EN63

SYMPTOM

 

POSSIBLE CAUSES

 

CORRECTIVE ACTION

 

31. The LCD monitor or

 

31. • Certain Fade/Wipe effects,

 

31. Re-read the sections

 

viewfinder indications

 

certain modes of Programme

 

covering Fade/Wipe effects,

 

blink.

 

AE with special effects, “DIS”

 

Programme AE with special

 

 

 

and other functions that

 

effects and “DIS”

 

 

 

cannot be used together are

 

( pg. 24, 26 – 28).

 

 

 

selected at the same time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32. Coloured bright spots

 

32. • The LCD monitor and the

 

32.

 

 

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 %)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33. During recording, sound

 

33. • This is normal.

 

33.

————

 

cannot be heard.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

34. Play, Rewind and Fast-

 

34. • The Power Switch is not set

 

34. • Set the Power Switch to

 

Forward functions do not

 

to “

”.

 

” ( pg. 31).

 

work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35. A MultiMediaCard cannot

 

35. • The VIDEO/DSC Switch is

 

35. • Set the VIDEO/DSC Switch

 

be played back.

 

set to “VIDEO”.

 

to “

”.

 

 

 

• The Power Switch is set to

 

• Set the Power Switch to

 

 

 

” or “ ”.

 

”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36. The tape is moving, but

 

36. • Your TV has AV input

 

36. • Set the TV to the mode

 

there is no picture.

 

terminals, but is not set to its

 

or channel appropriate

 

 

 

VIDEO mode.

 

for video playback

 

 

 

• The cassette holder cover is

 

( pg. 40, 41).

 

 

 

open.

 

• Close the cassette holder

 

 

 

 

 

 

cover ( pg. 10).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

37. The LCD monitor image is

 

37. • During playback of the

 

37.

 

 

distorted.

 

unrecorded portion, High-

 

 

 

 

 

 

speed Search and still

 

 

————

 

 

 

playback, LCD monitor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

indications appear distorted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is not a defect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38. Images on the LCD

 

38. • The speaker volume is too

 

38. • Turn the speaker volume

 

monitor are jittery.

 

great.

 

down ( pg. 31).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39. Blocks of noise appear

 

39.

 

 

39. •Clean the video heads with

 

during playback, or there is

 

 

————

 

an optional cleaning

 

no playback picture and

 

 

 

cassette ( pg. 75).

 

 

 

 

 

 

the screen becomes blue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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