Before calling for service

Power supply

There’s no power.

• Make sure the battery and AC adapter are connected properly.

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Check the connections again.

 

Power shuts off for no

• To prevent the battery from running down needlessly, the camera-

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apparent reason.

recorder automatically turns off when the camera-recorder has

 

 

been left in the shooting pause mode for more than 5 minutes.

 

 

Check the settings in the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen, POWER

 

 

SAVE.

 

Power goes off as soon as

• The battery may have run out.

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it is turned on.

If the remaining battery charge display is blinking or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

appears, the battery has run out. The same is true if, when the

 

 

power is turned on, the CAM, MCR and PC lamps flash in this

 

 

sequence and then the power goes off.

 

 

Either recharge the battery or replace the discharged battery with

 

 

a fully charged one.

 

Battery

The battery runs down

• Make sure the battery is fully charged.

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quickly.

Keep charging until the AC adapter’s CHARGE lamp goes out.

 

 

• Are you using the battery in a cold place?

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The battery is affected by the ambient temperature. Its operating

 

 

time is reduced in low-temperatures.

 

 

• The battery may have reached the end of its service life.

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The battery will become unchargeable. The battery has a certain

 

 

service life which varies depending on how the battery is used.

 

 

If the battery operates only for a short period even when it is

 

 

charged adequately, it has reached the end of its service life.

 

The battery cannot be

• The battery cannot be charged if the DC cord is connected.

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charged.

Disconnect it.

 

Reference

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