Panasonic Digital Palmcorder MultiCam PV-GS65 Operating Instructions Manual page 57

6: The cassette cannot be removed.
• Does the power lamp comes on when opening
the cassette cover? (
battery and the AC adaptor are properly
connected. ( )
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• Is the battery in use discharged? Charge the
battery and remove the cassette.
• Close the cassette cover completely, and fully
open it again. ( )
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7: No operation other than cassette removal
can be performed.
• Has condensation occurred? Wait until the
condensation indication disappears. (
8: The remote control does not function.
• Has the button-type battery of the remote
control run out? Replace it with a new button-
type battery. ( )
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• Is the setting on the remote control correct? If
the setting on the remote control is not in
agreement with the [REMOTE] setting on the
Camcorder, the remote control does not
operate. ( )
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Recording
1: Recording does not start although power is
supplied to the Camcorder and the cassette
is correctly inserted.
• Is the accidental erasure prevention slider on
the cassette open? If it is open (set to [SAVE]),
recording cannot be performed. (
• Is the tape wound to the end? Insert a new
cassette.
• Is the recording mode set? When in the
playback mode, recording cannot be
performed. ( )
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• Has condensation occurred? No operation
other than cassette removal can be performed
when condensation occurs. Wait until the
condensation indication disappears. (
• Is the cassette cover open? If the cover is
open, the Camcorder may not operate
normally. Close the cassette cover. (
2: The screen has changed suddenly.
• Has the demonstration started? In the Tape
Recording mode, if you set [DEMO MODE] >>
[ON] without inserting a cassette and a card,
the demonstration starts. For normal use, set
this function to [OFF]. (
3: A cassette cannot be inserted.
• Has condensation occurred? Wait until the
condensation indication disappears.
) Make sure that the
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Others
4: Auto focus function does not work.
• Is manual focus mode selected? If auto focus
mode is selected, focus is automatically
adjusted.
• There are some recording subjects and
surroundings for which the auto focus does not
operate correctly. (
focus mode to adjust the focus. (
• Is the MagicPix function set? When the
MagicPix function is working, focusing shifts
into the manual mode.
Indications
1: A sentence is displayed in red or yellow in
the screen center.
• Read the contents and respond to them.
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2: The time code becomes inaccurate.
0 The time code indication counter may not be
constant in the reversed slow-motion playback,
but this is not a malfunction.
3: The remaining tape time indication
disappears.
• The remaining tape time indication may
disappear temporarily during frame-by-frame
playback or other operation. If you continue
ordinary recording or playback, the indication is
restored.
4: The remaining tape time Indication does not
match the actual remaining tape time.
• If scenes of less than 15 seconds are
continuously recorded, the remaining tape time
cannot be correctly displayed.
• In some cases, the remaining tape time
indication may show remaining tape time that is
2 to 3 minutes shorter than the actual
remaining tape time.
5: A function indication such as mode
indication, remaining tape time indication,
or time cord indication is not shown.
• If you set [SETUP] >> [DISPLAY] >> [OFF],
indications other than the tape running
condition, warning, and date indications
disappear.
Playback (Sound)
1: Sound is not played back from the built-in
speaker of the Camcorder or the
headphones.
0 Is the volume too low? During playback, push
the [s /VOLr] lever to display the volume
indication and adjust it. (
) If so, use the manual
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