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In Case of Difficulty

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TROUBLESHOOTING In Case of Difficulty Symptoms Troubles, Checks and Remedial Actions Power cannot be switched ON. • Is power supply connected properly? • Is battery pack charged? • Was the power turned ON immediately after being turned OFF? Wait at least 5 seconds before turning the power ON again once it has been turned OFF. Operation buttons on the GY-DV300 fail to work. • Is the cassette cover open? The GY-DV300 remains inoperative as long as the cassette door is open. • Is a tape inserted? Recording is not possible. • Is the switch on cassette set to "REC"? If it is set to "SAVE", set it to REC. • Is the MODE switch set to "CAM-A" or "CAM-B"? If set to "VTR", shooting of camera is not possible. The camera image does not appear on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder. • Is the MODE switch set to "CAM-A" or "CAM-B"? If set to "VTR", the camera image is not output. Image on the LCD screen or the viewfinder screen looks dark or unclear. • Adjust the brightness of the LCD screen or viewfinder screen. • Check if the ND filter switch is set to "ON". • Is the iris closed? • Is the shutter speed setting too fast? Manual adjustments, such as adjustment of shutter speed, gain, iris, etc. not possible. • Is the shooting mode the AUTO mode? • Is AE mode ON? To enable manual adjustments, set the AE item on the OPERATION menu screen to OFF. Camera-shake compensation does not work. • Is the OIS item on the OPERATION menu screen set to OFF? Set to ON to activate the camera-shake compensation function. The sound from the built-in microphone is not input. • Is the MIC1 INPUT SEL item on the SYSTEM [1/2] menu screen set to XLR? To use the built-in microphone, set to INT. The sound from the microphone connected to the MIC 1 input connector is not input. • Is the MIC1 INPUT SEL item on the SYSTEM [1/2] menu screen set to INT? To use the microphone connected to the MIC 1 input connector, set to XLR. Noise interferes with playback video. • Video head may be clogged with dirt. Clean head with the special head cleaning tape. ( See page 10.) Noise appears when playing back • When a tape recorded on another unit is played back or used a tape recorded on another unit. for recording, this phenomenon may occur due to tracking errors. The transient section between scenes recorded on other units and those recorded on the GY-DV300 may appear disturbed. Sound is not heard from the built- • Sound is not output from the built-in speaker in the recording in speaker in the recording mode. mode. The built-in speaker outputs the playback sound. No sound during playback. • Is the PB AUDIO SEL item on the VTR menu screen set to CH3/4? To output the sound recorded during shooting, set to CH1/CH2. 102

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TROUBLESHOOTING
In Case of Difficulty
Symptoms
Troubles, Checks and Remedial Actions
Power cannot be switched ON.
•
Is power supply connected properly?
•
Is battery pack charged?
•
Was the power turned ON immediately after being turned OFF?
Wait at least 5 seconds before turning the power ON again
once it has been turned OFF.
Operation buttons on the
•
Is the cassette cover open?
GY-DV300 fail to work.
The GY-DV300 remains inoperative as long as the cassette
door is open.
•
Is a tape inserted?
Recording is not possible.
•
Is the switch on cassette set to
“
REC
”
? If it is set to
“
SAVE
”
, set
it to REC.
•
Is the MODE switch set to
“
CAM-A
”
or
“
CAM-B
”
? If set to
“
VTR
”
,
shooting of camera is not possible.
The camera image does not
•
Is the MODE switch set to
“
CAM-A
”
or
“
CAM-B
”
? If set to
“
VTR
”
,
appear on the LCD screen or in
the camera image is not output.
the viewfinder.
Image on the LCD screen or the
•
Adjust the brightness of the LCD screen or viewfinder screen.
viewfinder screen looks dark or
•
Check if the ND filter switch is set to
“
ON
”
.
unclear.
•
Is the iris closed?
•
Is the shutter speed setting too fast?
Manual adjustments, such as
•
Is the shooting mode the AUTO mode?
adjustment of shutter speed, gain,
•
Is AE mode ON?
iris, etc. not possible.
To enable manual adjustments, set the AE item on the
OPERATION menu screen to OFF.
Camera-shake compensation
•
Is the OIS item on the OPERATION menu screen set to OFF?
does not work.
Set to ON to activate the camera-shake compensation function.
The sound from the built-in
•
Is the MIC1 INPUT SEL item on the SYSTEM [1/2] menu screen
microphone is not input.
set to XLR?
To use the built-in microphone, set to INT.
The sound from the microphone
•
Is the MIC1 INPUT SEL item on the SYSTEM [1/2] menu screen
connected to the MIC 1 input
set to INT?
connector is not input.
To use the microphone connected to the MIC 1 input connector,
set to XLR.
Noise interferes with playback
•
Video head may be clogged with dirt.
video.
Clean head with the special head cleaning tape.
(
☞
See page 10.)
Noise appears when playing back
•
When a tape recorded on another unit is played back or used
a tape recorded on another unit.
for recording, this phenomenon may occur due to tracking errors.
The transient section between
scenes recorded on other units
and those recorded on the
GY-DV300 may appear disturbed.
Sound is not heard from the built-
•
Sound is not output from the built-in speaker in the recording
in speaker in the recording mode.
mode. The built-in speaker outputs the playback sound.
No sound during playback.
•
Is the PB AUDIO SEL item on the VTR menu screen set to
CH3/4?
To output the sound recorded during shooting, set to CH1/CH2.