Canon Optura Xi Instruction Manual page 165

Recording
Problem Cause C_J
Image will not appear Camcorder is not set to 28
on the screen. CAMERA mode.
"Set the time zone, date Time zone, date and time 25
and time" appears on are not set, or the backup
the screen, battery is exhausted.
Pressing the start/stop
button will not start
recording.
Camcorder will not
focus.
A vertical light bar
appears on the screen.
Camcorder is turned off.
Cassette is not loaded.
Tape reached the end (_ END
flashes on the screen).
Cassette is protected ([_
flashes on the screen).
Camcorder is set to a mode
other than the CAMERA mode.
Autofocus does not work on
that subject.
Viewfinder is not adjusted.
Solution
Set the camcorder to
CAMERA mode.
Set the time zone, date and
time, or replace the backup
battery and reset the date
and time.
Turn on the power.
Load a cassette.
Rewind the tape or replace
the cassette.
Replace the tape or change
the position of the protect
switch.
Set the camcorder to
CAMERA mode.
Focus manually.
Lens is dirty.
Bright light in a dark scene
may cause a vertical light
bar (smear) to appear. This is
not a malfunction.
When recording near loud
sound (such as fireworks,
drums or concerts), sound
may become distorted or
may not be recorded in the
actual sound level. This is
not a malfunction.
Viewfinder is not adjusted.
Adjust the viewfinder with
the diopter adjustment lever.
Clean the lens.
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Sound is distorted or
recorded in a lower
volume than the actual
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Viewfinder picture is Adjust the viewfinder with 20
blurred, the diopter adjustment lever.
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Playback
Pressing the playback
button does not start
playback.
Image will not appear
on the TV screen.
Tape is running, but
image will not appear
on the TV screen.
Camcorder is turned off, or is
not set to PLAY (VCR) mode.
Cassette is not loaded.
Tape reached the end (_ I_ND
flashes on the screen).
[AV _ DV OUT] is set to
[ON].
TV/VlDEO selector on the TV
is not set to VIDEO.
Video heads are dirty.
You attempted to play back
or dub copyright protected
tape.
Speaker volume is turned
off.
Set the camcorder to PLAY
(VCR) mode.
Load a cassette.
Rewind the tape.
Set [AV _ DV OUT] to [OFF].
Set the selector to VIDEO.
Clean the video heads.
Stop playback/dubbing.
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No sound from the built- Adjust the volume with the
in speaker, selector dial.
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