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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 button lock switch on the handle turned on?

 

● Is the write-protect switch of the SDHC card turned on? Make sure that the write-

 

protect switch is turned off. (A Page 33)

 

● Is the camera recorder set to the Camera mode? (Operation mode indicator:

 

Lights up in blue/purple) If the operation mode indicator lights up in another color,

 

camera images are not output. Use the [CAM/MEDIA] selection button to switch

 

to the Camera mode. (A Page 7)

 

 

Camera image is not output on the LCD

● Is the camera recorder set to the Camera mode? (Operation mode indicator:

monitor and viewfinder screens.

Lights up in blue/purple) If the operation mode indicator lights up in another color,

 

camera images are not output. Use the [CAM/MEDIA] selection button to switch

 

to the Camera mode. (A Page 7)

 

 

Images on the LCD monitor and

● Readjust the brightness of the LCD monitor screen and viewfinder.

viewfinder screens appear dark or

● Is the [ND FILTER] switch set to [1/16]?

blurred.

● Is the iris closed?

 

● Is the shutter speed setting too high?

 

● Check the connection of the viewfinder cable.

 

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

 

the contour for the LCD monitor screen and the [VF PEAKING] knob for the

 

viewfinder screen. (A Page 28)

 

 

Playback does not start after selecting a

● Is the selected clip a playable clip? Playback is not possible if the clip has a

clip thumbnail and pressing the Set

different video format setting.

button.

 

 

 

HD/DV signals cannot be input.

● Is the camera recorder set to the IEEE1394 Input mode? (Operation mode

 

indicator: Lights up in orange)

 

● Is the [HD/DV] IEEE1394 terminal mode switch correctly set?

 

 

No sound during playback.

● Is the currently played clip recorded in the Variable Frame REC mode?

 

(A Page 56)

 

 

The [CH1/CH2 AUDIO LEVEL] adjustment

● Is the [CH1/CH2 AUDIO SELECT] switch set to AAUTOB?

knob does not work.

● Is the [FULL AUTO] switch set to AONB?

 

 

SDHC card cannot be initialized

● Is the write-protect switch of the SDHC card turned on? Make sure that the write-

(formatted).

protect switch is turned off. (A Page 33)

 

 

Battery alarm appears even after loading

● Is the battery too old?

a charged battery.

 

 

 

The time code and user’s bit are not

● The time code and user's bit are not displayed in IEEE1394 input mode.

displayed.

● Even in Camera mode or SD Card mode, the time code and user's bit may not be

 

displayed depending to the type of status display.

 

● Is [TC/UB] of [Status Display...] in the [LCD/VF] menu set to AOffB? To display the

 

time code and user’s bit, set it to AOnB. (A Page 85)

 

 

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