JVC GY-HD250, GY-HD251 manual Troubleshooting, Symptoms, Others, Remedy

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OTHERS

Troubleshooting

Symptoms	Remedy
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.
Recording is not possible.	• Is the REC LOCK switch on the handle 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.
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”.
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 this device 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.
The transient section between scenes recorded on other units
and those recorded on the GY-HD250/GY-HD251 may appear
disturbed.
The front section’s audio level control doesn’t work.	• Is the CH-1/CH-2 AUDIO SELECT switch set to “AUTO”?
	• Is the FULL AUTO switch set to “ON”?
Cannot initialize (format) the SD memory card.	• Is the SD memory card write-protected? X See page 34.
Battery alarm is displayed even if a fully charged battery pack	• Is the battery pack old?
is put in.
Cassette cannot be ejected after the power is turned ON.	• The capacity of the power supply may be insufficient. Check the power volt-
	age.
Time code or user’s bits data not displayed.	• Is the TC/UB item on the LCD/VF[3/4] 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 pages 41, 42.
Video is not output from the [Y/PB/PR] terminal.	• Is VF SIGNAL on the LCD/VF[4/4] menu screen set to Y or COMPOSITE?
Viewfinder is not displayed properly.	• Is VF SIGNAL on the LCD/VF[4/4] menu screen set to a setting other than
	RGB?

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