60 EN

 

TROUBLESHOOTING (cont.)

 

 

SYMPTOM

 

POSSIBLE CAUSES

 

CORRECTIVE ACTION

 

7.

The cassette will not load

 

7. • The cassette is in the wrong

 

7. • Set it in the right position

 

 

properly.

 

position.

 

( pg. 10).

 

 

 

 

• The battery’s charge is low.

 

• Install a fully charged

 

 

 

 

 

 

battery ( pg. 6, 7).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.

The MultiMediaCard will

 

8. • The MultiMediaCard is in

 

8. • Set it in the right position

 

 

not load properly.

 

the wrong position.

 

( pg. 11).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.

Snapshot mode cannot be

 

9. • The Squeeze mode is

 

9. • Disengage the Squeeze

 

 

used.

 

selected.

 

mode ( pg. 24).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.

The colour of Snapshot

 

10. • The light source or the

 

10. • Find a white subject and

 

 

looks strange.

 

subject does not include

 

compose your shot so that it

 

 

 

 

white. Or there are various

 

also appears in the frame

 

 

 

 

different light sources

 

( pg. 16, 17).

 

 

 

 

behind the subject.

 

• Turn off Sepia and Mono-

 

 

 

 

• The Sepia or Monotone

 

tone ( pg. 28).

 

 

 

 

mode is activated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.

The image taken using

 

11. • Shooting was performed

 

11. • Press the BACKLIGHT

 

 

Snapshot is too dark.

 

under backlit conditions.

 

Button ( pg. 29).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.

Digital Zoom does not

 

12. • 10X optical zoom is

 

12. • Set “ZOOM” to “40X” or

 

 

work.

 

selected.

 

“100X” in the Menu Screen

 

 

 

 

•“P.AE/EFFECT” is set to

 

( pg. 23).

 

 

 

 

“VIDEO ECHO” in the

 

• Disengage the “VIDEO

 

 

 

 

Menu Screen.

 

ECHO” mode ( pg. 18,

 

 

 

 

• Picture Wipe or Dissolve are

 

28).

 

 

 

 

being used in a scene

 

• Wait until the Picture Wipe

 

 

 

 

transition.

 

or Dissolve effects are

 

 

 

 

 

 

completed ( pg. 18, 26).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13.

Programme AE with

 

13. • The Power Switch is set to

 

13. • Set the Power Switch to

 

 

special effects and Fade/

 

“ ”.

 

“ ” ( pg. 26, 28).

 

 

Wipe Effects do not work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.

The Black & White Fader

 

14. • The Sepia or Monotone

 

14. • Turn off Sepia and Mono-

 

 

does not work.

 

mode is activated.

 

tone ( pg. 26, 28).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15.

The Dissolve function does

 

15. • The Sepia, Monotone or

 

15. • Turn off Sepia, Monotone or

 

 

not work.

 

Slow Shutter mode of

 

Slow Shutter before adding

 

 

 

 

Programme AE with special

 

Dissolve to a scene

 

 

 

 

effects is activated.

 

transition ( pg. 26, 28).

 

 

 

 

•“WIDE MODE” is set to

 

• Set “WIDE MODE” to

 

 

 

 

“SQUEEZE” in the Menu

 

“CINEMA” or “OFF” mode

 

 

 

 

Screen.

 

( pg. 24).

 

 

 

 

• The previously selected

 

• Make sure you have

 

 

 

 

mode of Programme AE

 

selected the mode of

 

 

 

 

with special effects was

 

Programme AE with special

 

 

 

 

changed after the last

 

effects you want before

 

 

 

 

selected scene for editing

 

starting editing

 

 

 

 

was registered.

 

( pg. 26, 28).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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