Types of trouble and how to correct trouble

Symptom

Cause and/or Corrective Actions

An unknown picture is displayed on the screen.

•If 10 minutes elapse after you set the POWER switch to CAMERA or DEMO MODE is set to ON in the menu settings without a cassette inserted, your camcorder automatically starts the demonstration.

c Insert a cassette and the demonstration stops. You can also cancel DEMO MODE (p. 137).

The picture is recorded in incorrect or

• NIGHTSHOT is set to ON.

unnatural colours.

c Set it to OFF (p. 37).

Picture appears too bright, and the

• NIGHTSHOT is set to ON in a bright place.

subject does not appear on the

c Set it to OFF (p. 37).

screen.

• The backlight function is active.

 

c Set it off (p. 36).

The shutter does not sound.

•BEEP is set to OFF in the menu settings. c Set it to MELODY or NORMAL (p. 128).

A horizontal black band appears when shooting a TV screen or a computer screen.

•Set STEADYSHOT to OFF in the menu setting (p. 128).

An external flash (optional) does not work.

•The power of the external flash is off or the power source does not installed.

c Turn on the external flash or install the power source.

•Two or more external flashes are attached.

cOnly one external flash can be attached.

•AUTO is selected in FLASH MODE in the menu settings while recording in a bright place.

cSet it to ON (p. 128).

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