Panasonic PV-GS80 Remaining tape time indication disappears, Playback Pictures

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Indications

1: A sentence is displayed in red in the screen center.

•Read the contents and respond to them. (-60-)

2: The remaining tape time indication disappears.

•The remaining tape time indication may disappear temporarily during frame-by-frame playback or other operation. If you continue ordinary recording or playback, the indication is

restored.

3: The remaining tape time Indication does not match the actual remaining tape time.

•If scenes of less than 15 seconds are continuously recorded, the remaining tape time cannot be correctly displayed.

•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.

4: The function indications such as the mode indication or the remaining tape time indication are not shown.

•If you set [SETUP] >> [DISPLAY] >> [OFF], indications other than the tape running condition, warning, and date indications disappear.

Playback (Sound)

1: Sound is not played back from the built-in speaker of the Camcorder.

0Is the volume too low? During playback, push the [s /VOLr] lever to display the volume indication and adjust it. (-40-)

2: Different sounds are reproduced at the same time.

•Have you set [SETUP] >> [AUDIO OUT] >> [STEREO] and reproduced a picture containing the main sound and sub sound? Set to [L] to hear main sound, and set to [R] to hear the sub sound. (-58-)

Playback (Pictures)

1:Although the Camcorder is correctly connected to a TV, playback images cannot be seen.

The playback images are vertical.

•Have you selected video input on the TV? Please read the operating instructions of your TV and select the channel that matches the input terminals used for the connection.

•Is the [TV ASPECT] setting correct? Change the setting to match the aspect ratio of the TV. [SETUP] >> [TV ASPECT] >> [16:9] or [4:3].

2:Mosaic-pattern noise appears on images during cue or review playback.

•This phenomenon is characteristic of digital video systems. It is not a malfunction.

3:Horizontal stripes appear on images during cue and review playback.

•Horizontal stripes may appear depending on the scene, but this is not a malfunction.

4: Playback picture is not clear.

•Are the heads of the Camcorder dirty? If the heads are dirty, playback image cannot be clear. Clean the heads by using the head cleaner for digital video (optional). (-65-)

•If the terminal for the AV cable is soiled, noises may appear on the screen. Wipe the soil off the terminal with a soft cloth, and then connect the cable to the A/V terminal.

•Is a picture containing a copyright protection signal (copy guard) being recorded? When a protected picture is played back by the Camcorder, mosaic-like patterns appear on the picture.

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