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Troubleshooting
Checking
✤ If you run into any problem using the camcorder, use the following table to troubleshoot the problem.
✤ If these instructions do not allow you to solve the problem, take a note of:
■ The model and serial number marked on the bottom of the camcorder.
■ Your warranty, if applicable.
✤ Then contact your nearest authorized service center.
Symptom Explanation/Solution
You cannot switch the ◆ Check the battery pack (see page 22)
camcorder on. or the AC power adapter. (see page 21)
Start/Stop does not ◆ Check the power set it to CAMERA.
operate while recording ◆ You have reached the end of the cassette.
◆ Check the record protection tab on the cassette. (see page 25)
The camcorder goes ◆ You have left the camcorder set to STANDBY
off automatically. for more than 5 minutes without using it.(see page 27)
◆ The battery pack is fully used up. (see page 24)
The battery pack is ◆ The atmospheric temperature is too low. (see page 24)
quickly exhausted. ◆ The battery pack has not been charged fully.(see page 22)
◆ The battery pack is completely dead, and cannot be recharged.
Use another battery pack.
You cannot eject the ◆ The battery pack is fully used up.
cassette from the ◆ A mechanical fault might have occurred. (see page 57)
compartment.
The DATE/TIME indicator ◆ The lithium battery is not installed or is fully used up.
flashes more than 2 times (see page 20)
when you set the
camcorder to CAMERA.
The playback picture ◆ The video heads might be dirty. (see page 55)
is poor.
You cannot operate ◆ A mechanical fault might have occurred (see page 57).
any functions on the camcorder.
