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Message
Cause/condition for
message to appear
Troubleshooting
Cannot record video.
Set Movie/Still image switch
to "Movie".
Appears if the record button was pressed
when the Movie/Still switch was set to
"Still".
When recording a movie, set the Mov-
ie/Still switch to "Movie" and record
it on a BD/DVD or the HDD.
Cannot select any more
scenes
Appears if the number of scenes has
exceeded the limit during selection of
scenes. [Refer to *1 on page 4-11.]
Keep selection of scenes within the
limit.
Cannot sleep mode
Appears when the camcorder cannot en-
ter the SLEEP mode because it is set to
the recording pause status for any of the
following reasons:
• No BD/DVD or SD memory card is
loaded.
• The loaded BD/DVD or SD memory
card has a little free space.
• The HDD or BD/DVD is write-
protected.
• Load an SD memory card.
• Replace it with a BD/DVD or SD
memory card that has suf
fi
cient
free space, or remove unnecessary
scenes.
• Release the protection from the
HDD or BD/DVD.
Cannot take still image.
Set Movie/Still image switch
to "Still image".
Appears if the PHOTO button was
pressed when the Movie/Still switch was
set to "Movie".
When recording a still, set the Movie/
Still switch to "Still" and record it on
an SD memory card.
Card almost full
Appears when the remaining number of
recordable stills has reached less than
10 during recording.
Prepare another card, or delete
unnecessary stills.
Card error has occurred.
Appears when the card cannot be
recognized because its terminals are
dirty.
Use a dry cloth to clean the card
terminals.
Also appears when data other than
photos is recorded on card.
Replace the card.
Card error has occurred.
Format the card now?
YES NO
Appears when a card initialized on PC,
etc., or a card whose initialization was
interrupted before, is loaded.
Choose "YES" and designate it to
initialize the card
(deleting all recorded data).
Card error has occurred.
Formatting is not complete.
Appears when a damaged card is
initialized.
Replace the card.
Card error has occurred.
Keep card inside & restart.
Appears when an error occurred during
editing of still
fi
les.
Set the power switch to "OFF", and
after several seconds, set it to “SD”.
Card full.
Appears when the recording capacity of
card has reached the limit during record-
ing.
Replace the card, or delete
unnecessary stills.
Appears when a card whose remaining
recording capacity is small, and on which
no still can be recorded, is loaded.
Replace the card, or delete
unnecessary stills.
Appears if the recordable capacity on
card has reached the limit while Disc
Navigation is being operated.
Replace the card, or delete
unnecessary stills.
Card is not formatted.
Format the card now?
YES NO
Appears when an unformatted card or a
card formatted on PC was loaded.
Choose “YES” and designate it when
formatting card (deleting all recorded
data).
Check card
Appears if a card unusable on
DZ-BD7HA/BD70A was inserted.
Insert a card usable on DZ-BD7HA/
BD70A.
