Trouble Checks
Trouble | Checks and Adjustments |
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Sound is too low or | • Subject was too far from camcorder. |
distorted |
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Picture recorded | • AE dial might be turned to special effect mode. |
with special effect | Rotate the AE dial to AUTO. See page 43. |
Colors do not look | • Try adjusting white balance. See pages |
natural on recording |
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Title recorded on | • Title is recorded when it appears in viewfinder. |
tape | Remove the title. See pages |
Date and/or time are | • Displays are recorded on tape whenever they appear |
recorded on tape | in the viewfinder. Remove them from viewfinder |
| when recording. See pages |
| • When AUTO DATE is selected (AE dial in AUTO), |
| date display is automatically recorded when you |
| begin recording or change the cassette. |
| See pages |
Date and/or time are | • Clock lithium cell battery might need replacing. |
incorrect | See page 17. |
| • Date or time might need to be set. See pages |
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Cannot set REC or INT. TIME for animation or time- lapse recording
Tally light does not light during recording
Vertical white lines appear when shoot- ing bright object
Error number (E01, E02, etc.) appears in viewfinder
•Make sure there is a tape in the camcorder.
•Check tape speed setting. Tape speed must be set to SP for
•Make sure AE dial is not set to AUTO to display MENU. See pages
•TALLY LAMP feature set to OFF in the TALLY LAMP menu. See page 54.
•This might occur when the background extremely contrasts with the subject.
•Try disconnecting power source. Wait ten seconds and then connect power source again. If error number does not disappear from viewfinder, consult your Authorized RCA Camcorder Service Center.
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