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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 31)

 

● 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 8)

 

 

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 8)

 

 

Images on the LCD monitor and viewfinder

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

screens appear dark or blurred.

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

 

● 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)

 

● Is the [GENLOCK/AUX] selection switch set to AAUXB?

 

Camera images are not output in the AUX mode. (U model)

 

 

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 (R).

 

 

 

HDV/DV signals cannot be input.

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

 

indicator: Lights up in orange)

 

● Is [System Definition] in the [Record Format] menu correctly set?

 

(A Page 75)

 

 

No sound during playback.

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

 

(A Page 60)

 

 

The [AUDIO LEVEL CH-1/CH-2]

● Is the [AUDIO LEVEL CH-1/CH-2] switch set to AAUTOB?

adjustment knob does not work.

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

 

 

SDHC card cannot be initialized (formatted).

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

 

write-protect switch is turned off. (A Page 31)

 

 

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 91)

 

 

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