Panasonic VDR-M50PP, VDR-M70PP 160, During playback, Button will not start Camera? Playback

During playback

Symptom	Cause and Correction	Reference
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Recognition of disc is not	Is disc dirty?	74
complete	Use a soft, dry cloth to clean it.
Pressing the playback	Has the image been recorded by devices other than this DVD Video
button will not start	Camera?
playback.	Playback of images recorded on devices other than this DVD Video
	Camera may be impossible on this DVD Video Camera.
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	Has scene been edited on a device other than this DVD Video
	Camera?
	If a scene recorded on this DVD Video Camera is edited on a device
	other than this DVD Video Camera, playback may not be possible on
	this DVD Video Camera.
No playback picture	Is TV input selector set correctly?
appears on TV screen.	Some TVs have multiple video input jacks. Check whether the
	correct input was selected on TV to match the connected jacks. If the	70
	DVD Video Camera is connected to VCR, set its input selector to
	“external input (LINE)”.
	Is the DVD Video Camera connected to TV correctly?	69
	Check the connections.
Playback picture is	Is disc scratched or do dirt or fingerprints adhere to it?	74
momentarily interrupted. Clean the disc.
Poor playback picture	Was the image input from analog VCR (VHS, 8 mm) and recorded?	
	The problem may be remedied if a VCR equipped with TBC circuit
	is used for playback.
Playback picture is	Was recording of external input made with “Frame” specified?	88
greatly distorted.	Specify “Field” for “PHOTO Input” in record mode settings.
No sound	Is the TV volume control set correctly?	
	Adjust TV volume control.
Disc Navigation	Was the image recorded from AV input/output jack with	
thumbnails do not	interference?
appear.	Record images with no noise or disturbance.
Photos on card cannot	This DVD Video Camera can play back image data recorded on SD
be played back.	Memory Card in other digital cameras conforming to the DCF
	(Design rule for Camera File system) standard. The range of image
	data normally playable on this DVD Video Camera is that with pixels
	from 80 horizontal x 60 vertical to 4000 horizontal x 3000 vertical. If
	the pixel data is outside this range, blue thumbnails will appear
	(thumbnails* in the figure), meaning the image is unplayable.

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Even when the number of pixels is within the above range, playback may not be possible, depending on the recording status of the digital camera used.

DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) is an integrated image file format for digital cameras: Image files can be used on all digital devices conforming to DCF.

It will take some time to When playing back a still, “Playback.” will appear: Stills with a large	
play back photos on card. number of pixels will take some time to appear.

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