Types of trouble and how to correct trouble

Symptom

Cause and/or Corrective Action

The picture from a TV or VCR does

• DISPLAY is set to V-OUT/LCD in the menu settings.

not appear on the screen even when

c Set it to LCD (p. 277).

your camcorder is connected to the

 

outputs of other equipment

 

(connected with the A/V cable).*3)

 

The melody or beep sounds for five

• Moisture condensation has occurred.

seconds.

c Eject the cassette and leave your camcorder for at least one

 

hour to acclimatise (p. 331).

 

• Some trouble has occurred in your camcorder.

 

c Eject 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).

 

c Set it to OFF (CHG).

The BATTERY INFO is not

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

displayed.

c Set it to OFF (CHG).

 

• The battery pack is not installed properly.

 

c Install it properly (p. 28).

 

• The battery pack is fully discharged.

 

c Install a fully charged battery pack.

No function works though the power

c Disconnect the mains lead of the AC Adaptor or remove the

is on.

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. 350)

You cannot install the USB driver.*6)

• Your camcorder was connected to your computer with the USB

 

cable before installing the USB driver, so the driver was not

 

recognised by the computer.

 

c Uninstall the unrecognised driver, and then reinstall the

 

driver (p. 240).

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