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TROUBLESHOOTING(Cont.)

SYMPTOM

POSSIBLE CAUSES

CORRECTIVE ACTION

35. The LCD monitor

35. •Certain FADE/WIPE, P.AE/

indications blink.

Effects, DIS and other

 

functions that cannot be

 

used together are selected at

 

the same time.

35.Re-read the sections covering FADE/WIPE, P.AE/ Effects and DIS

(pgs. 33, 36 – 43).

36. Coloured bright spots

36. •The LCD monitor is made

36.

appear all over the LCD

with high-precision

 

monitor.

technology. However, black

 

 

spots or bright spots of light

 

 

(red, green or blue) may

 

 

appear constantly on the

————

 

LCD monitor. These spots

 

 

are not recorded on the

 

 

tape. This is not due to any

 

 

defect of the unit. (Effective

 

 

dots: more than 99.99 %)

 

37. The LCD monitor

37. •During playback of the

37.

indications are distorted.

unrecorded portion, High-

 

 

speed Search and still

————

 

playback, LCD monitor

 

 

 

indications appear distorted.

 

 

This is not a defect.

 

38. An unusual mark appears

38.

38. • Check the section of the

in the LCD monitor or the

————

manual that explains LCD

viewfinder.

monitor/viewfinder

 

 

 

indications (pgs. 79 – 81).

 

 

 

39. An error indication

39. •A malfunction of some kind

39. • Remove the power supply

(E01 — E07) appears in

has occurred. In this case

(battery pack, etc.) and press

the LCD monitor or the

the camcorder’s functions

RESET button, and wait a few

viewfinder.

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.

40. The charge indicator on

40. •The temperature of the

40. • To protect the battery, it is

the AC Power Adapter/

battery is extremely high/

recommended to charge it

Charger does not light.

low.

in places with a tempera-

 

•Charging is difficult in

ture of 10°C to 30°C

 

places subject to extremely

(pg. 9).

 

high/low temperatures.

 

41. The recording mode

41. •This occurs when recording in

41.

indicator “LP” blinks on

the LP mode is not available.

 

the LCD monitor or the

After the indicator blinks, the

————

viewfinder.

recording mode switches to

 

 

“SP” and recording goes on.

 

42. Picture does not appear

42. •The viewfinder is pulled out.

42. • Push the viewfinder back in.

on the LCD monitor.

•The LCD monitor's

• Adjust the brightness of the

 

brightness setting is too

LCD monitor (pg. 22).

 

dark.

• If the monitor is tilted

 

 

upward 180 degrees, open

the monitor fully (pg. 23).

43. When the image is 43. •This is not a malfunction. printed from the printer, a

black bar appears at the bottom of the screen.

43.• By recording with Digital Image Stabilizer set to “ON” (pg. 33) this can be avoided.

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JVC GR-DVL9000 manual Same time, LCD monitor or Camcorder’s functions, If the indication remains, Even though you repeat

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