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Troubleshooting

If these instructions do not solve your problem, contact your nearest Samsung authorized service centre.

Symptom

Explanation/Solution

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.

The Camcorder shuts off

You have left the Camcorder set to STBY for more

,

/

Start/Stop

automatically.

than 5 minutes without using it.

 

The Battery pack is fully exhausted.

Charge runs out quickly.

The atmospheric temperature is too low.

 

The Battery pack has not been charged fully.

.

5

 

The Battery pack is completely dead, and cannot

 

be recharged, Use another Battery pack.

When you see a blue screen

The video heads may be dirty.

during 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.

Auto focus does not work.

Check the Manual Focus menu.

.

.

,

 

Auto focus does not work in the Manual Focus

 

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.

When you see a mosaic

This is normal operation and it is not a failure or

pattern during playback

defect.

search.

The tape may be damaged. Replace the tape.

 

Cleaning the video heads (see page 97).

Play, FF REW

Power

Power

Player

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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