E-102
TROUBLESHOOTING In Case of Difficulty
Symptoms Troubles, Checks and Remedial Actions
Power cannot be switched ON. •Is power supply connected properly?
•Is battery pack charged?
•Was the power turned ON immediately after being turned OFF?
Wait at least 5 seconds before turning the power ON again once
it has been turned OFF.
Operation buttons on the • Is the cassette cover open?
GY-DV300 fail to work. The GY-DV300 remains inoper ative as long as the cassette door
is open.
•Is a tape inserted?
Recording is not possible. • Is the switch on cassette set to “REC”? If it is set to “SAVE”, set
it to REC.
•Is the MODE switch set to “CAM-A” or “CAM-B”? If set to “VTR”,
shooting is not possible.
The camera image does not •Is the MODE switch set to “CAM-A” or “CAM-B”? If set to “VTR”,
appear on the LCD screen or in the camera image is not output.
the viewfinder.
Image on the LCD screen or the • Adjust the brightness of the LCD screen or viewfinder screen.
viewfinder screen looks dark or •Check if the ND filter switch is set to “ON”.
unclear. •Is the iris closed?
•Is the shutter speed setting too fast?
Manual adjustments, such as •Is the shooting mode the AUTO mode?
adjustment of shutter speed, gain, •Is AE mode ON?
iris, etc. not possible. To enable manual adjustments, set the AE item on the
OPERATION menu screen to OFF.
Camera-shake compensation •Is the OIS item on the OPERATION menu screen set to OFF?
does not work. Set to ON to activate the camera-shake compensation function.
The sound from the built-in •Is the MIC1 INPUT SEL item on the SYSTEM [1/2] menu screen
microphone is not input. set to XLR?
To use the built-in microphone, set to INT.
The sound from the microphone • Is the MIC1 INPUT SEL item on the SYSTEM [1/2] menu screen
connected to the MIC 1 input set to INT?
connector is not input. To use the microphone connected to the MIC 1 input connector,
set to XLR.
Noise interferes with playback •Video head may be clogged with dirt.
video. Clean head with the special head cleaning tape.
(☞ See page 10.)
Noise appears when playing back •When a tape recorded on another unit is played back or used
a tape recorded on another unit. for recording, this phenomenon may occur due to tracking errors.
The transient section between
scenes recorded on other units
and those recorded on the
GY-DV300 may appear disturbed.
Sound is not heard from the built- •Sound is not output from the built-in speaker in the recording
in speaker in the recording mode. mode. The built-in speaker outputs the playback sound.
No sound during playback. • Is the PB AUDIO SEL item on the VTR menu screen set to
CH3/4?
To output the sound recorded during shooting, set to CH1/CH2.