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If you run into any problem using the camcorder, use the following table to troubleshoot the problem.
Camcorder
English
Trouble Check
Cause and/or Corrective Actions
• Insert the battery pack. (p. 9)
• The battery is dead.
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Use a charged battery pack. (p. 7)
• Connect the AC power adaptor to a mains. (p. 24)
• While being operated in CAMERA mode, the camcorder has
been in the Standby mode for more than 5 minutes.
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Turn STANDBY down once and turn it up again. (p. 13)
• The battery is dead.
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Use a charged battery pack. (p. 7)
• The ambient temperature is too low. (p. 83)
• Charge the battery pack again. (p. 7)
• The battery pack is completely dead and cannot be
recharged.
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Use another battery pack. (p. 85)
Cause and/or Corrective Actions
• The tape is stuck to the drum.
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Eject the tape. (p. 11)
• Rewind the tape or use a new one. (p. 21)
• Set the POWER switch to CAMERA. (p. 12)
• The tab on the cassette is out (red).
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Use a new tape or slide the tab. (p. 11)
• Set the Standby switch to STANDBY. (p. 12)
• Insert the battery pack. (p. 9)
• The battery is dead.
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Use a charged battery pack or the AC power adaptor. (p.
7, 24)
• Moisture condensation has occurred.
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Remove the cassette and leave the camcorder for at least
an hour. (p. 87)
• Set the POWER switch to PLAYER. (p. 21)
• Rewind the tape or use a new one. (p. 21)
• The camcorder is updating the cassette memory
data (The cassette memory mounted mini-DV
cassette only).
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Eject the cassette after C MEMORY indicator disappears.
(p. 11)
• Set the STEADY SHOT to ON. (p. 68)
• Set the FOCUS switch to AUTO. (p. 48)
• Shooting condition is not good enough to focus
automatically.
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Focus manually. (p. 47)
Power
Symptom
The power is not on.
The power goes off.
The battery pack is quickly
discharged.
Operation
Symptom
START/STOP does not operate.
The cassette cannot be removed from the
holder.
No function except for cassette ejection
works.
The tape does not move when a tape
transport button is pressed.
The STEADY SHOT function does not
active.
The autofocus function does not active.
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