Samsung VP-D340 Owner's Instruction Manual page 97

Troubleshooting
If these instructions do not solve your problem, contact
your nearest Samsung authorized service centre.
Symptom
You cannot switch the
Check the battery pack or the AC Power Adapter.
camcorder on
START/STOP button Check the POWER switch is set to CAM.
You have reached the end of the cassette.
does not operate while
recording Check the record protection tab on the cassette.
You have left the camcorder set to STBY for more than
The camcorder goes off
5 minutes without using it.
automatically.
The battery pack is fully exhausted.
The atmospheric temperature is too low.
The battery pack is
The battery pack has not been charged fully.
quickly exhausted. The battery pack is completely dead, and cannot be
recharged, Use another battery pack.
The video heads may be dirty.
When you see a blue
screen during playback
Clean the head with a cleaning tape.
A vertical stripe appears The contrast between the subject and the background is
too great for the camcorder to operate normally. Make the
on the screen when
recording a dark background bright to reduce the contrast or use the BLC
background. function while you are recording brighter.
The Viewfinder lens has not been adjusted.
The image in the
Adjust the viewfinder control lever until the indicators
viewfinder is blurred.
displayed on the viewfinder come into sharp focus.
Check the M.FOCUS menu.
Auto focus does not
work. Auto focus does not work in the Manual Focus mode.
Check the POWER switch.Set the power switch to VCR.
Play, FF or REW button
does not work.
You have reached the beginning or end of the cassette.
This is normal operation and is not a failure or defect.
When you see a broken
block image during the
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Explanation/Solution
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