Sharp Viewcam VL-Z1U Operation Manual page 85

Symptom
Video noise in image. Dirty video heads.
Old or worn tape.
No sound. Using a 12-bit recording tape with
AUDIO menu item set to "AUDIO 2".
Tape does not work. Power switch is set to Camera
mode.
Battery pack is depleted.
Motion images are Improper self recording.
rotated 180° upside
down.
Battery pack is easily Using camcorder in extremely cold
depleted. environment.
Battery pack is not fully charged.
Clock has been re- Lithium battery is not properly in-
set. stalled.
Lithium battery is depleted.
Cassette will not Power source is not properly con-
eject. nected.
Battery pack is not charged.
Camcorder is recording.
No image on monitor. Backlight has been turned off.
Fluorescent lamp has burned out.
Viewfinder picture is Viewfinder diopter is not properly
hard to see. adjusted.
Inappropriate picture adjustments.
Monitor picture is Inappropriate picture adjustments.
hard to see.
Possible cause Suggested solution
Call for service (p. 73) or use a
commercially available cleaning
tape (p. xiv).
Use a new cassette.
Set the AUDIO menu item to "AU-
DIO 1" or "AUDIO 1L2" (p. 59).
Set the Power switch to Playback
mode (p. 24).
Charge battery pack or replace it
with a fully charged one (pp. 5–7).
Turn on Rotate Playback (p. 46).
Warm up battery pack, for example
in your pocket, just before using it.
Charge battery pack sufficiently (p.
7).
Install lithium battery properly (p.
10).
Replace new lithium battery (p. 10).
Connect power source properly
(pp. 5, 8).
Charge battery pack sufficiently
(p. 7).
Stop recording and try again (p. 20).
Turn on backlight (p. 21).
Call for service (p. 73).
Adjust diopter (p. 16).
Adjust picture (p. 60).
Adjust picture (p. 60).
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