troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

Before contacting a Samsung authorized service center, perform the following simple checks. They may save you the time and expense of an unnecessary call.

Self Diagnosis Display

Display

Blinking

Informs that...

 

Action

 

 

 

 

slow

The battery pack is almost discharged.

Change to a charged one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tape end!

slow

When the remaining time on the tape is about 2 minutes.

Prepare a new one.

Tape end!

no

The tape reached its end.

Change to a new one.

No Tape!

slow

There is no tape in camcorder.

Insert a tape.

Protection!

slow

The tape is protected from recording.

If you want to record, release the protection.

 

 

....D

 

 

1.

Eject the tape.

 

 

 

 

2.

Turn the camcorder off.

 

 

L

 

 

 

 

slow

The camcorder has some mechanical fault.

3.

Eject the battery pack.

 

 

C

 

 

 

 

4.

Insert the battery pack.

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* If unresolved contact your local Samsung service center.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

slow

Moisture condensation has formed in the camcorder.

See page 102

Self Diagnosis Display in M.Cam/M.Player Modes (SC-D383/D385 only)

Display

Blinking

Informs that...

Action

No Memory Card!

slow

There is no memory card in the camcorder.

Insert a memory card.

Memory full!

slow

There is not enough memory to record.

Change to a new memory card.

Erase recorded image.

 

 

 

No image!

slow

There are no images recorded on the memory card.

Record new images.

Write protect!

slow

The memory card is record protected.

Release the write protect tab on the memory card.

Protect!

slow

You tried to delete a protected image.

Cancel the image protection.

Read error!

slow

The camcorder can not play back.

Format the memory card or insert a memory card recorded

on this camcorder.

 

 

 

Write error!

slow

The camcorder can not record.

Format the memory card or change to a new memory card.

Not formatted!

slow

The memory card needs to be formatted.

Format a memory card. (see page 81)

Now deleting...

slow

When progressing file delete.

Wait until deleting is finished.

Memory Card Error!

slow

The inserted memory card is not recognized by the

Eject and re-insert the memory card.

camcorder.

Try another memory card.

 

 

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Samsung SC-D381 user manual Troubleshooting