Canon VM-E70 - BEFORE REQUESTING SERVICE; Troubleshooting Common Issues

BEFORE REQUESTING SERVICE
If you think the unit may be broken, first remove and then reattach the power source
' the P rob, e m persists, go through the following list before requesting service.
Symptom
Cause
Remedy
■ VM-E70 does not turn on.
► Battery pack charge level is low.
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* Replace with fully charged bat- !
tery pack.
■ VM-E70 turns off during operation
(when battery is in use).
► Battery pack charge level is low.
* Replace with fully charged bat¬
tery pack.
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► Record pause mode has lasted for
7 minutes or longer.
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* Turn VM-E70 on agam
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* Cassette compartment does not
, open.
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► Power source is not connected.
1 * Connect power source.
j ► Battery pack charge level is low.
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J * Reolace with fully charged bat- !
terv pack.
■ Does not function when an op¬
eration button is pressed.
: ► VM-E70 is off.
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* Turn VM-E70 on.
: ► Battery pack cnarge level is low. !
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* Replace with fully charged bat¬
tery pack.
j ► Video cassette is not loaded.
* Load video cassette.
■ “BAT f" blinks in viewfinder
; and the operate/caution indicator
blinks.
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1 ► Battery is about to wear out com- j
pletely
* Replace with fully charged bat¬
tery pack.
i ■ “DEW" blinks in viewfinder and
the ope rate/caution indicator
blinks.
► Dew is formed inside the unit.
* Refer to "CONDENSATION
(DEW)" on p. 38. j
• "T. END"is blinking in the view¬
finder.
► Less than 3 mm. tape time re¬
mains for use.
* Replace video cassette.
■ Pressed start button, but tape j
does not move.
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► VM-E70 is m stop mode.
* Turn VM-E70 off and then on
again.
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► Refer to "Ooes not function when an operation button is pressed" in this 1
table.
► Tape ended l"T END" lights con¬
tinuously in viewfinder.1
* Rewind the tape or use another j
video cassette
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► Tape with erasure prevention
switch in the non-recordable posi¬
tion is loaded.
* Either replace the video cassette j
or move the switch to the re¬
cordable position.
■ Camera does not operate even
when correct button is pressed. '
► Safety mechanism is operating.
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* Turn VM-E70 off, then remove ;
and re-attach power source.
■ Jape is moving, but no picture !
appears on the TV screen.
► Video channel (screen) is not
properly set on the TV or RF
unit.
* Set the TV and RF unit to the
appropriate video channel or !
screen Seep. 17.
* Playback picture contains noise.
► Video head is dirty.
* Clean the video head using the •
CC-8 Head Cleaning Cassette,
included in the CK-E1 Cleaning
Kit.
m Cannot focus. ;
► Zooming lever is in the macro
range.
* Move the zooming lever into the
normal focusing range.
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► Viewfinder diopter is not pro¬
perly adjusted.
* Turn the diopter adjustment ring
until the image in the viewfinder
becomes dear.