Panasonic NV-DS29B - Before Requesting Repair (Problems and Solutions)

Before Requesting Repair
(Problems and Solutions)
Power
1: The Movie Camera power cannot be turned
on, :
14: Is the power source connected correctly?
(> 12)
2: The Movie Camera power Is turned off
automatically.
2: If you leave the Movie Camera in Recording
Pause Mode for more than 6 minutes, the
power is turnéd off automatically to protect the
tape and to save the Battery power. (-> 20)
3: The Movie Camera power does not stay on
long enough.
: Is the Battery low? Charge the Battery or attach
a fully charged Battery. (> 12)
: Has condensation occurred? Wait until the
Condensation Indication disappears. (-> 46)
Battery
1: Battery runs down quickly.
14-1: Is the Battery fully charged? Charge it with the
AC Adaptor. (> 12)
1-2: Are you using the Battery in an extremely cold
place? In cold places, the operating time of the
Battery becomes shorter. (> 47)
1-3: Has the Battery worn out? Ifthe operating time
is still too short even after the Battery is fully
charged, the Battery has worn out.
2: The Battery cannot be charged.
2: Ifthe DC Input Lead is connected to the AC
Adaptor, charging cannot be performed.
Disconnect the DC Input Lead.
Normal Recording
4: Recording does not start although power is
supplied to the Movie Camera and the
Cassette is correctly Inserted.
Is the accidental -érasure prevention slider on
the Cassette open? If it is open (set to [SAVE]),
recording cannot be performed. (+> 14)
Is the tape wound to the end? Insert a new
Cassette. (> 14)
Is the [VCR/OFF/CAMERA] Switch set to
[CAMERA]? It it is set to the other position, the
recording function-cannot be used. (-> 20)
Has condensation occurred? Wait until the
Condensation Indication disappears. (> 46)
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Other Recording
Auto Focus Function does not work.
: Is Manual Focus Mode selected? If Auto Focus
Mode is selected, focus is automatically
adjusted. (> 29)
: There are some recording subjects and
recording surroundings for which the Auto
Focus Function does not operate correctly. In
this case, use the Manual Focus Mode.to
adjust the focus. (-> 50)
Editing
1:
1-1:
Audio dubbing cannot be performed.
ls the accidental erasure.prevention slider on
the Cassette open? If it is open (set to [SAVE]),
recording cannot be performed. (> 14)
: Are you attempting to edit a tape portion that
was recorded in LP Mode? LP Mode does not
allow audio dubbing to operate. (-> 21)
Indications 7
The Time Code becomes inaccurate.
The Time Code Indication counter may not be
constant in the reverse direction in Slow Motion
Playback Mode, but this is not a malfunction.
The Remaining Tape Time Indication
disappears.
When you record still pictures in Photoshot
Mode, the Remaining Tape Time Indication
may disappear temporarily. However, it
reappears when recording normally. :
The Remaining Tape Time Indication does
not match the actual remaining tape.time.
: If scenes of less than 15 seconds are
continuously recorded, the remaining tape time
cannot be displayed correctly,
: In. some cases, the Remaining Tape Time
Indication may show remaining tape time that is
2 to 3 minutes shorter than.the actual
remaining tape time.
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