RCA CC638/639 See pages 17, Manual and focus manually. See pages

Trouble Checks

Trouble	Checks and Adjustments
Camcorder does not	• Aim remote at camcorder’s remote control sensor.
respond to remote	• Remote’s lithium cell battery may be installed incorrectly.
control	See pages 17 and 22.
	• Remote control’s lithium cell battery may need replacing.
	• Remote control sensor on camcorder exposed to direct
	sunlight or strong artificial light.
Tape stops during	• Time-counter memory may be on. Whenever an “M”
rewind or fast	appears with the time-counter display, the camcorder will
forward	stop rewinding (or fast forwarding) when counter reads
	M 0:00:00. Press REW or FF again to continue
	rewinding or fast forwarding, or press COUNTER R/M to
	turn off the memory-stop feature.
Camcorder remains	• Press PLAY/PAUSE to return to normal playback.
in pause mode
Sound is too low or	• Subject was too far from camcorder.
distorted
Dew Indicator	• If the dew indicator ( ) flashes in the viewfinder, there
flashing in	is moisture in the camcorder. Wait until this indicator no
viewfinder	longer appears before operating the camcorder.
Poor auto-focus	• Subject is dark or behind glass. Auto-focus may not
operation	work under these conditions. Place mode select dial in
	MANUAL and focus manually. See pages 38-39.
	• Subject is not in center of viewfinder or two subjects are
	at different distances. Place mode select dial in
	MANUAL and focus manually. See pages 38-39.
	• Auto focus is automatically turned off when some effects
	are selected with the production special effects menu.
	See pages 68-69.

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