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FUNCTION

PROBLEM

 

POSSIBLE REASON

 

SUGGESTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Image in viewfinder is

Focus control on the

Adjust the focus

 

 

fuzzy.

 

viewfinder must be

 

control.

 

 

 

 

adjusted.

 

 

 

 

 

Viewfinder must be

Turn off the cam-

 

 

 

 

reset.

 

corder and discon-

 

 

 

 

 

 

nect the power

 

 

 

 

 

 

source. Then, after

 

 

 

 

 

 

about 1 minute,

 

 

 

 

 

 

reconnect the power

 

 

 

 

 

 

source. When the

 

 

 

 

 

 

characters dis-

 

 

 

 

 

 

played in the view-

 

 

 

 

 

 

finder are clear, set

 

 

 

 

 

 

the date and time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No image appears on

Camcorder improperly

Reconnect properly.

 

 

TV.

 

connected to TV.

 

 

 

 

 

AV OUT/IN set to IN.

Set AV OUT/IN to

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT.

 

 

 

TV’s tuner or TV/video

Set TV’s tuner to

 

 

 

 

switch not properly set.

 

channel 3 or chan-

 

 

 

 

 

 

nel 4 (if RF con-

 

 

 

 

 

 

verter connected).

 

 

 

 

 

Set TV’s TV/video

 

 

 

 

 

 

switch to VIDEO (if

 

 

 

 

 

 

A/V input used).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poor color.

TV not properly adjusted.

Adjust the TV.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Camcorder does not

Tracking not properly

Adjust the tracking.

 

 

play back in color on

 

adjusted.

 

 

 

 

your TV.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Old or worn tape.

Use a new tape.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broken image.

The battery pack might

• Recharge the bat-

 

 

 

 

be weak.

 

tery pack.

 

 

 

Old or worn tape.

Use a new tape.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cassette cannot be in-

Cassette is not right

Check cassette

 

 

serted.

 

side up or is back-

 

positioning and rein-

 

 

 

 

wards.

 

sert.

 

 

 

Another cassette al-

Eject the cassette

 

 

 

 

ready loaded in cam-

 

and insert the new

 

 

 

 

corder.

 

cassette.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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