Before Requesting Service - Sharp ViewCam Slim VL-ME100E Operation Manual

Liquid crystal display camcorder
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Before Requesting Service

Before calling for service, please check the following troubleshooting table.
Symptom
No power.
REC START/STOP button
does not work.
Power suddenly turns off.
Auto focus does not
work.
Bright subject produces
wide vertical lines.
Automatically zooms out
without operating Power
Zoom buttons.
On-screen displays
automatically change.
No image appears on
connected TV screen.
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Possible cause
Power source is not properly
connected.
Battery pack is not charged.
Dew in camcorder.
Safety function is in effect.
Erasure protect tab on video cassette
is open.
Camcorder left in Recording Standby
mode for 5 minutes.
Manual Focus mode is engaged.
Zoom used on close subject.
Subject has little contrast in
brightness, or is full of horizontal or
vertical stripes.
Occurs when shooting subject with
strong contrast to the background.
Does not indicate a malfunction.
Camcorder is unable to focus when
zooming in on subject within 1.5 m,
and automatically zooms out until it
focuses on subject.
No subject in the field of view.
Camcorder is in Demo mode.
Video input channel on TV or TV
channel is not selected properly.
Audio/video/S-video cable is not
properly connected.
Suggested solution
Connect power source properly
(pp. 12, 13).
Charge battery pack sufficiently
(p. 11).
Wait until dew dries (p. x).
Set POWER switch to OFF and
remove battery pack; wait for
2 seconds, then reinstall battery pack
and turn on power (p. 12).
Close tab or use a new cassette
(p. 107).
Set POWER switch to OFF and then
back to CAMERA.
Set FOCUS switch to AUTO (p. 68).
Zoom out from subject (p. 23).
Focus manually (pp. 67, 68).
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Direct lens to some subject, or set
zoom to widest angle before shooting
(p. 23).
Set DEMO MODE menu item to "OFF"
(p. 112).
Select video input channel or TV
channel properly (p. 27).
Connect audio/video/S-video cable
properly (p. 27).

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