Trouble check
Symptom | Cause and/or Corrective Action |
The cassette cannot be removed | • The battery is dead. |
from the holder. | mUse a charged battery pack or the AC power adaptor. |
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{and 6indicators flash and no | • Moisture condensation has occurred. |
function except for cassette | mRemove the cassette and leave the camcorder for at least |
ejection works. | 1 hour. (p. 58) |
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The date or time indicator is | • You pressed DATE and TIME together for more than 2 |
flashing. | seconds. |
mThe camcorder is not malfunctioning. You may start recording. Flashing will stop soon.
•The lithium battery is weak or dead.
mReplace the lithium battery with a new one. (p. 52)
The tape does not move when a • The POWER switch is set to CAMERA or OFF.
video control button is pressed. | mSet it to VTR. | |||||
| • The tape has run out. | |||||
| mRewind the tape or use a new one. (p. 20) | |||||
The Steady Shot function does not | • STEADY SHOT is set to OFF. |
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activate. | mSet STEADY SHOT to ON. (p. 41) | |||||
| • The Steady Shot function does not work when the wide | |||||
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The autofocusing function does | • FOCUS is set to MANUAL. | |||||
not work. | mSet it to AUTO. (p. 35) | |||||
| • Shooting conditions are not suitable for autofocus. | |||||
| mSet FOCUS to MANUAL to focus manually. (p. 35) | |||||
The fader function does not work. | • The START/STOP MODE switch is set to 5SEC or |
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| • A title is displayed. | |||||
| mStop superimposing the title. (p. 42) | |||||
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No sound or only a low sound is | • The stereo tape is played back with HiFi SOUND set to 1 | |||||
heard when playing back a tape. | or 2 in the menu system. | |||||
| mSet to STEREO in the menu system. (p. 29) | |||||
Excessive | • The picture has been recorded with WIND set to ON in the |
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| mWhen there is no wind, set it to OFF. (p. 27) | |||||
The date or time indicator | • Reset the date and time. (p. 53) |
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