Samsung SC DX103 User Manual (ENGLISH) - Page 116

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troubleshooting ✪ If you encounter any problem using your camcorder, check the following before requesting service. If these instructions do not solve your problem, contact Samsung customer service at 1-800-SAMSUNG. Symptoms and solutions Power Symptom The power turns off automatically. Power cannot be turned off. The battery pack is quickly discharged. Displays Explanation/Solution • Is "Auto Power Off" set to "6Min"? If no button is pressed for about 6 minutes in STBY mode, the DVD camcorder is automatically turned off. To disable this option, Set "Auto Power Off" to "Off." page 80 • The battery pack is almost exhausted. Charge the battery pack or replace it with a charged one. Use the AC power adaptor. • Remove the battery pack or unplug AC power adaptor, and connect the power supply to the camcorder again before turning it on. • The ambient temperature is too low. • The battery pack is not fully charged. Charge the battery pack again. • The battery pack reached its lifespan and cannot be recharged. Use another battery pack. Symptom The LCD is turned off. The image in the Viewfinder is blurred. The screen of TV or LCD displays distorted images or has black bars at the top/ bottom or utmost left/right Unknown indicator appears on the LCD screen. An afterimage remains on the LCD screen. The LCD screen is black with indicators appeared only. 106_ English Explanation/Solution • Keep away from magnetic materials. When magnetic material is near the left side of the DVD camcorder, the LCD may be turned off but it is not a malfunction. • The Viewfinder lens has not been adjusted. • Adjust the Viewfinder control lever until the indicators displayed on the Viewfinder come into sharp focus. • It can occur when recording or viewing a 16:9-ratio image on a 4:3-ratio TV, or vice versa. For more details, see the display specification. • A warning indicator or message appears on the screen. pages 103-104 • This occurs if you disconnect the AC power adaptor or remove the battery pack before turning the power off. • Check the lens cover. Open the lens cover if closed.

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_ English
If you encounter any problem using your camcorder, check the following before requesting service.
If these instructions do not solve your problem, contact Samsung customer service at 1-800-SAMSUNG.
Symptoms and solutions
Power
Symptom
Explanation/Solution
The power turns off automatically.
Is “
Auto Power Off
” set to “
6Min
”? If no button is pressed for about 6 minutes in
STBY mode, the DVD camcorder is automatically turned off. To disable this option,
Set “
Auto Power Off
” to “
Off
.”
page 80
The battery pack is almost exhausted. Charge the battery pack or replace it with a
charged one. Use the AC power adaptor.
Power cannot be turned off.
Remove the battery pack or unplug AC power adaptor, and connect the power supply
to the camcorder again before turning it on.
The battery pack is quickly discharged.
The ambient temperature is too low.
The battery pack is not fully charged. Charge the battery pack again.
The battery pack reached its lifespan and cannot be recharged. Use another battery
pack.
Displays
Symptom
Explanation/Solution
The LCD is turned off.
Keep away from magnetic materials. When magnetic material is near the left side of
the DVD camcorder, the LCD may be turned off but it is not a malfunction.
The image in the Viewfinder is blurred.
The Viewfinder lens has not been adjusted.
Adjust the Viewfinder control lever until the indicators displayed on the Viewfinder
come into sharp focus.
The screen of TV or LCD displays
distorted images or has black bars at
the top/ bottom or utmost left/right
It can occur when recording or viewing a 16:9-ratio image on a 4:3-ratio TV, or vice
versa. For more details, see the display specification.
Unknown indicator appears on the LCD
screen.
A warning indicator or message appears on the screen.
pages 103-104
An afterimage remains on the LCD
screen.
This occurs if you disconnect the AC power adaptor or remove the battery pack
before turning the power off.
The LCD screen is black with indicators
appeared only.
Check the lens cover. Open the lens cover if closed.
troubleshooting