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JVC LYT0278-001A, GR-DVF7 Rear of the LCD monitor is hot, Images on the LCD monitor are jittery

Models: GR-DVF7 LYT0278-001A

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28.The rear of the LCD monitor is hot.

29.The indicators and the image colour on the LCD monitor are not clear.

30.Images on the LCD monitor are jittery.

31.The LCD monitor, the viewfinder and the lens have become dirty (ex. fingerprints).

32.The LCD monitor or viewfinder indications blink.

33.Coloured bright spots appear all over the LCD monitor or the viewfinder.

34.The LCD monitor indications are distorted.

35.An unusual mark appears.

36.An error indication (E01 — E06) appears.

POSSIBLE CAUSES

 

CORRECTIVE ACTION

28. •The light used to illuminate

 

28. • Close the LCD monitor to

the LCD monitor causes it to

 

turn it off or set the Power

become hot.

 

Switch to “POWER OFF”,

 

 

and let the unit cool down.

 

 

 

29. •This may occur when the

 

29.

surface or the edge of the

 

————

LCD monitor is pressed.

 

 

 

 

 

30. •The speaker volume is too

 

30. • Turn the speaker volume

great.

 

down (☞ pg. 38).

 

 

 

31.

 

31. • Wipe them gently with soft

————

 

cloth. Wiping strongly can

 

cause damage.

 

 

 

 

 

32. •Certain Fade/Wipe effects,

 

32. • Re-read the sections

certain modes of Programme

 

covering Fade/Wipe effects,

AE with special effects,

 

Programme AE with special

Picture Stabilizer and other

 

effects and Picture Stabilizer

functions that cannot be used

 

(☞ pg. 18, 27, 28, 30, 31).

together are selected at the

 

 

same time.

 

 

 

 

 

33. •The LCD monitor or the

 

33.

viewfinder is made with 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 %)

 

 

 

 

 

34. •During playback of the

 

34.

unrecorded portion, High-

 

 

speed Search and still

 

————

playback, LCD monitor

 

 

 

indications appear distorted.

 

 

This is not a defect.

 

 

 

 

 

35.

 

35. • Check the section of the

————

 

manual that explains LCD

 

monitor/viewfinder

 

 

 

 

indications (☞ pg. 66, 67).

 

 

 

36. •A malfunction of some kind

 

36. • Remove the power supply

has occurred. In this case the

 

(battery pack, etc.), clock

camcorder’s functions

 

battery 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.

 

 

 

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GR-DVF7, LYT0278-001A specifications

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