General Maintenance - 51 -
Picture bends at the top of the TV
screen
§ TV receiver is of older type. It needs
to be modified to work properly with
camcorder.
§ Tape is damaged. Try another
cassette.
§ Color of your TV screen is too
bright, too faint or change
§ TV set has VIR circuit. Turn it off
during playback
Date search function does not operate § Slide the CAM/OFF VIDEO switch
to VIDEO. Insert the clock battery,
set the date and time, and then start
recording.
§ Do not remove the clock battery
after recording.
§ Do not eject the recorded cassette.
Leave it in the camcorder.
BATTERY CONDITION
Symptom Check Point & Correction
The ( ) indication in the electronic
viewfinder flashes to indicate battery is
discharged.
§ Try another battery or charge the
battery.
The battery level indicator ( ) appears
differently on the LCD monitor and in
the viewfinder.
§ This does not indicate a fault; it is
because the power consumed by
the LCD monitor and viewfinder is
different.
NO OPERATION IS ACCEPTED
Symptom Check Point & Correction
Power is turned on, but no button
operations are accepted
§ Remove the power source and the
date/title battery. And, after about
one minute, the display in the
viewfinder will be reset. Then set
the information again.
The camcorder does not operate when
alkaline batteries are inserted.
§ Check that the polarities (+, -) of the
batteries are correct. Insert six
batteries.
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