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Troubleshooting Check
Checking
✤If you run into any problem using the camcorder, use the following table to try and resolve the problem.
✤If these instructions do not allow you to solve the problem, take a note of:
■The model and serial number marked on the bottom of the camcorder.
■Your warranty, if applicable.
✤Then contact your nearest authorized service centre.
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You cannot switch the camcorder on. | ◆ | Check the battery pack (see page 19) |
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| or the AC power adapter. (see page 18) |
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Start/Stop does not operate while | ◆ | Check the POWER set it to CAMERA. |
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shooting. | ◆ | You have reached the end of the cassette. |
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| ◆ Check the record protection tab on the cassette. (see page 22) |
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The camcorder goes off automatically. | ◆ | You have left the camcorder set to STANDBY |
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| for more than 5 minutes without using it.(see page 24) |
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| ◆ The battery pack is fully used up. (see page 21) |
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The battery pack is quickly exhausted. | ◆ | The atmospheric temperature is too low. (see page 21) |
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| ◆ The battery pack has not been charged fully.(see page 19) |
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| ◆ | The battery pack is completely dead, and cannot be recharged. |
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| Use another battery pack. |
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You cannot eject the cassette from | ◆ | The battery pack is fully discharged. |
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the compartment. | ◆ | A mechanical fault may have occurred. (see page 57) |
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The DATE/TIME indicator flashes | ◆ | The lithium battery is not installed or is fully used up. (see page 17) |
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more than 2 times when you set the |
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camcorder to CAMERA. |
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The playback picture is in poor quality. | ◆ | The video heads might be dirty. (see page 55) |
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You can do nothing | ◆ | A mechanical fault may have occurred. (see page 57) |
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with the camcorder. |
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