Samsung VP-D81 Owner's Instruction Book page 84

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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
The camcorder goes
than 5 minutes without using it.
off 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.
When you see a blue
The video heads may be dirty.
screen during
Clean the head with a cleaning tape.
playback.
The contrast between the subject and the background
A vertical strip
appears on the screen is too great for the camcorder to operate normally.
Make the background bright to reduce the contrast or
when recording a dark
use the BLC function while you are recording brighter.
background.
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.
Auto focus does not Check the M.FOCUS menu.
Auto focus does not work in the Manual Focus mode.
work.
Play, FF or REW Check the POWER switch. Set the power switch to PLAYER.
button does not work.
You have reached the beginning or end of the cassette.
When you see a
This is normal operation and it is not a failure or
broken block image
defect.
during the RECORD
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Explanation/Solution