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Recording/Playback Cont., There is a bright stripe on the screen.

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Note: E • Some subjects are not suitable for autofocus. In these situations, you will often get better results using manual focus ( 77). Focus on something which is about the same distance away, lock the focus, and then point the camcorder at your original, hard-to-focus subject. Horizontal stripes Many subjects at different distances Behind glass Without much contrast (e.g. a white wall) Reflective surfaces (e.g. Fast moving objects shiny car surfaces) Dark subjects Night scenes Recording/Playback (Cont.) Problem ? Some/all of the digital effects do not work. ? The e (play) button does not work. ? There is a bright stripe on the screen. Cause and/or what to do about it • There are a number of restrictions on using the digital effects. ( 60). • The camcorder is not set to TAPE PLAY (VCR) mode ( 85). • The cassette is not loaded ( 16). • The cassette has reached the end. • When recording in dark places a bright light in the scene may cause a vertical light bar ("smear") to appear. This is a normal feature of camcorders. ? The playback picture is rough (with mosaic-like noise). ? There is no picture on the TV screen. ? There is no picture on the TV screen, even though the tape is moving. ? There is no sound coming from the speaker during playback. • The video heads need cleaning ( 139). • AV \ DV OUT (Analog-digital converter) is not set to OFF in the menu ( 101). • The video heads need cleaning ( 139). • The TV/VIDEO selector on the TV is not set to VIDEO ( 93-94). • The speaker has been turned off with the selector dial ( 87). • Headphones are being used. Additional Information 142

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E
Additional
Information
Note:
• Some subjects are not suitable for autofocus. In these situations, you will often get better results
using manual focus (
77). Focus on something which is about the same distance away, lock the
focus, and then point the camcorder at your original, hard-to-focus subject.
Horizontal stripes
Many subjects at
different distances
Behind glass
Without much contrast
(e.g. a white wall)
Reflective surfaces (e.g.
shiny car surfaces)
Fast moving objects
Dark subjects
Night scenes
Recording/Playback (Cont.)
Cause and/or what to do about it
• There are a number of restrictions on using the
digital effects. (
60).
• The camcorder is not set to TAPE PLAY (VCR)
mode (
85).
• The cassette is not loaded (
16).
• The cassette has reached the end.
• When recording in dark places a bright light in
the scene may cause a vertical light bar
(“smear”) to appear. This is a normal feature of
camcorders.
• The video heads need cleaning (
139).
• AV
\
DV OUT (Analog-digital converter) is not
set to OFF in the menu (
101).
• The video heads need cleaning (
139).
• The TV/VIDEO selector on the TV is not set to
VIDEO (
93-94).
• The speaker has been turned off with the
selector dial (
87).
• Headphones are being used.
Problem
?
Some/all of the digital effects do not
work.
?
The
e
(play) button does not work.
?
There is a bright stripe on the screen.
?
The playback picture is rough (with
mosaic-like noise).
?
There is no picture on the TV screen.
?
There is no picture on the TV screen,
even though the tape is moving.
?
There is no sound coming from the
speaker during playback.