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Trouble check Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Action and indicators flash and no function except for cassette ejection works. • Moisture condensation has occurred. 4 Remove the cassette and leave the camcorder for at least 1 hour. (p. 67) The date or time indicator is flashing. • You pressed DATE and TIME together for more than 2 seconds. 4 The camcorder is not malfunctioning. You may start recording. Flashing will stop soon. • The lithium battery is weak or dead. 4 Replace the lithium battery with a new one. (p. 61) The tape does not move when a video control button is pressed. • The POWER switch is set to CAMERA or OFF. 4 Set it to VTR. • The tape has run out. 4 Rewind the tape or use a new one. (p. 17) The Steady Shot function does not activate. • STEADY SHOT is set to OFF. 4 Set STEADY SHOT to ON. (p. 37) • The Steady Shot function does not work when the wide mode is set to.16:9 FULL. The autofocusing function does not work. • FOCUS is set to MANUAL. 4 Set it to AUTO. (p. 32) • Shouting conditions are not suitable for autofocus. 4 Set FOCUS to MANUAL to focus manually. (p. 32) The fader function does not work. • The START/STOP MODE switch is set to 5SEC or 4 Set it to (p. 44) • A title is displayed. 4 Stop superimposing the title. (p. 38) No sound or only a low sound is heard when playing back a tape. • The stereo tape is played back with HiFi SOUND set to 1 or 2 in the menu system. 4 Set to STEREO in the menu system. (p. 26) Excessive high-pitched sound is heard. • The picture has been recorded with WIND set to ON in the menu system. 4 When there is no wind, set it to OFF. (p. 25) Data code becomes CCD- • You are playing back a portion of tape on which you wrote or TRV81 only) erased the index signal. This is not a malfunction. (p. 50) The date or time indicator disappears. • Reset the date and time. (p. 62) Picture Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Action The image on the viewfinder screen • The viewfinder lens is not adjusted. is not clear. 4 Adjust the viewfinder lens. (p. 11) A vertical band appears when a subject such as lights or a candle flame is shot against a dark background. • The contrast between the subject and background is too high. The camcorder is not malfunctioning. 4 Change locations. 72

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Trouble
check
Symptom
Cause
and/or
Corrective
Action
and
indicators
fl
ash
and
no
function
except
for
cassette
ejection
works.
•
Moisture
condensation
has
occurred.
4
Remove
the
cassette
and
leave
the
camcorder
for
at
least
1
hour.
(p.
67)
The
date
or
time
indicator
is
fl
ashing.
•
You
pressed
DATE
and
TIME
together
for
more
than
2
seconds.
4
The
camcorder
is
not
malfunctioning.
You
may
start
recording.
Flashing
will
stop
soon.
•
The
lithium
battery
is
weak
or
dead.
4
Replace
the
lithium
battery
with
a
new
one.
(p.
61)
The
tape
does
not
move
when
a
video
control
button
is
pressed.
•
The
POWER
switch
is
set
to
CAMERA
or
OFF.
4
Set
it
to
VTR.
•
The
tape
has
run
out.
4
Rewind
the
tape
or
use
a
new
one.
(p.
17)
The
Steady
Shot
function
does
not
activate.
•
STEADY
SHOT
is
set
to
OFF.
4
Set
STEADY
SHOT
to
ON.
(p.
37)
•
The
Steady
Shot
function
does
not
work
when
the
wide
mode
is
set
to.16:9
FULL.
The
autofocusing
function
does
not
work.
•
FOCUS
is
set
to
MANUAL.
4
Set
it
to
AUTO.
(p.
32)
•
Shouting
conditions
are
not
suitable
for
autofocus.
4
Set
FOCUS
to
MANUAL
to
focus
manually.
(p.
32)
The
fader
function
does
not
work.
•
The
START/STOP
MODE
switch
is
set
to
5SEC
or
4
Set
it
to
(p.
44)
•
A
title
is
displayed.
4
Stop
superimposing
the
title.
(p.
38)
No
sound
or
only
a
low
sound
is
heard
when
playing
back
a
tape.
•
The
stereo
tape
is
played
back
with
HiFi
SOUND
set
to
1
or
2
in
the
menu
system.
4
Set
to
STEREO
in
the
menu
system.
(p.
26)
Excessive
high-pitched
sound
is
heard.
•
The
picture
has
been
recorded
with
WIND
set
to
ON
in
the
menu
system.
4
When
there
is
no
wind,
set
it
to
OFF.
(p.
25)
Data
code
becomes
"--:--:--".
(CCD-
•
You
are
playing
back
a
portion
of
tape
on
which
you
wrote
or
TRV81
only)
erased
the
index
signal.
This
is
not
a
malfunction.
(p.
50)
The
date
or
time
indicator
disappears.
•
Reset
the
date
and
time.
(p.
62)
Picture
Symptom
Cause
and/or
Corrective
Action
The
image
on
the
viewfinder
screen
•
The
viewfinder
lens
is
not
adjusted.
is
not
clear.
4
Adjust
the
viewfinder
lens.
(p.
11)
A
vertical
band
appears
when
a
subject
such
as
lights
or
a
candle
fl
ame
is
shot
against
a
dark
background.
•
The
contrast
between
the
subject
and
background
is
too
high.
The
camcorder
is
not
malfunctioning.
4
Change
locations.
72