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Recording, Playback, Memory Card Operations, Others

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Recording Problem Cause Solution A vertical light bar appears on the Bright light in a dark scene may Record in the Av mode with F5.6- 73 screen. cause a vertical light bar (smear) to F8.0. E appear. This is not a malfunction. Viewfinder picture is blurred. Viewfinder is not adjusted. Adjust the viewfinder with the 21 dioptric adjustment lever. Audio is not recorded. The INPUT SELECT switch is not set Set the INPUT SELECT switch to 64 to the correct position. the correct position. 66 The REC LEVEL switch is set to M, Adjust the audio level correctly. 67 and recording level is set too low. Audio is recorded in a very low Microphone connected to the XLR Set the +48V switch to ON. 64 level. terminal needs to be powered by the 66 phantom power. Microphone attenuator is turned on. Set the MIC ATT. switch to OFF. 64 66 Playback Problem Cause Solution Pressing the playback button does Camcorder is turned off, or is not set Set the camcorder to VCR/PLAY 98 not start playback. to VCR/PLAY mode. mode. Cassette is not loaded. Load a cassette. 29 Tape is running, but image will not Video heads are dirty. Clean the video heads. 138 appear on the TV screen. You attempted to play back or dub Stop playback/dubbing. - copyright protected tape. While playing back a tape recorded Video heads are dirty in HDV standard there are brief stops in the playback picture. Clean the video heads. 138 While connected to a TV or monitor The [HD DOWN-CONV] option is set Set the [HD DOWN-CONV] option 35 with the COMPONENT OUT (D-) to [ON] or the [DISPLAYS] option is to [OFF] or set the [DISPLAYS] 132 Terminal all on-screen displays are set to [OFF ]. option to [ON]. turned off. Memory Card Operations Problem Memory card cannot be inserted. Memory card cannot be recorded. Cause Memory card was not facing the correct direction. No memory card. Memory card is full. Memory card cannot be played back. Image cannot be erased. " " flashes red. Memory card is not initialized. The folder and file numbers have reached their maximum value. The POWER dial or TAPE/CARD switch are not set to the correct position. Image is protected. Card error occurred. Solution Turn the memory card over and reinsert it. 30 Insert a memory card. 30 Replace the memory card or erase images. 126 Initialize the memory card. 128 Set [FILE NOS.] to [RESET] and insert a new memory card. 115 Set the POWER dial to VCR/PLAY and the TAPE/CARD switch to . 124 Cancel the protection. 127 Turn off the camcorder. Remove and reinsert the memory card. Initialize the memory card if flashing 128 persists. Others Lenses with built-in image stabilizer: Detected air bubbles inside the lens. Sometimes air bubbles may form inside the lens in airplanes or on high mountains. This is not a malfunction. The air bubbles disappear in about 1 - week. Additional Information 145

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E
Additional
Information
Recording
Playback
Memory Card Operations
Others
Problem
Cause
Solution
A vertical light bar appears on the
screen.
Bright light in a dark scene may
cause a vertical light bar (smear) to
appear. This is not a malfunction.
Record in the Av mode with F5.6–
F8.0.
73
Viewfinder picture is blurred.
Viewfinder is not adjusted.
Adjust the viewfinder with the
dioptric adjustment lever.
21
Audio is not recorded.
The INPUT SELECT switch is not set
to the correct position.
Set the INPUT SELECT switch to
the correct position.
64
66
The REC LEVEL switch is set to M,
and recording level is set too low.
Adjust the audio level correctly.
67
Audio is recorded in a very low
level.
Microphone connected to the XLR
terminal needs to be powered by the
phantom power.
Set the +48V switch to ON.
64
66
Microphone attenuator is turned on.
Set the MIC ATT. switch to OFF.
64
66
Problem
Cause
Solution
Pressing the playback button does
not start playback.
Camcorder is turned off, or is not set
to VCR/PLAY mode.
Set the camcorder to VCR/PLAY
mode.
98
Cassette is not loaded.
Load a cassette.
29
Tape is running, but image will not
appear on the TV screen.
Video heads are dirty.
Clean the video heads.
138
You attempted to play back or dub
copyright protected tape.
Stop playback/dubbing.
–
While playing back a tape recorded
in HDV standard there are brief
stops in the playback picture.
Video heads are dirty
Clean the video heads.
138
While connected to a TV or monitor
with the COMPONENT OUT (D-)
Terminal all on-screen displays are
turned off.
The [HD DOWN-CONV] option is set
to [ON] or the [DISPLAYS] option is
set to [OFF <PLAYBK>].
Set the [HD DOWN-CONV] option
to [OFF] or set the [DISPLAYS]
option to [ON].
35
132
Problem
Cause
Solution
Memory card cannot be inserted.
Memory card was not facing the
correct direction.
Turn the memory card over and
reinsert it.
30
Memory card cannot be recorded.
No memory card.
Insert a memory card.
30
Memory card is full.
Replace the memory card or erase
images.
126
Memory card is not initialized.
Initialize the memory card.
128
The folder and file numbers have
reached their maximum value.
Set [FILE NOS.] to [RESET] and
insert a new memory card.
115
Memory card cannot be played
back.
The POWER dial or TAPE/CARD
switch are not set to the correct
position.
Set the POWER dial to VCR/PLAY
and the TAPE/CARD switch to
.
124
Image cannot be erased.
Image is protected.
Cancel the protection.
127
“
” flashes red.
Card error occurred.
Turn off the camcorder. Remove
and reinsert the memory card.
Initialize the memory card if flashing
persists.
128
Lenses with built-in image
stabilizer: Detected air bubbles
inside the lens.
Sometimes air bubbles may form inside the lens in airplanes or on high
mountains. This is not a malfunction. The air bubbles disappear in about 1
week.
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