troubleshooting

Symptom

 

Explanation/Solution

 

 

 

When the screen

 

 

is exposed to

 

 

direct sunlight

Do not leave the camcorder with the LCD screen exposed to direct

during recording,

 

sunlight.

the screen turns

 

 

 

red or black for an

 

 

instant.

 

 

 

 

 

During recording,

 

 

the date/time does

“Date/Time Display” to on. page 85

not display.

 

 

 

 

 

Set the "Beep Sound" to “On.”

The beep sound is

The beep sound is temporally off while recording videos.

not heard.

When the Audio/Video cable jack is connected to the camcorder, the

 

 

beep sound will automatically turn off.

 

 

 

There is a

 

 

time difference

 

 

between the point

 

 

where you press

On your camcorder, there may be a slight time delay between the

Recording start/

 

point when you press Recording start/stop button and the actual point

stop button and

 

where the recorded video starts/stops. This is not an error.

the point where

 

 

the recorded video

 

 

starts/stops.

 

 

 

 

 

The internal temperature of your camcorder is unusually high. Turn off

The recording

 

your camcorder and leave it for a while in a cool place.

stops.

Your camcorder is damp and moist inside (condensation). Turn off

 

 

your camcorder and leave it for about 1 hour in a cool place.

 

 

 

Set your camcorder to Record mode. page 24

You cannot record

Release the lock on the write-protection tab of the memory card if set.

The storage media is full.

a photo image.

 

Use a new memory card or format the storage media. page 81

 

 

 

 

Remove unnecessary images. page 70

 

 

 

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Samsung SMX-F44LN, SMX-F44SN, SMX-F43LN, SMX-F40RN, SMX-F43SN Beep sound will automatically turn off, Storage media is full

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