80 EN

 

 

 

TROUBLESHOOTING (cont.)

 

SYMPTOM

 

POSSIBLE CAUSES

 

CORRECTIVE ACTION

 

33. The LCD monitor or

 

33. • Certain Fade/Wipe effects,

 

33. • Re-read the sections covering

 

viewfinder indications

 

certain modes of Program AE

 

Fade/Wipe effects, Program

 

blink.

 

with special effects, “DIS” and

 

AE with special effects and

 

 

 

other functions that cannot be

 

“DIS” ( pg. 40, 47 – 50).

 

 

 

used together are selected at

 

 

 

 

 

 

the same time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

34. Coloured bright spots

 

34. • The LCD monitor and the

 

34.

 

 

appear all over the LCD

 

viewfinder are made with

 

 

 

 

monitor or the viewfinder.

 

high-precision technology.

 

 

 

 

 

 

However, black spots or

 

 

 

 

 

 

bright spots of light (red, green

 

 

 

 

 

 

or blue) may appear

 

 

 

 

 

 

constantly on the LCD

 

 

————

 

 

 

monitor or the viewfinder.

 

 

 

 

 

 

These spots are not recorded

 

 

 

 

 

 

on the tape. This is not due to

 

 

 

 

 

 

any defect of the unit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Effective dots: more than

 

 

 

 

 

 

99.99 %)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35. During recording, sound

 

35. • The optional headphones are

 

35. • Connect the optional

 

cannot be heard.

 

not connected to the

 

headphones to the headphone

 

 

 

headphones connector.

 

connector ( pg. 83).

 

 

 

• The sound volume of the

 

• Adjust the sound volume

 

 

 

headphones connector was

 

during playback ( pg. 22).

 

 

 

not adjusted appropriately.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The sound volume at this

 

 

 

 

 

 

point is the same as the level

 

 

 

 

 

 

it was adjusted to during

 

 

 

 

 

 

playback.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36. Play, Rewind and Fast-

 

36. • The Power Switch is set

 

36. • Set the Power Switch to

 

Forward functions do not

 

to “

” or “

”.

 

“

” ( pg. 22).

 

work.

 

• VIDEO/MEMORY Switch is

 

• Set the VIDEO/MEMORY

 

 

 

set to “MEMORY”.

 

Switch to “VIDEO”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

37. A memory card cannot be

 

37. • The Power Switch is set to

 

37. • Set the Power Switch to

 

played back.

 

“

” or “

”.

 

“

” ( pg. 29).

 

 

 

• VIDEO/MEMORY Switch is

 

• Set the VIDEO/MEMORY

 

 

 

set to “VIDEO”.

 

Switch to “MEMORY”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38. The tape is moving, but

 

38. • Your TV has AV input

 

38. • Set the TV to the mode or

 

there is no picture.

 

terminals, but is not set to its

 

channel appropriate for video

 

 

 

VIDEO mode.

 

playback ( pg. 23, 24).

 

 

 

• The cassette holder cover is

 

• Close the cassette holder

 

 

 

open.

 

 

cover ( pg. 13).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39. The LCD monitor image is

 

39. • During playback of the

 

39.

 

 

distorted.

 

unrecorded portion, High-

 

 

 

 

 

 

speed Search and still

 

 

————

 

 

 

playback, LCD monitor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

indications appear distorted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is not a defect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40. Images on the LCD monitor

 

40. • The speaker volume is too

 

40. • Turn the speaker volume

 

are jittery.

 

great.

 

 

down ( pg. 22).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

41. Blocks of noise appear

 

41.

 

 

 

41. • Clean the video heads with an

 

during playback, or there is

 

 

————

 

optional cleaning cassette

 

no playback picture and the

 

 

 

( pg. 92).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

screen becomes blue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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