RCA CC4251 manual Vision. See

Trouble Checks

Trouble	Checks and Adjustments
Sound is too low or	• Subject was too far from camcorder.
distorted
Tape stops during	•	Tape-counter displayed. Whenever the tape counter
rewind or fast		appears, the camcorder stops rewinding (or fast
forward or rewind		forwarding) when the counter reads 0000M. Press
or fast forward not		REW/REVIEW or F.FWD again to continue rewinding
operating		or fast forwarding or press DISPLAY to remove the
		tape counter from the viewfinder.
	• Make sure titler graphics do not appear in viewfinder.
		Press TITLER button to remove.
Camcorder remains in	• Press REC/PAUSE to return to normal playback.
play-pause mode
Poor auto-focus	• Lens is smudged and image appears unfocused.
operation	• Eyepiece focus control is misadjusted.
Viewfinder displays	•	Eyepiece focus control is misadjusted. Adjust for your
are out of focus or		vision. See page 20.
dark	• Rotate the small BRIGHT dial on the bottom of the
		viewfinder to control the brightness of the image in the
		viewfinder.
Picture quality is poor	• Tape was recorded on a different camcorder or VCR.
during playback		If the picture contains black-and-white streaks, press
		one TRACKING button to correct it. See page 35.
	• Camcorder only has one speed (SP). If the tape was
		recorded at a different speed, it cannot be played back
		on this camcorder.
Date and/or time or	• Displays are recorded on tape whenever they appear in
title were recorded		the viewfinder. Remove them from the viewfinder
on tape		when recording. See page 19.
	•	When	AUTO or TITLE is selected, the display is
		automatically recorded when you begin recording or
		change the cassette. See page 19.

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