Canon 9540A003 OPTURA500 OPTURA400 Instruction Manual - Page 152

Recording

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Recording Problem " " flashes red on the screen. Image will not appear on the screen. "SET THE TIME ZONE, DATE AND TIME" appears on the screen. Pressing the start/stop button will not start recording. Camcorder will not focus. A vertical light bar appears on the screen. Viewfinder picture is blurred. Sound is distorted. Sound is recorded in a lower level than the actual level. Cause Solution The camcorder malfunctions. Consult a Canon Service - Center. Camcorder is not set to Set the camcorder to 23 CAMERA mode. CAMERA mode. Time zone, date and time are not set, or the backup battery is exhausted. Set the time zone, date and 20 time, or replace the backup battery and reset the date and time. Camcorder is turned off. Turn on the power. 23 Cassette is not loaded. Load a cassette. 16 Tape reached the end ("bEND" flashes on the screen). Rewind the tape or replace 16 the cassette. Cassette is protected ("v" Change the position of the 149 flashes on the screen). protect switch. Camcorder is set to a mode Set the camcorder to 23 other than the CAMERA mode. CAMERA mode. Autofocus does not work on Focus manually. 52 that subject. Viewfinder is not adjusted. Adjust the viewfinder with 18 the dioptric adjustment lever. Lens is dirty. Clean the lens. 146 Bright light in a dark scene - may cause a vertical light bar (smear) to appear. This is --- not a malfunction. Viewfinder is not adjusted. Adjust the viewfinder with 18 the dioptric adjustment lever. When recording near loud sounds (such as fireworks, drums or concerts), sound may become distorted. Sound may be recorded 60, properly when you set [MIC 61 ATT] to [ON] in the menu, or when you adjust the audio recording level manually. When recording near loud Sound may be recorded 60 sounds (such as fireworks, properly when you adjust drums or concerts), sound the audio recording level may be recorded not in the manually. actual sound level. [MIC ATT] is set to [ON] in the menu. Set [MIC ATT] to [OFF] in the 61 menu. 152

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Recording
Problem
Cause
Solution
The camcorder
malfunctions.
Camcorder is not set to
CAMERA mode.
Time zone, date and time
are not set, or the backup
battery is exhausted.
Camcorder is turned off.
Cassette is not loaded.
Tape reached the end
(“
b
END
” flashes on the
screen).
Cassette is protected (
“
v
”
flashes on the screen).
Camcorder is set to a mode
other than the CAMERA mode.
Autofocus does not work on
that subject.
Viewfinder is not adjusted.
Lens is dirty.
Bright light in a dark scene
may cause a vertical light
bar (smear) to appear. This is
not a malfunction.
Viewfinder is not adjusted.
When recording near loud
sounds (such as fireworks,
drums or concerts), sound
may become distorted.
When recording near loud
sounds (such as fireworks,
drums or concerts), sound
may be recorded not in the
actual sound level.
[MIC ATT] is set to [ON] in
the menu.
Consult a Canon Service
Center.
Set the camcorder to
CAMERA mode.
Set the time zone, date and
time, or replace the backup
battery and reset the date
and time.
Turn on the power.
Load a cassette.
Rewind the tape or replace
the cassette.
Change the position of the
protect switch.
Set the camcorder to
CAMERA mode.
Focus manually.
Adjust the viewfinder with
the dioptric adjustment lever.
Clean the lens.
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Adjust the viewfinder with
the dioptric adjustment lever.
Sound may be recorded
properly when you set [MIC
ATT] to [ON] in the menu, or
when you adjust the audio
recording level manually.
Sound may be recorded
properly when you adjust
the audio recording level
manually.
Set [MIC ATT] to [OFF] in the
menu.
“
” flashes red on the
screen.
Image will not appear
on the screen.
“SET THE TIME ZONE,
DATE AND TIME”
appears on the screen.
Pressing the start/stop
button will not start
recording.
Camcorder will not
focus.
A vertical light bar
appears on the screen.
Viewfinder picture is
blurred.
Sound is distorted.
Sound is recorded in a
lower level than the
actual level.
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