Canon 2080B001 XL H1S / XL H1A Instruction Manual - Page 151

Recording, Playback, Memory Card Operations, Others, About the LCD screen

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Recording Problem Cause Solution A vertical light bar appears on the screen. Bright light in a dark scene may cause a Record in Av mode with an aperture value 68 vertical light bar (smear) to appear. This is in the range F5.6-F8.0. not a malfunction. Viewfinder picture is blurred. Viewfinder is not adjusted. Adjust the viewfinder with the dioptric 23 adjustment lever. Audio is not recorded. The input channel selection switch is not set Set the INPUT SELECT switch to the correct 58 to the correct position. position. Microphone connected to the XLR terminal Set the switch to ON. 58 needs to be powered by the phantom power. Audio is recorded in a very low level. The REC LEVEL switch is set to M, and Adjust the audio level correctly. 59 recording level is set too low. Microphone attenuator is turned on. Set the FRONT MIC ATT. switch or the 59 switch to OFF. Playback Problem Cause Pressing the playback button does not start playback. Camcorder is turned off, or is not set to mode. Cassette is not loaded. Tape is running, but image will not appear Video heads are dirty. on the TV screen. You attempted to play back or dub a copyright protected tape. The video output cable is not connected correctly. While playing back a tape recorded in HDV Video heads are dirty. standard there are brief stops in the playback picture. Memory Card Operations Solution Set the camcorder to mode. 114 Load a cassette. 31 Clean the video heads. 148 Stop playback/dubbing. - Verify that the video cable is connected - properly. Clean the video heads with a dry cleaning 148 cassette. Problem Memory card cannot be inserted. Memory card cannot be recorded. Memory card cannot be played back. Image cannot be erased. flashes red. Others Cause Solution Memory card was not facing the correct direction. Turn the memory card over and try inserting it again. 32 No memory card. Insert a memory card. 32 Memory card is full. Replace the memory card or erase images. 129 Memory card is not initialized. Initialize the memory card. 131 The folder and file numbers have reached their maximum value. Set [FILE NOS.] to [RESET] and insert a new memory card. 120 The dial or / (card/tape) switch are not set to the correct position. Set the dial to VCR/PLAY and the / (card/tape) switch to . 127 Image is protected. Cancel the protection. On an SDHC or SD memory card, the write- Change the position of the write-protect 148 protect switch is set to the locked position. switch on the memory card to unlock it. Card error occurred. Turn off the camcorder. Remove and reinsert the memory card. Initialize the 131 memory card if flashing persists. Lenses with built-in image stabilizer: Detected air bubbles inside the lens. Sometimes air bubbles may form inside the lens in airplanes or on high mountains. This is - not a malfunction. The air bubbles disappear in about 1 week. About the LCD screen The LCD screen is produced with extremely high-precision manufacturing techniques, with more than 99.99% of the pixels operating to specification. Less than 0.01% of the pixels may occasionally misfire or appear as black, red, green or blue dots. This has no effect on the recorded image and does not constitute a malfunction. Additional Information 151

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Additional Information
Recording
Playback
Memory Card Operations
Others
About the LCD screen
The LCD screen is produced with extremely high-precision manufacturing techniques, with more than
99.99% of the pixels operating to specification. Less than 0.01% of the pixels may occasionally misfire or
appear as black, red, green or blue dots. This has no effect on the recorded image and does not constitute a
malfunction.
Problem
Cause
Solution
A vertical light bar appears on the screen.
Bright light in a dark scene may cause a
vertical light bar (smear) to appear. This is
not a malfunction.
Record in
Av
mode with an aperture value
in the range F5.6–F8.0.
68
Viewfinder picture is blurred.
Viewfinder is not adjusted.
Adjust the viewfinder with the dioptric
adjustment lever.
23
Audio is not recorded.
The input channel selection switch is not set
to the correct position.
Set the INPUT SELECT switch to the correct
position.
58
Microphone connected to the XLR terminal
needs to be powered by the phantom power.
Set the
switch to ON.
58
Audio is recorded in a very low level.
The REC LEVEL switch is set to M, and
recording level is set too low.
Adjust the audio level correctly.
59
Microphone attenuator is turned on.
Set the FRONT MIC ATT. switch or the
switch to OFF.
59
Problem
Cause
Solution
Pressing the playback button does not
start playback.
Camcorder is turned off, or is not set to
mode.
Set the camcorder to
mode.
114
Cassette is not loaded.
Load a cassette.
31
Tape is running, but image will not appear
on the TV screen.
Video heads are dirty.
Clean the video heads.
148
You attempted to play back or dub a
copyright protected tape.
Stop playback/dubbing.
The video output cable is not connected
correctly.
Verify that the video cable is connected
properly.
While playing back a tape recorded in HDV
standard there are brief stops in the
playback picture.
Video heads are dirty.
Clean the video heads with a dry cleaning
cassette.
148
Problem
Cause
Solution
Memory card cannot be inserted.
Memory card was not facing the correct
direction.
Turn the memory card over and try
inserting it again.
32
Memory card cannot be recorded.
No memory card.
Insert a memory card.
32
Memory card is full.
Replace the memory card or erase images.
129
Memory card is not initialized.
Initialize the memory card.
131
The folder and file numbers have reached
their maximum value.
Set [FILE NOS.] to [RESET] and insert a new
memory card.
120
Memory card cannot be played back.
The
dial or
/
(card/tape)
switch are not set to the correct position.
Set the
dial to VCR/PLAY and the
/
(card/tape) switch to
.
127
Image cannot be erased.
Image is protected.
Cancel the protection.
148
On an SDHC or SD memory card, the write-
protect switch is set to the locked position.
Change the position of the write-protect
switch on the memory card to unlock it.
flashes red.
Card error occurred.
Turn off the camcorder. Remove and
reinsert the memory card. Initialize the
memory card if flashing persists.
131
Lenses with built-in image stabilizer:
Detected air bubbles inside the lens.
Sometimes air bubbles may form inside the lens in airplanes or on high mountains. This is
not a malfunction. The air bubbles disappear in about 1 week.