Operation References

Operation References

Warning Indicators

If a warning indicator appears on the screen, follow the specified instructions.

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Displayed for the first

 

Displayed after

 

Description of warning

 

 

3 seconds

 

3 seconds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I NS E R T

 

 

 

 

 

There is no video cassette in the camcorder.

A C AS S E T T E .

 

 

 

Insert a cassette (see page 12).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E J E C T

THE

 

 

E J E C T THE

 

The video cassette is defective and should be

CAS SE T T E .

 

CAS SE T T E .

 

removed (see page 12).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASSE T T E

NOT

 

P RO T E C T . T A B

 

The erasure protect tab on the video cassette

 

 

has been slid to the record-protect position,

RE CORDA BL E.

 

 

 

 

 

preventing recording (see page 88).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE TAPE

 

 

T A PE E ND

 

The tape is about to end. Prepare a new

ENDS

SOON.

 

 

cassette (see page 12).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHANGE

THE

 

T APE END

 

The tape has reached the end. Replace it with a

CAS SE T T E .

 

 

new cassette (see page 12).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BAT T ERY

I S

 

 

 

The battery is almost depleted. Replace it with a

TOO

LOW.

 

 

 

fully charged battery pack (see page 10).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dew has formed inside the camcorder. Wait for

 

 

 

 

 

 

a few hours until the dew disappears (see

DEW

 

 

DEW

 

page 91).

 

 

 

 

 

 

About 10 seconds after this warning appears,

 

 

 

 

 

 

the camcorder automatically turns off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The video heads are clogged and should be

 

 

 

 

 

 

cleaned (see page 92).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The fluorescent lamp behind the LCD monitor is

L AMP

 

 

L AMP

 

close to the end of its service life. Call your local

 

 

 

 

 

 

authorized Sharp dealer to have it replaced.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When the vertical rotation of the LCD monitor is

 

 

 

 

 

 

between 135° and 180° in TAPE-CAMERA or

 

 

 

 

 

 

CARD-CAMERA mode, all warnings will be

 

 

 

 

 

 

indicated by F displayed in the center of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

viewfinder and the LCD screen. To check the

 

 

 

 

 

 

type of warning, rotate the monitor back to

 

 

 

 

 

 

within 135°.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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