The
recording
suddenly
stops
shortly
after
starting
recording.
- The
disc
is dirty. Clean
the
disc
with a
soft
lens-cleaning cloth (OJ 81). If
the
problem
persists replace
the
disc.
- The
camcorder
has
exceeded
its
operational temperature. Turn
off
the
camcorder
and let it cool
down
before
resuming use.
The
camcorder
will
not
focus.
-
Autofocus
does
not
work
on
the
subject.
Focus manually (OJ 40).
-
Adjust
the
viewfinder
with
the
dioptric
adjustment
lever (OJ 29).
- The lens is dirty. Clean
the
lens with a
soft
lens-cleaning cloth (OJ 83). Never use
tissue
paper
to
clean
the
lens.
Playback
Cannot
play
back
the
disc.
- You
may
not
be
able
to
play with
this
camcorder,
discs
recorded
or
edited
with
other
DVD recorders
or
computer
DVD
drives.
- If using a single-sided disc,
check
that
the
disc
is inserted with
the
label side facing
up.
- The
camcorder
has
exceeded
its
operational temperature. Turn
off
the
camcorder
and let it cool
down
before
resuming use.
•
During
playback
there
is
video
noise
and
the
sound
is
distorted.
•
The
disc
cannot
be
recognized.
- The
disc
is dirty. Clean
the
disc
with a
soft
lens-cleaning
cloth
(OJ 81).
- You
may
not
be
able
to
play
with
this
camcorder,
discs
recorded
or
edited with
other
DVD recorders
or
computer
DVD
drives.
Cannot
add
scenes
to
the
playlist.
- The
disc
is full (" 0 END" appears
on
the
screen). Delete
some
recordings
to
free
some
space
(OJ 35).
- The playlist can contain a
maximum
of
999
scenes.
Cannot
divide
the
scene.
- You
cannot
edit
or
delete
scenes
on a
disc
that
was recorded using
another
digital
device.
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Information
- You
cannot
divide
the
scene if there are
already
999
scenes
on
the
disc.
- You
cannot
divide
original scenes.
- You
cannot
divide
the
scene
if it is
too
short
(2
seconds
or
less).
Cannot
edit
the
disc
title.
- You
cannot
add
a title
to
a DVD-R/DVD-R
DL
disc
after it was finalized (OJ 48).
- Unfinalize (OJ 49)
the
disc
first (DVD-RW
in VIDEO mode).
- You may
not
be able
to
edit
the
title if you
entered it using
another
digital device.
Cannot
edit
or
delete
scenes.
- You
cannot
edit
or
delete scenes on a
disc
that
was
protected
using
another
digital
device.
- Scenes
cannot
be
deleted
in
a
DVD-R/
DVD-R
DL
disc
or
a DVD-RW
disc
recorded
in
VIDEO
mode.
Cannot
finalize
the
disc.
- The
camcorder
has
exceeded
its
operational temperature. Turn
off
the
camcorder
and let it
cool
down
before
resuming use.
-
Power
the
camcorder
using
the
compact
power
adapter
or
use a fully charged
battery pack.
Cannot
delete
a
still
image.
- The still image is
protected.
Remove
the
protection
(CD
57).
Indicators
and
Onscreen
Displays
e
lights
up
in
red.
-
Battery
pack
is exhausted. Replace
or
charge
the
battery
pack
(OJ 18).
(i!J
appears
on
the
screen.
- Load a
disc
(CD
25).
(Jj
lights
up
in
red.
- A
memory
card error occurred. Turn
off
the
camcorder. Remove and reinsert
the
memory
card. Initialize
the
memory
card
(OJ 57) if
the
display
does
not
change
back
to
normal.
m
lights
up
in red.
- The
camcorder
has
exceeded
its
operational temperature. This is
not
a
malfunction. Turn
off
the
camcorder
and
let it
cool
down
before resuming use.