First-Time Operation
Warning Indicators
Display for the first | Display after the first |
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EJECT THE CASSETTE. | EJECT THE CASSETTE. |
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| Dew has formed inside the camcorder. Wait for a |
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| About ten seconds after this warning appears, the |
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| camcorder and display turn off. |
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| The battery is almost depleted. |
BATTERY IS TOO LOW. |
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| camcorder power. Replace the battery pack. |
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| The video heads are clogged and should be |
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INSERT A CASSETTE. |
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| There is no tape cassette in the camcorder. |
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| The red erasure protect tab in the video cassette |
CASSETTE NOT RECORDABLE. |
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| venting recording. |
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THE TAPE ENDS SOON. |
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| The tape is about to end. Get ready to load a new |
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CHANGE THE CASSETTE. |
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| The tape has reached its end. |
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| The fluorescent lamp behind the LCD monitor is |
REPLACE THE LAMP. | REPLACE THE LAMP. |
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| about one minute after this warning is displayed. |
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| During Self Recording mode, every warning indi- |
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| cator is replaced by a “ ” indicator displayed in |
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| the center of the monitor. To check the meaning of |
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| the warning, rotate the monitor back to the normal |
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| position. |
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Note:
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indicates a blinking display.
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