Before Requesting Service
If you are experiencing a problem with your Digital Camera/Recorder, it may be something you can correct yourself. Check the list below for Problems and Solutions.
Problems | Solutions |
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The Camera/Recorder power cannot be turned on. | Is the power source connected correctly? |
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The Camera/Recorder power is turned off automatically. | If you leave the Camera/Recorder in Recording Pause Mode |
| for more than 5 minutes, the power is turned off automatically |
| to protect the tape and to save the Battery power. |
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The Camera/Recorder power does not stay on long | Is the Battery low? Charge the Battery or attach a fully |
enough. | charged Battery. |
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Something is wrong with the Camera/Recorder’s | Press the [RESET] Button on the Camera/Recorder with a |
operation. The Camera/Recorder is turned on but no | pointed object. If this does not solve the problem, first |
functions operate. | disconnect the power supply and wait for a minute or so, and |
| then reconnect the power supply to turn the power back on. |
| (If the above operation is performed when the [ACCESS] |
| Lamp of the Card Slot is lighting, the data of the Card may be |
| damaged.) |
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Battery runs down quickly. | ≥Is the Battery fully charged? Charge it with the AC Adaptor. |
| ≥Are you using the Battery in an extremely cold place? In |
| cold places, the operating time of the Battery becomes |
| shorter. |
| ≥Has the Battery worn out? If the operating time is still too |
| short even after the Battery is fully charged, the Battery has |
| worn out. |
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The Battery cannot be charged. | If the DC Cable is connected to the AC Adaptor, charging |
| cannot be performed. Disconnect the DC Cable. |
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Recording does not start although power is supplied to | ≥Is the accidental erasure protection slider on the Cassette |
the Camera/Recorder and the Cassette is correctly | open? If it is open (set to [SAVE]), recording cannot be |
inserted. | performed. |
| ≥Is the tape wound to the end? Insert a new Cassette. |
| ≥Is the Camera/Recorder power turned on? |
| ≥Is the [CAMERA] Lamp on? If the [CAMERA] Lamp is not |
| on, no recording function can be operated. |
| ≥Has condensation occurred? Wait until the [DEW |
| DETECTED] Indication disappears. |
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Audio dubbing cannot be performed. | ≥Is the accidental erasure prevention slider on the Cassette |
| open? If it is open (set to [SAVE]), recording cannot be |
| performed. |
| ≥Are you attempting to edit a tape portion that was recorded |
| in LP Mode? LP Mode does not allow audio dubbing to |
| operate. |
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The Time Code becomes inaccurate. | The Time Code Indication counter may not be constant in the |
| reverse direction in Slow Motion Playback Mode, but this is |
| not a malfunction. |
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The Remaining Tape Time Indication disappears. | When you record still pictures in Photoshot Mode, the |
| Remaining Tape Time Indication may disappear temporarily. |
| However, it reappears when the Camera/Recorder is set |
| back to Normal Recording Mode. |
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The RemainingTapeTimeIndication does notmatchthe | ≥If scenes of less than 15 seconds are continuously |
actual remaining tape time. | recorded, the remaining tape time cannot be displayed |
| correctly. |
| ≥In some cases, the Remaining Tape Time Indication may |
| show remaining tape time that is 2 to 3 minutes shorter |
| than the actual remaining tape time. |
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