General

Symptom

Possible cause

Suggested solution

Battery pack is easily

Using camcorder in extremely cold

Warm up battery pack, for example

depleted.

environment.

in your pocket, just before using it.

 

Battery pack is not fully charged.

Charge battery pack sufficiently (p.

 

 

7).

Clock has been re-

Lithium battery is not properly in-

Install lithium battery properly (p.

set.

stalled.

10).

 

Lithium battery is depleted.

Replace new lithium battery (p. 10).

Cassette will not

Power source is not properly con-

Connect power source properly

eject.

nected.

(pp. 5, 8).

 

Battery pack is not charged.

Charge battery pack sufficiently

 

 

(p. 7).

 

Camcorder is recording.

Stop recording and try again (p. 21).

 

 

 

No image on monitor.

Backlight has been turned off.

Turn on backlight (p. 22).

 

 

 

 

Fluorescent lamp has burned out.

Call for service.

 

 

 

Viewfinder picture is

Viewfinder dioptre is not properly

Adjust dioptre (p. 17).

hard to see.

adjusted.

 

 

 

 

 

Inappropriate picture adjustments.

Adjust picture (p. 67).

 

 

 

Monitor picture is

Inappropriate picture adjustments.

Adjust picture (p. 67).

hard to see.

 

 

 

 

 

POWER/CHARGE

AC adapter or battery pack may

Call for service.

(RED) indicator

have malfunctioned.

 

flashes in red when

 

 

charging battery

 

 

pack.

 

 

 

 

 

Cannot edit to con-

Audio/video/S-video cable is not

Connect audio/video/S-video cable

nected VCR.

properly connected.

properly (p. 61).

 

 

 

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Sharp VL-Z300E operation manual General Symptom Possible cause Suggested solution, Power/Charge