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POSSIBLE CAUSES

CORRECTIVE ACTION

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

29. •This may occur when the

29.

surface or the edge of the

————

LCD monitor is pressed.

 

30. Images on the LCD

30. •The speaker volume is too

30. •Turn the speaker volume

monitor are jittery.

great.

down (pg. 73).

31. The LCD monitor and the

31.

31. •Wipe them gently with soft

lens have become dirty

————

cloth. Wiping strongly can

(ex. fingerprints).

 

cause damage.

32. The LCD monitor

32. •Certain FADE/WIPE, P.AE/

32. •Re-read the sections

indications blink.

Effects and other functions

covering FADE/WIPE and

 

that cannot be used

P.AE/Effects

 

togetherare selected at the

(pgs. 34 – 42).

 

same time.

 

33. Colored bright spots

33. •The LCD monitor is made

33.

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 %)

 

34. The LCD monitor

34. •During playback of the

34.

indications are distorted.

unrecorded portion, High-

 

 

speed Search and still

————

 

playback, LCD monitor

 

 

 

indications appear distorted.

 

 

This is not a defect.

 

35. An unusual mark appears

35.

35. •Check the section of the

in the LCD monitor.

————

manual that explains

 

LCD monitor indications

 

 

 

 

(pgs. 74, 75).

 

 

 

36. An error indication

36. •A malfunction of some kind

36. •Remove the tape or the

(E01 — E07) appears in

has occurred. In this case

battery pack, and wait a

the LCD monitor.

the camcorder’s functions

few minutes for the

 

become unusable.

indication to clear. When it

 

 

does, you can resume using

 

 

the camcorder.

 

 

If the indication remains,

 

 

please consult your nearest

 

 

JVC dealer or Technical

 

 

Service Center.

37. The charge indicator on

37. •The temperature of the

37. •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.

38.The recording mode indicator "LP" blinks on the LCD monitor.

38. •This occurs when recording in

38.

the LP mode is not available.

 

After the indicator blinks, the

————

recording mode switches to

 

"SP" and recording goes on.

 

 

 

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GR-DVM1 specifications

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