Troubleshooting

Symptom

 

Action

 

 

Power does not turn on.

 Is the AC adapter properly connected?

 

 

 



Is the battery charged?

 

 

 



Is the power turned on immediately after it is turned off?

 

 

 

 

Make sure to wait for an interval of at least 5 seconds before turning

 

 

 

 

on the power again.

 

 

Unable to start recording.

 Is the record trigger button/lock switch on the handle turned on?

 

 

 



Is the write­protect switch of the SD card turned on?

 

 

 

(

Make sure that the write­protect switch is turned off.

 

 

 

P39 [Write­Protect Switch on the SD Card] )

 

 

 

 Is the camera recorder set to the Camera mode?

 

 

 

(

Use the [MODE] selection button to switch to the Camera mode.

 

 

 

P18 [Operation Modes] )

 

 

Camera image is not output on

Is the camera recorder set to the Camera mode?

 

 

the LCD monitor and

Use the [MODE] selection button to switch to the Camera mode.

 

 

viewfinder screen.

(

P18 [Operation Modes] )

 

 

Playback does not start after

Is the selected clip a playable clip?

 

 

selecting a clip thumbnail and

Playback is not possible if the clip has a different video format setting.

 

 

pressing the Set button (R).

 

 

 

 

No sound during playback.

Is the currently played clip recorded in the Variable Frame Rec mode?

 

 

 

(

P81 [Variable Frame Rec] )

 

 

Images on the LCD monitor

 Readjust the brightness of the LCD monitor and viewfinder.

 

 

and viewfinder screen appear



Is the [ND FILTER] switch set to “1/64”?

 

 

dark or blurred.

 Is the iris closed?

 

 

 



Is the shutter speed setting too high?

 

 

 



Is the amount of peaking too little? Use the [PEAKING +/­] button to

 

 

 

(

adjust the contour for the LCD monitor and the viewfinder screen.

 

 

 

P36 [Adjusting the LCD Monitor] )

 

 

 

(

P37 [Adjusting the Viewfinder] )

 

 

The [CH1/CH2] recording level

 Is the [CH1/CH2 AUTO/MANUAL] switch set to “AUTO”?

 

 

adjustment knob does not

 Is the [FULL AUTO] switch set to “ON”?

 

 

work.

 

Is the [FULL AUTO] switch set to “ON”, and [A/V Set]-[Audio

 

 

 

(

Set]-[Audio On FULL AUTO] set to “Auto”?

 

 

 

P109 [ Audio On FULL AUTO ] )

 

 

SD card cannot be initialized

Is the write­protect switch of the SD card turned on?

 

 

 

Others

(formatted).

Make sure that the write­protect switch is turned off.

 

Battery alarm appears even

Is the battery too old?

 

 

(

P39 [Write­Protect Switch on the SD Card] )

 

 

after loading a charged

 

 

 

 

battery.

 

 

 

 

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