Trouble Checks

Trouble

Checks and Adjustments

 

 

Viewfinder displays

• Lens is smudged, and image appears unfocused.

are out of focus

• Eyepiece focus control is misadjusted.

 

• The small controls on the bottom of the viewfinder control

 

the brightness and color of the viewfinder. These controls

 

have been set at the factory and should require no

 

adjustment. If the brightness or color of the viewfinder ever

 

does require adjustment, carefully use a plastic screwdriver.

 

Make the adjustments with caution to prevent damaging the

 

miniature controls.

Picture is too dark

• For best results, only use higher shutter speeds outdoors.

or subject too dark

Rotate SCENE SELECT AE dial to sports (

 

) or

 

Shutter( ). See page 35.

Subject in front of a strong backlight. Rotate SCENE SELECT AE dial to select back-lit ( ). See page 35.

Turn on the built-in color enhancement light.

Add more light using the exposure control. See page 42.

Picture recorded

SCENE SELECT AE dial may be turned to special effect

with special effect

mode. Turn the SCENE SELECT AE dial to AUTO.

 

See page 35.

 

 

Picture recorded in

SEPIA ( ) selected with SCENE SELECT AE dial. Turn

brown tone

the SCENE SELECT AE dial to AUTO. See page 35.

 

 

Picture recorded

• Camcorder is set to the 16X9 mode. Turn off 16X9. See

with black bars at

page 39.

top and bottom

 

 

 

Colors do not look

• Try adjusting white balance. See page 36.

natural on recording

 

 

 

Title recorded on

• Title is recorded whenever it appears in viewfinder.

tape

Remove the title from viewfinder. See pages 48 and 49.

 

 

Power zoom lever

Check MODE selected. Zoom lever operates other features

does not operate

when some modes are selected. See page 37.

zoom

 

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RCA CC616 manual Scene Select AE dial to Auto . See