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Troubleshooting
Types of trouble and how to correct trouble
Symptom
Cause and/or Corrective Actions
• If 10 minutes elapse after you set the POWER switch to
CAMERA without a cassette inserted, your camcorder
automatically starts the demonstration.
c
Insert a cassette or press the LCD screen. The
demonstration stops. You can also cancel DEMO MODE
(p. 184) in the menu settings.
• The NightShot is activated.
c
Set it off (p. 37).
• The NightShot is activated.
c
Set it off (p. 37).
• The backlight function is active.
c
Set it off (p. 37).
• BEEP is set to OFF in the menu settings.
c
Set it to MELODY or NORMAL (p. 185).
• Set STEADYSHOT to OFF in the menu settings (p. 179).
In the playback mode
Symptom
Cause and/or Corrective Actions
• The tape has run out.
c
Rewind the tape (p. 42).
• The video head may be dirty.
c
Clean the head using the cleaning cassette (optional)
(p. 202).
• Volume is turned to minimum.
c
Turn up the volume (p. 42).
• The tape has a blank portion in the beginning of the tape
or between record portion.
• There is no title in the tape.
c
Superimpose the titles (p. 88).
• The tape has a blank portion in the beginning of the tape
or between recorded portion.
• TITLE DSPL is set to OFF in the menu settings.
c
Set it to ON in the menu settings (p. 183).
• When playing back a transition of recordings, the
playback picture freezes for about one second. This is not a
malfunction.
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An unknown picture is displayed on
the LCD screen or in the viewfinder.
The picture is recorded in incorrect or
unnatural colors.
Picture appears too bright, and the
subject does not appear on the LCD
screen.
The click of the shutter does not
sound.
A black band appears when
recording a TV screen or computer
screen.
Playback is not possible.
There are horizontal lines on the
picture or the playback picture is not
clear or does not appear.
No sound or only a low sound is
heard when playing back a tape.
The multi-picture search or date
search function does not work.
The title search function does not
work.
The title is not displayed.
The playback picture freezes for
about one second.