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Troubleshooting If you have a problem with your camcorder, refer to this checklist. Consult your dealer or a Canon Service Center if the problem persists. E Power Source Problem Cause Solution Camcorder will not turn on. Battery pack is not correctly Attach the battery pack 13 attached. correctly. The camcorder switches off Power save function has been Turn on the camcorder. 32 by itself. activated. Viewfinder switches on and Battery pack is exhausted. off. Replace or charge the battery 13 pack. Recording/Playback Buttons will not work. "h" flashes on the screen. "REMOVE THE CASSETTE" appears on the screen. The wireless controller will not work. Cassette is not loaded. Condensation is detected. Camcorder stopped operating to protect the tape. Camcorder and wireless controller are not set to the same remote sensor mode. Batteries of the wireless controller are exhausted. Load a cassette. 25 See reference page. 110 Unload and reload the cassette. 25 Change the remote sensor 95 modes. Replace the batteries. 24 Recording Image will not appear on The POWER dial is not set to a Set the POWER dial to a 32 the screen. recording program. recording program. "SET THE TIME ZONE, DATE Time zone, date and time are Set the time zone, date and 30 AND TIME" appears on the not set, or the backup battery is time, or replace the backup screen. exhausted. battery and reset the date and time. Pressing the start/stop Cassette is not loaded. Load a cassette. 25 button will not start The POWER dial is not set to a Set the POWER dial to a 32 recording. recording program. recording program. The lock lever on the carrying Slide the lock lever to the left 33 handle is activated. and deactivate it. Camcorder will not focus. Autofocus does not work on Focus manually. 41 that subject. Viewfinder is not adjusted. Adjust the viewfinder with the 19 dioptric adjustment lever. Lens is dirty. Clean the lens. 108 The tally lamp will not light [TALLY LAMP] is set to [OFF] in Set [TALLY LAMP] to [ON]. 83 up. the menu. Additional Information 113

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E
Additional
Information
Troubleshooting
If you have a problem with your camcorder, refer to this checklist. Consult your dealer or a Canon
Service Center if the problem persists.
Power Source
Problem
Cause
Solution
Battery pack is not correctly
attached.
Power save function has been
activated.
Battery pack is exhausted.
Attach the battery pack
correctly.
Turn on the camcorder.
Replace or charge the battery
pack.
Camcorder will not turn on.
The camcorder switches off
by itself.
Viewfinder switches on and
off.
13
32
13
Recording/Playback
Cassette is not loaded.
Condensation is detected.
Camcorder stopped operating
to protect the tape.
Camcorder and wireless
controller are not set to the
same remote sensor mode.
Batteries of the wireless
controller are exhausted.
Load a cassette.
See reference page.
Unload and reload the cassette.
Change the remote sensor
modes.
Replace the batteries.
Buttons will not work.
“
h
” flashes on the screen.
“REMOVE THE CASSETTE”
appears on the screen.
The wireless controller will
not work.
25
110
25
95
24
Recording
The POWER dial is not set to a
recording program.
Time zone, date and time are
not set, or the backup battery is
exhausted.
Cassette is not loaded.
The POWER dial is not set to a
recording program.
The lock lever on the carrying
handle is activated.
Autofocus does not work on
that subject.
Viewfinder is not adjusted.
Lens is dirty.
[TALLY LAMP] is set to [OFF] in
the menu.
Set the POWER dial to a
recording program.
Set the time zone, date and
time, or replace the backup
battery and reset the date and
time.
Load a cassette.
Set the POWER dial to a
recording program.
Slide the lock lever to the left
and deactivate it.
Focus manually.
Adjust the viewfinder with the
dioptric adjustment lever.
Clean the lens.
Set [TALLY LAMP] to [ON].
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.
The tally lamp will not light
up.
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25
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