Types of trouble and how to correct trouble

Symptom

Cause and/or Corrective Action

The picture from a TV or VCR does not appear on the screen even when your camcorder is connected to the outputs of other equipment (connected with the A/V cable).*3)

•DISPLAY is set to V-OUT/LCD in the menu settings. c Set it to LCD (p. 222).

The melody or beep sounds for five seconds.

•Moisture condensation has occurred.

cEject the cassette and leave your camcorder for at least one hour to acclimatize (p. 247).

•Some trouble has occurred in your camcorder.

cEject the cassette and insert it again, then operate your camcorder.

You cannot charge the battery pack. • The POWER switch is not set to OFF (CHG).

cSet it to OFF (CHG).

The BATTERY INFO is not displayed.

•The POWER switch is not set to OFF (CHG). c Set it to OFF (CHG).

•The battery pack is not installed properly. c Install it properly (p. 18).

•The battery pack is fully discharged.

cInstall a fully charged battery pack.

No function works though the power is on.

cDisconnect the power cord of the AC Adaptor or remove the battery, then reconnect it in about one minute. Turn the power on. If the functions still do not work, open the LCD panel and press the RESET button using a sharp-pointed object. (If you press the RESET button, all the settings including the date and time return to their defaults.) (p. 258)

You cannot install the USB driver.*5) • Your camcorder was connected to your computer with the USB cable before installing the USB driver, so the driver was not recognized by the computer.

c Uninstall the unrecognized driver, and then reinstall the driver (p. 194).

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