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PLAYBACK OF
PRERECORDED CASSETTE
Symptom
Check, Point & Correction
The PLAY button cannot be engaged,
* Set the CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch to VIDEO.
Picture bends at The top of TV screen.
* TV receiver is of older type, it needs to be modified
to work properly with camcorder.
* Tape is damaged. Try another cassette.
Color of your TV screen Is too bright, too faint or
change.
• TV set has VtR circuit. Turn it off during playback.
Date search function does not operate.
* Slide the CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch to VIDEO.
* insert the dock battery, set the date and time, then
start recording.
* Do not remove the clock battery after recording,
* Do not eject the recorded cassette. Leave it in the
camcorder.
BATTERY CONDITION
Symptom
Check Point & Correction
The ( -SWi ) indication in the electronic viewfinder or
on the LCD monitor flashes to indicate battery is dis¬
charged.
* Try another battery or charge the battery.
The battery level indicator ( CZi) appears differently
on the LCD monitor and in the viewfinder.
«This does not indicate a fault; it is because the
power consumed by the LCD monitor and
viewfinder is different.
TAPE DISPLAY
Symptom
Check Point & Correction
"TAPE" appears in the viewfinder or on the LCD moni¬
tor.
• Have you moved the camcorder or cassette from a
cold place to a warm place so that its temperature
changed
abruptly?
If the
temperature
has
changed, remove the cassette and set the
CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch to OFF, then wait for about
one hour,
« Remove the cassette and then try to reinsert: remove
it several times. If the indication is still shown in the
viewfinder or on the LCD monitor, use a cleaning
tape to dean the heads and replace the cassette.
CAMCORDER MALFUNCTIONS
Symptom
Check Point & Correction
Random letters appear in the viewfinder or on the
LCD monitor, or normal operation is interrupted.
* External interference may have caused the cam¬
corder's microprocessor to malfunction temporari¬
ly. If random letters appear in the viewfinder or on
the LCD monitor, or if normal operation is interrupt¬
ed, remove the power source and dock battery,
and then reattach them: the camcorder functions
will return to their default settings.
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