

activated.

 

or Dissolve effects are

 

 

•Picture Wipe or Dissolve are

 

completed (☞ pg. 22, 23).

 

 

being used in a scene

 

 

 

 

transition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11. Program AE with special

 

11. •The Power Switch is set to

 

11. •Set the Power Switch to

effects and Fade/Wipe

 

“ ”.

 

“ ”.

Effects do not work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12. The Black & White Fader

 

12. •The Sepia or Monotone

 

12. •Turn off Sepia and

does not work.

 

mode is activated.

 

Monotone (☞ pg. 24).

 

 

 

 

 

13. The Dissolve function does

 

13. •The Sepia, Monotone or

 

13. •Turn off Sepia, Monotone or

not work.

 

Slow Shutter mode of

 

Slow Shutter before adding

 

 

Program AE with special

 

Dissolve to a scene

 

 

effects is activated.

 

transition (☞ pg. 24).

 

 

•The Squeeze mode is

 

•Make sure that the Squeeze

 

 

selected.

 

mode in the Mode Menu is

 

 

•The previously selected

 

set to “OFF” (☞ pg. 19).

 

 

mode of Program AE with

 

•Make sure you have

 

 

special effects was changed

 

selected the mode of

 

 

after the last selected scene

 

Program AE with special

 

 

for editing was registered.

 

effects you want before

 

 

 

 

starting editing

 

 

 

 

(☞ pg. 24).

 

 

 

 

 

14. The Picture Wipe and

 

14. •The last selected editing

 

14. •Select Picture Wipe or

Dissolve functions do not

 

scene is ending.

 

Dissolve before beginning

work.

 

•At the end of the last

 

recording. The effects are

 

 

selected scene for editing,

 

then automatically activated

 

 

the Power Switch was set to

 

(☞ pg. 22).

 

 

“OFF”.

 

•Do not turn off the

 

 

•The power is off.

 

camcorder’s power after

 

 

 

 

setting Edit-In and Edit-Out

 

 

 

 

points, as they will all be

 

 

 

 

erased (☞ pg. 22).

 

 

 

 

•The camcorder automati-

 

 

 

 

cally shuts off after 5

 

 

 

 

minutes have elapsed in the

 

 

 

 

Record-Standby mode.

 

 

 

 

Make sure you continue

 

 

 

 

operations within 5 minutes

 

 

 

 

after engaging Record-

 

 

 

 

Standby mode (☞ pg. 22).

 

 

 

 

 

15. The picture wipe function

 

15. •The Slow Shutter mode is

 

15. •Make sure the Squeeze

doesn’t work.

 

activated.

 

mode, Cinema mode, or

 

 

•The Squeeze or Cinema

 

Slow Shutter mode is not

 

 

mode is selected in the

 

activated when preparing to

 

 

Mode Menu.

 

use the Picture Wipe

 

 

 

 

function (☞ pg. 19, 24).

 

 

 

 

 

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GR-DVF31 specifications

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