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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. 7, 9). Battery pack is not charged. Charge battery pack sufficiently (p. 8). Dew in camcorder. Wait until dew dries (p. 54). 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. 7). REC START/STOP button Erasure-protect tab on video cassette Close tab or use a new cassette does not work. is open. (p. 52). Power suddenly turns off. Camcorder left in Recording Standby Set Power switch to OFF and then mode for 5 minutes. back to CAMERA. Auto focus does not work. Manual Focus mode is engaged. Zoom used on close subject. Set to Auto Focus mode (p. 37). Zoom out from subject (p. 17). Subject has little contrast in bright- Focus manually (p. 37). 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. 17). Display automatically changes in CAMERA mode. Camcorder is in Demo mode. Set DEMO MODE menu item to "OFF" (p. 57). 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. 21). Audio/video cable is not properly connected. Connect audio/video cable properly (p. 21). No image from an exter- DV cable is not properly connected. nal source appears on the camcorder screen. Connect DV cable properly. (p. 44) VCR mode Appendix 58

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Appendix
Before Requesting Service
Before calling for service, please check the following troubleshooting table.
Symptom
No power.
REC START/STOP button
does not work.
Power suddenly turns off.
Auto focus does not
work.
Bright subject produces
wide vertical lines.
Automatically zooms out
without operating Zoom
control.
Display automatically
changes in CAMERA
mode.
No image appears on
connected TV screen.
No image from an exter-
nal source appears on
the camcorder screen.
Power
CAMERA mode
VCR mode
Suggested solution
Connect power source properly
(
pp. 7, 9
).
Charge battery pack sufficiently
(
p. 8
).
Wait until dew dries (
p. 54
).
Set Power switch to OFF and remove
battery pack. Wait for 2 seconds, then
reinstall battery pack and turn on
power (
p. 7
).
Close tab or use a new cassette
(
p. 52
).
Set Power switch to OFF and then
back to CAMERA.
Set to Auto Focus mode (
p. 37
).
Zoom out from subject (
p. 17
).
Focus manually (
p. 37
).
——
——
Direct lens to some subject, or set
zoom to widest angle before shooting
(
p. 17
).
Set DEMO MODE menu item to “OFF”
(
p. 57
).
Select video input channel or TV
channel properly (
p. 21
).
Connect audio/video cable properly
(
p. 21
).
Connect DV cable properly. (
p. 44
)
Possible cause
Power source is not properly con-
nected.
Battery pack is not charged.
Dew in camcorder.
Safety function is in effect.
Erasure-protect tab on video cassette
is open.
Camcorder left in Recording Standby
mode for 5 minutes.
Manual Focus mode is engaged.
Zoom used on close subject.
Subject has little contrast in bright-
ness, or is full of horizontal or vertical
stripes.
Occurs when shooting subject with
strong contrast to the background.
Does not indicate a malfunction.
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.
Camcorder is in Demo mode.
Video input channel on TV or TV
channel is not selected properly.
Audio/video cable is not properly
connected.
DV cable is not properly connected.