Types of trouble and corrective action
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The picture flickers and the color | • PROGRAM AE is set to soft portrait or sports lesson under | ||||
changes incorrectly. | the fluorescent lamp, the sodium lamp and the mercury | ||||
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| c Cancel PROGRAM AE. (page 47) | ||||
An unknown picture is displayed on • If 10 minutes elapse after you set the mode dial to |
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the LCD display. | (Movie) without a disc inserted, your camcorder | ||||
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| c Insert a disc and the demonstration stops. | ||||
| You can also cancel DEMO MODE. (page 113) | ||||
The picture is recorded in incorrect or | • NIGHTSHOT is set to ON. | ||||
unnatural colors. | c Set it to OFF. (page 41) | ||||
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The picture appears too bright, and | • NIGHTSHOT is set to ON in a bright place. | ||||
the subject does not appear on the | c Set it to OFF. (page 41) | ||||
LCD display. | • BACK LIGHT (.) is activated. | ||||
| c Deactivate it. (page 41) | ||||
The click of the shutter does not | • [BEEP] is set to [OFF] in | (OTHERS) in the SETUP |
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cSet it to [MELODY] or [NORMAL]. (page 114)
Black bands appear when you | c Set [STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] in | (CAMERA SET) in |
record a TV or computer screen. | the SETUP display. |
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The recording stops. | • The temperature of your camcorder is extremely high. | |
cTurn off your camcorder and leave it for a while in a cool place.
During playback
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The playback button does not work. | • There is no disc inserted in the camcorder. | |||||
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| • The disc is inserted upside down. |
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| • The incompatible disc is inserted. |
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| c Check out the disc compatibility. (page 7) | |||||
| • The disc recorded in other devices is inserted. | |||||
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The playback picture is distorted. | • The disc may be dirty. |
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No sound or only a low sound is | • The volume is turned to minimum. |
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heard when playing back a disc. | c Turn up the volume. (page 56) |
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| • The LCD screen is closed. |
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| c Open the LCD screen. (page 19) |
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