Before calling for service (continued)

Shooting

Cannot shoot even

• Make sure the P2 card’s write-protect switch is not in the

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though the P2 card is

PROTECT position.

 

 

inserted correctly.

Recording is not possible if it is in this position.

 

 

 

• There may be little free memory left on the P2 card.

 

 

 

If so, save the data onto another media, and delete the data

 

 

 

you no longer need; alternatively, replace the card with a

 

 

 

new one.

 

 

 

• The P2 card may be formatted incorrectly. Alternatively, the

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card you are using may not be formatted for use with the

 

 

 

unit. If so, format the card in the unit.

 

 

 

• 2 GB P2 cards cannot be used.

 

 

 

• The media information display may be indicating “ E ”.

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If so, format the card in the unit.

 

 

 

• Recording is not possible if the number of clips on a single

 

 

 

P2 card exceeds 1000.

 

 

 

As clips made of many linked clips are generated with one-

 

 

 

clip recording, there may be 1000 clips even when the

 

 

 

number of clips you can see on the thumbnail screen is less

 

 

 

than 1000.

 

 

Cannot perform interval

• Insert 2 cards which recording space are left over 1 munites

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recording, one-shot

when performing loop recording.

 

 

recording or loop

• In modes such as 24P you cannot perform these types of

 

 

recording.

recording.

 

 

 

See page 43 “Using special recording modes” and set the

 

 

 

recording format etc.

 

 

Editing

Cannot perform

• Check the specifications of your personal computer and

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nonlinear editing.

connecting cable.

 

 

 

• Check the menu settings and operation mode.

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For a 1394 connection, use PB/THUMBNAIL mode or set

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REC SIGNAL in the setting menu to 1394.

 

 

 

Also, for a USB connection, set PC MODE SELECT to USB

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DEVICE and select PC mode using the POWER/MODE

 

 

 

switch.

 

 

Cannot dub onto an

• Make sure the external device is connected correctly.

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external device.

• Are you using a mode that can output from the DVCPRO/DV

 

 

 

terminal?

 

 

 

You cannot output with native recording mode for AVC-Intra,

 

 

 

24PN etc.

 

 

Displays

Something is wrong with • The time code display may not register a regular count if a

the time code display.

tape is played in the reverse slow mode. This is normal.

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