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Before Requesting Service Before calling for service, please check the following troubleshooting table. Power CAMERA mode Symptom Possible cause Suggested solution No power. Power source is not properly connected. Connect power source properly (pp. 9, 11). Battery pack is not charged. Charge battery pack sufficiently (p. 10). Dew in camcorder. Wait until dew dries (p. 76). Safety function is in effect. Set Power switch to OFF and remove battery pack. Wait for 2 seconds, then reinstall battery pack and turn on power (p. 9). REC START/STOP button Erasure-protect tab on video cassette Close tab or use a new cassette does not work. is open. (p. 72). Power suddenly turns off. Camcorder left in Recording Standby Set Power switch to OFF and then mode for 5 minutes in TAPE-CAMERA back to CAMERA. mode. Auto focus does not work. Manual Focus mode is engaged. Zoom used on close subject. Set to Auto Focus mode (p. 42). Zoom out from subject (p. 21). Subject has little contrast in bright- Focus manually (p. 42). ness, or is full of horizontal or vertical stripes. Bright subject produces Occurs when shooting subject with wide vertical lines. strong contrast to the background. Does not indicate a malfunction. -- Automatically zooms out without operating Zoom control. Camcorder is unable to focus when zooming in on subject within 5 feet (1.5 m), and automatically zooms out until it focuses on subject. -- No subject in the field of view. Direct lens to some subject, or set zoom to widest angle before shooting (p. 21). Display automatically changes in TAPE-CAMERA mode. Camcorder is in Demo mode. Set DEMO MODE menu item to "OFF" (p. 79). No image appears on connected TV screen. Video input channel on TV or TV channel is not selected properly. Select video input channel or TV channel properly (p. 25). Audio/video cable is not properly connected. Connect audio/video cable properly (p. 25). No image from an external source appears on the camcorder screen. DV cable or audio/video cable is not properly connected. Connect DV cable or audio/video cable properly. (pp. 49-51) VCR mode Appendix 80