Troubleshooting - Samsung VP-DC171I Owner's Instruction Book

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Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting
 Before contacting a Samsung authorized service centre, perform the following simple checks.
They may save you the time and expense of an unnecessary call.
Self Diagnosis Display in <Camera/Player> Modes
Display Blinking Informs that...
Slow
No disc! Slow
Disc full! Slow
Bad Disc! Slow
Finalised disc! Slow
Cover is opened! Slow
Recovering Data -
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The Battery Pack is almost discharged. Change to a charged one.
There is no disc in DVD Camcorder.
There is not enough memory to record. Change to a new disc.
Inserted disc is not recognised by the
DVD Camcorder.
The disc is finalised.
Cover is opened.
While recording, if the power is
suddenly turned off, the file writing is
not properly done. When you turn on
the power, you can see the message,
<Recovering Data>.
Action
Insert a disc.
Erase recorded image.
Eject and re-insert the disc.
Try another disc.
Format the disc. (DVD-RW/+RW)
To record on a DVD-RW/+RW disc, unfinalise it.
Close the cover.
Don't eject a disc when the disc detection is in progress
because the data recovery stops.
Follow the directions displayed on the screen with
taking care of the items below.
The data recovery completes within a few minutes
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but sometimes it may take more time. Use the AC
adapter when recovering data. (Don't turn off the
power when the data recovery is in progress. The
disc may have a damage.)
The data recovery may not be successful according
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to the power down timing.
When recordings from the other DVD Camcorders
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or recorders are present on the disc, the data
recovery may not be successful.