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PLAYBACK OF PRERECORDED CASSETTE
Symptom
Check Point & Correction
The PLAY button cannot be engaged.
* Set the CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch tb VIDEO:
Picture bends at the top of TV screen.
• TV receiver is of older type, it needs to be modified
to work properly with camcorder.
• Tape is damaged. Try another cassette.
Color of your TV screen is too bright, too faint or
change.
• TV set has VfR circuit. Turn it off during playback.
Date search function does not operate.
• Slide the CAM/OFF/V1DEO switch to VIDEO.
• insert the clock battery, set the date and time, then
start recording.
• Do not remove the clock battery after recording.
• Do not. eject the recorded cassette. Leave it in the
camcorder.
BATTERY CONDITION
Symptom
Check Point & Correction
The (*1) indication in the electronic viewfinder or
on the LCD monitor flashes to indicate battery is dis¬
charged.
* Try another battery or charge the battery.
The battery level indicator (dd ) appears differently
on the LCD monitor and in the viewfinder.
• This does not indicate a fault; it is because the
power consumed by the LCD monitor and
viewfinder is different.
TAPE DISPLAY
Symptom
Check Point & Correction
"TAPE" appears in the viewfinder or on the LCD moni¬
tor.
• Have you moved the camcorder or cassette from a
cold place to a warm place so that its temperature,
changed
abruptly?
If the
temperature
has
changed, remove the cassette and set the
CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch to OFF, then wait for about
one hour.
• Remove the cassette and then try to reinsert; remove
it several times. If the indication is still shown in the
viewfinder or on the LCD monitor, use a cleaning
tape to clean the heads and replace the cassette.
CAMCORDER MALFUNCTIONS
Symptom
Check Point & Correction
Random letters appear in the viewfinder or on the
LCD monitor, or normal operation is interrupted.
* External interference may have caused the cam¬
corder's microprocessor to malfunction temporari¬
ly, If random letters appear in the viewfinder or on
the LCD monitor, or if normal operation is interrupt¬
ed, remove the power source and clock battery,
and then reattach them: the. camcorder functions
will return to their default settings.
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