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Troubleshooting

ª Unit operations

Problem

Check points

This unit cannot be

≥Is the battery fully charged?

turned on.

# Charge it with the AC adaptor. (l29)

 

≥The battery protection circuit may have operated. Attach the battery

 

to the AC adaptor for 5 to 10 seconds. If the unit still cannot be

 

used, the battery is faulty.

This unit is turned off

≥Did you set the power save function to [5 MINUTES]?

automatically.

# If the power save function is set to [5 MINUTES], then when the

 

camera is not operated for approximately 5 minutes, the power is

 

automatically shut off to save the battery.

 

To resume recording, turn the power back on.

 

The power will not turn off automatically when the power save

 

function (l104) is set to [OFF].

This unit does not stay

≥Is the battery low?

on long enough.

# If the remaining battery power indication is flashing or the

 

message “LOW BATTERY.” is displayed, the battery has run

 

down. Charge the battery. (l29)

A clicking sound is heard

≥This is the sound of the lens moving and is not a defect. This sound

when the unit is shaken.

will no longer be heard when the unit’s power is turned on.

Battery runs down

≥Is the battery fully charged?

quickly.

# Charge it with the AC adaptor. (l29)

 

≥Are you using the battery in an extremely cold place?

 

# The battery is affected by ambient temperature. In cold places,

 

the operating time of the battery becomes shorter.

 

≥Has the battery worn out?

 

# The battery has a limited life. If the operating time is still too short

 

even after the battery is fully charged, the battery has worn out

 

and can no longer be used.

The minute display of the

≥The remaining battery capacity indication is an approximation.

remaining battery power

If you think the remaining battery capacity indication is not displayed

indication is not

correctly, fully charge the battery, discharge it and then charge it

displayed correctly.

again. (Even if this operation is performed, it may not be possible to

 

display the remaining battery capacity correctly if the battery was

 

used for a long period of time where the temperature was low or

 

high or if the battery was repeatedly charged.)

 

 

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