Before Requesting; Service - Sharp Viewcam VL-WD450U Operation Manual

Before Requesting Service
Before calling for service, please check the following troubleshooting table.
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Battery pack is not charged.
Dew in camcorder.
Safety function is in effect.
REC START/STOP Erasure protect tab on video
button does not work. cassette is open.
Power suddenly turns Camcorder left in Recording
off. Standby mode for 5 minutes in
TAPE-CAMERA mode.
Auto focus does not Manual Focus mode is engaged.
work.
Bright subject
3roduces wide vertical
lines.
Automatically zooms
out without operating
Power Zoom control.
Zoom used on close subject.
Subject has little contrast in
brightness, or is full of horizontal or
vertical stripes.
Occurs when shooting subject with
strong contrast to the background.
Does not indicate a malfunction.
Camcorder is unable to focus when
zooming in on subject within 6 feet
(1.8 m), and automatically zooms
out until it focuses on subject.
No subject in the field of view.
On-screen displays Camcorder is in Demo mode.
automatically change.
No image appears on
connected TV screen.
Video input channel on TV or TV
channel is not selected properly.
Audio/video cable is not properly
connected.
Charge battery pack sufficiently
(p. 9).
Wait until dew dries (p. 91).
Set Power switch to OFF and
remove battery pack; wait for 2
seconds, then reinstall battery
pack and turn on power (p. 10).
Close tab or use a new cassette
(p. 88).
Set Power switch to OFF and then
back to CAMERA.
Set to Auto Focus mode (p. 48).
Zoom out from subject (p. 21).
Focus manually (p. 47).
Direct lens to some subject, or set
zoom to widest angle before
shooting (p. 21).
Set DEMO MODE menu item to
"OFF" (p. 93).
Select video input channel or TV
channel properly (p. 24).
Connect audio/video cable
properly (p. 24).
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