Miscellaneous

Symptom

Cause and Correction

Reference

page

 

 

Power does not come on,

Execute system reset (press the RESET button).

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or no operation occurs by

 

 

Has the DVD Palmcorder been subjected to impact?

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pressing button.

The DVD Palmcorder could be damaged. Please contact us.

 

 

 

 

 

The date and time are

Has the DVD Palmcorder been left unused for a long period of time?

 

incorrect.

The internal backup memory battery may be discharged:

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Charge it.

 

 

 

 

No scene can be deleted.

Is the cursor placed on the scene to be deleted?

 

 

If the selected scene (framed in red) exists, that scene will be deleted

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even if you use yellow cursor to select any scene. Check the colors

 

 

 

of cursors and bar graph on the thumbnail screen.

 

 

 

 

Disc cannot be removed.

Did you detach the battery pack or AC adapter/charger before

 

 

setting the power switch to “POWER OFF”?

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Connect the battery pack or AC adapter/charger, set the power

 

 

 

switch to “￿VIDEO” and then “POWER OFF”, and remove the disc.

 

 

 

 

DVD Palmcorder cannot

Is the remote controller pointed at the infrared receiver on DVD

 

be operated from remote

Palmcorder?

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control.

Point it at the infrared receiver to operate the DVD Palmcorder.

 

 

 

 

 

Is the infrared receiver on DVD Palmcorder exposed to direct

 

 

sunlight or strong fluorescent light, etc.?

 

 

The remote controller cannot operate the DVD Palmcorder when

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strong light strikes the infrared receiver. Adjust the place or angle of

 

 

the DVD Palmcorder.

 

 

 

 

 

Is there battery pack in the remote controller?

 

 

Also check the polarities of battery pack. The battery pack could be

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dead: Try replacing it.

 

 

 

 

 

Is the DVD Palmcorder powered?

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Turn it on.

 

 

 

 

 

Disc cover cannot be

Is disc correctly inserted?

 

closed.

Was disc inserted from wrong direction?

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Remove the disc and then reinsert it.

 

 

 

 

Operating sound is heard

This sound is heard because the disc is cyclically operated and does

cyclically.

not indicate a fault.

 

 

 

 

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