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SYMPTOM

 

POSSIBLE CAUSES

 

CORRECTIVE ACTION

 

30. Colored bright spots

 

30. •The LCD monitor and the

 

30.

 

 

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 %)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31. During recording, sound

 

31. •This is normal.

 

31.

————

 

cannot be heard.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32. Play, Rewind and Fast-

 

32. •The Power Switch is not set

 

32. •Set the Power Switch to

 

Forward functions do not

 

to “

”.

 

” ( pg. 31).

 

work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33. The tape is moving, but

 

33. •Your TV has AV input

 

33. •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. 34, 35).

 

 

 

open.

 

 

•Close the cassette holder

 

 

 

 

 

 

cover ( pg. 12).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

34. The LCD monitor image is

 

34. •During playback of the

 

34.

 

 

distorted.

 

unrecorded portion, High-

 

 

 

 

 

 

speed Search and still

 

 

————

 

 

 

playback, LCD monitor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

indications appear distorted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is not a defect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35. Images on the LCD

 

35. •The speaker volume is too

 

35. •Turn the speaker volume

 

monitor are jittery.

 

great.

 

 

down ( pg. 31).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36. Blocks of noise appear

 

36.

 

 

36. •Clean the video heads with

 

during playback, or there is

 

 

————

 

an optional cleaning

 

no playback picture and

 

 

 

cassette ( pg. 66).

 

 

 

 

 

 

the screen becomes blue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

37. The LCD monitor, the

 

37.

 

 

37. •Wipe them gently with soft

 

viewfinder and the lens

 

 

————

 

cloth. Wiping strongly can

 

have become dirty (ex.

 

 

 

 

cause damage ( pg. 64).

 

fingerprints).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38. An unusual mark appears.

 

38.

 

 

38. •Check the section of the

 

 

 

 

————

 

manual that explains LCD

 

 

 

 

 

monitor/viewfinder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

indications ( pg. 59 – 61).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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JVC GR-DVL507, GR-DVL307 specifications EN57, Or channel appropriate Video mode For video playback

GR-DVL507, GR-DVL307 specifications

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