Types of trouble and corrective action

About the disc

Symptom

Cause and/or Corrective Actions

Remaining disc space indicator is not displayed.

•The [ REMAIN] item is set to [AUTO] in (OTHERS) in the SETUP display.

c Set it to [ON] to always display the remaining disc space indicator. (page 117)

The disc cannot be ejected.

•The battery pack or the AC adaptor are not installed/ connected.

c Install/connect the power source correctly.

•The battery pack is exhausted.

cInstall a charged battery pack.

•Moisture condensation has occurred.

cTurn off your camcorder and leave it for at least an hour to acclimatize it. (page 132)

•Finalizing is interrupted by turning off your camcorder.

cTurn on your camcorder and eject the disc after finalizing is completed.

•The temperature of your camcorder is extremely high.

cTurn off your camcorder and leave it for a while in a cool place.

The disc cannot be recorded additionally on other devices.

•The disc recorded on your camcorder may not be recorded additionally on other devices.

About the LCD display or the viewfinder

Symptom

Cause and/or Corrective Actions

An unknown picture is displayed on the LCD display.

•If 10 minutes elapse after you set the mode dial to (Movie) without a disc inserted, your camcorder automatically starts the demonstration.

c Insert a disc and the demonstration stops. You can also cancel DEMO MODE. (page 115)

The image on the viewfinder

• The viewfinder lens is not adjusted.

screen is not clear.

c Adjust the viewfinder lens. (page 22)

The picture does not appear in the

• The LCD screen is open.

viewfinder.

c Close the LCD screen.

Characters on the LCD display

• When using the mirror mode, characters turn over on the

turn over.

LCD display and on the TV monitor connected with the

 

AUDIO/VIDEO jack. This is not a malfunction.

A image is left on the LCD display.

• It will occur when you remove the battery pack or unplug

 

the DC plug when the power of your camcorder is on.

 

This is not a malfunction.

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