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OTHERS
Troubleshooting
Symptoms | Remedy |
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Power cannot be switched ON. | • Is power supply connected correctly? |
| • Is battery pack recharged? |
| • 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. |
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Recording is not possible. | • Is the REC LOCK switch on the hundle set to ON? |
| • Is the switch on cassette set to “REC”? If it is set to “SAVE”, set it to “REC”. |
| • The Camera mode has not been selected. (The VTR indicator does not light.) |
| While the VTR indicator lights, press the MODE switch upward to turn on the |
| CAM indicator. |
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Camera image does not appear on LCD monitor or in viewfind- | • The Camera mode has not been selected. (The VTR indicator does not light.) |
er. | While the VTR indicator lights, camera image will not be output. |
| Press the CAM/VTR switch upward to turn on the VTR indicator. |
Image shown on LCD monitor or in viewfinder is dark or blurred. | • Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor or viewfinder screen. |
| • Is the ND filter knob set to 2? |
| • Is the iris closed? |
| • Is the shutter speed too fast? |
| • Is the viewfinder cable correctly connected? |
Playback does not start when the play button is pressed. | • In the Camera mode, is “STOP” indicated as the VTR operation mode indica- |
| tor? |
| When “STBY” is indicated, press the STOP button to display “STOP”. |
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Cannot play back. | • Is the PB TAPE item on the VIDEO FORMAT menu screen set to a setting oth- |
| er than AUTO? |
| If this menu item and the tape format do not match, the tape cannot be played |
| back. |
Cannot input an HDV/DV signal. | • Is the camcorder in VTR mode? (Is the VTR indicator lit?) |
| • Is the IEEE1394 switch set correctly? |
Noise interferes with playback video. | • Video head may be clogged with dirt. Clean head with the special head clean- |
| ing tape. X See “Precautions for Use of Head Cleaning Tape” on page 7. |
Sound is not output during playback. | • Is the AUDIO SELECT item on the AUDIO menu screen set to CH3/4? |
| To output the sound of the recording, set to CH1/2. |
Noise appears when playing back a tape recorded on another | • When a tape recorded on another unit is played back or used for recording, |
unit. | this phenomenon may occur due to tracking errors. |
| • Are you trying to play back a tape recorded in HDV 1080i format? This cam- |
The transient section between scenes recorded on other units | |
and those recorded on the | corder cannot play back or output tape recorded in HDV 1080i format. |
The front section’s audio level control doesn’t work. | • Is the |
| • Is the FULL AUTO switch set to “ON”? |
Cannot initialize (format) the SD memory card. | • Is the SD memory card |
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Battery alarm is displayed even if a fully charged battery pack | • Is the battery pack old? |
is put in. |
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Cassette cannot be ejected after the power is turned ON. | • The capacity of the power supply may be insufficient. Check the power volt- |
| age. |
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Time code or user’s bits data not displayed. | • Is the TC/UB item on the LCD/VF [2/3] menu screen set to OFF? |
| If so, set to ON. |
The date and time are not displayed or recorded. | • Is the DISPLAY item on the TIME/DATE menu screen set to OFF? |
| Set to ON when the data should be displayed and recorded. |
| • Is the date and time setting made? X See “Setting and Displaying the Date |
| and Time” on page |
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