Samsung SC-D455 Owner's Instruction Book page 120

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Troubleshooting
÷ if these instructions do not solve your problem, contact your nearest Samsung authorized service center.
Symptom ' Explanation/Solution
You cannot switch the Check the Battery pack or the AC Power adapter.
Carncorder on.
Start/Stop button Check that the Power switch is set to CAMERA.
does not operate You have reached the end of the cassette.
while recording. Check the record protection tab on the cassette.
You have left the Camcorder set to STBY for more
The Camcorder shuts than 5 minutes without using it.
off automatically.
The Battery pack is fully exhausted.
The atmospheric temperature is too low.
Charge runs out The Battery pack has not been charged fully.
quickly. 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
playback. Clean the head with a cleaning tape.
A vertical strip appears The contrast between the subject and the background
on the screen when is too great for the Camcorder to operate normally.
recording a dark
background. Make the background bright to reduce the contrast or
use the BLC function while recording.
The image in the The Viewfinder lens has not been adjusted.
Viewfinder is blurred. Adjust the Viewfinder control lever until the indicators
displayed on the Viewfinder come into sharp focus.
Auto focus does not Check the Manual Focus menu.
work. Auto focus does not work in the Manual Focus mode.
Play, FF or REW Checkthe Powerswitch.Set the Powerswitchto PLAYER.
button does not work. Youhavereachedthe beginningor endof thecassette.
When you see a This is normal operation and it is not a failure or
mosaic pattern defect.
duringplayback The tape may be damaged. Replace the tape.
searcn. Clean the video heads (see page 112).