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Troubleshooting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If these instructions do not solve your problem, contact your nearest

 

 

 

,

 

 

Samsung authorized service center.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Symptom

Explanation/Solution

 

 

 

 

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You cannot switch the

Check the Battery pack or the AC Power adapter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Camcorder on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Start/Stop button does not

Check the Power switch is set to CAMERA.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

operate while recording.

You have reached the end of the cassette.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check the record protection tab on the cassette.

 

Start/Stop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Camcorder shuts off

You have left the Camcorder set to STBY for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

automatically.

more than 5 minutes without using it.

 

 

 

 

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The Battery pack is fully exhausted.

 

 

.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charge runs out quickly.

The atmospheric temperature is too low.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Battery pack has not been charged fully.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Battery pack is completely dead, and cannot

 

 

.

 

 

 

 

 

 

be recharged, Use another Battery pack.

 

 

 

 

,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You see a blue screen during

The video heads may be dirty.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

playback.

Clean the head with a cleaning tape.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A vertical strip appears on the

The contrast between the subject and the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

screen when recording a dark

background is too great for the Camcorder to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

background.

operate normally. Make the background bright to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

reduce the contrast or use the BLC function while

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

you are recording in bright Surroundings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The image in the Viewfinder is

The Viewfinder lens has not been adjusted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

blurred.

Adjust the Viewfinder control lever until the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

indicators displayed on the Viewfinder come into

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sharp focus.

 

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Auto focus does not work.

Check the Manual Focus menu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto focus does not work in the Manual Focus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Play, FF REW

 

Power

Power

 

Player

 

 

mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Play, FF or REW button does

Check the Power switch. Set the Power switch to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

not work.

PLAYER.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You have reached the beginning or end of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cassette.

 

 

 

 

100 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You see a mosaic pattern

This is normal operation and it is not a failure or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

during playback search.

defect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The tape may be damaged. Replace the tape.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cleaning the video heads (see page 100).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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