Appendix
71
Symptom
Video noise in image.
No sound.
Tape does not work.
Motion images are
rotated 180° upside
down.
Battery pack is easily
depleted.
Clock has been re-
set.
Cassette will not
eject.
No image on monitor.
Viewfinder picture is
hard to see.
Monitor picture is
hard to see.
Possible cause
Dirty video heads.
Old or worn tape.
Using a 12-bit recording tape with
AUDIO menu item set to “AUDIO 2”.
Power switch is set to Camera
mode.
Battery pack is depleted.
Improper self recording.
Using camcorder in extremely cold
environment.
Battery pack is not fully charged.
Lithium battery is not properly in-
stalled.
Lithium battery is depleted.
Power source is not properly con-
nected.
Battery pack is not charged.
Camcorder is recording.
Backlight has been turned off.
Fluorescent lamp has burned out.
Viewfinder dioptre is not properly
adjusted.
Inappropriate picture adjustments.
Inappropriate picture adjustments.
Suggested solution
Call for service or use a commer-
cially available cleaning tape (
p.
viii
).
Use a new cassette.
Set the AUDIO menu item to “AU-
DIO 1” or “AUDIO 1
L
2” (
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.
Adjust dioptre (
p. 16
).
Adjust picture (
p. 60
).
Adjust picture (
p. 60
).
Pla
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