Samsung SC-D453 Owner's Instruction Book page 116

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Troubleshooting
✤ If these instructions do not solve your problem, contact your
nearest Samsung authorized service center.
Symptom
You cannot switch the
Check the Battery pack or the AC Power adapter.
Camcorder on.
Check that the Power switch is set to CAMERA.
Start/Stop button does
You have reached the end of the cassette.
not operate while
Check the record protection tab on the cassette.
recording.
You have left the Camcorder set to STBY for more than
The Camcorder shuts
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.
The video heads may be dirty.
When you see a blue
screen during playback.
Clean the head with a cleaning tape.
A vertical strip appears
The contrast between the subject and the background is
on the screen when
too great for the Camcorder to operate normally. Make the
recording a dark
background bright to reduce the contrast or use the BLC
background.
function while you are recording in bright surroundings.
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 Manual Focus menu.
work. Auto focus does not work in the Manual Focus mode.
Play, FF or REW button Check the Power switch. Set the Power switch to PLAYER.
does not work.
You have reached the beginning or end of the cassette.
This is normal operation and it is not a failure or defect.
When you see a
The tape may be damaged. Replace the tape.
mosaic pattern
Cleaning the video heads. (see page 112)
during playback search.
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Explanation/Solution
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,
Start/Stop
( )
STBY
,
,
.
Power
,
Record search(
) ,
CAMERA
5
,
, ,
BLC( )
,
,
, PLAYER( );
,
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