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. (p. 7, 31) |
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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 1 |
ejection works. | hour. (p. 97) |
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The date or time indicator is | • You pressed DATE and TIME together for more than 2 seconds. |
flashing. | 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. 87)
The tape does not move when a • The POWER switch is set to CAMERA or OFF.
video control button is pressed. | mSet it to PLAYER. | |
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| • The tape has run out. |
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| mRewind the tape or use a new one. (p. 25) |
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The Steady Shot function does not | • STEADY SHOT is set to OFF. | |
activate | mSet STEADY SHOT to ON. (p. 63) | |
. | • The Steady Shot function does not work when the wide mode is | |
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| set to 16:9 FULL. |
The autofocusing function does | • FOCUS is set to MANUAL. | |
not work. | mSet it to AUTO. (p. 57) | |
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| • Shooting conditions are not suitable for autofocus. |
mSet FOCUS to MANUAL to focus manually. (p. 57)
The fader function does not work. • The START/STOP MODE switch is set to 5SEC or 
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mSet it to 
. (p. 17)
•A title is displayed.
mStop superimposing the title. (p. 64)
No sound or only a low sound is | • The stereo tape is played back with HiFi SOUND set to 1 or 2 in | |
heard when playing back a tape | the menu system. | |
. | mSet to STEREO in the menu system. (p. 38) | |
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Excessive | • The picture has been recorded with WIND set to ON in the menu | |
heard | system. | |
. | mWhen there is no wind, set it to OFF. (p. 36) | |
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Data code becomes | • You are playing back a portion of tape on which you wrote or | |
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| erased the index signal. This is not a malfunction. (p. 79) |
| The date or time indicator | • Reset the date and time. (p. 89) |
disappears. |
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Picture
Symptom | Cause and/or Corrective Action |
The image on the viewfinder screen is not clear.
•The viewfinder lens is not adjusted. mAdjust the viewfinder lens. (p. 13)
(to be continued)
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