Panasonic PV-A208 - Before Requesting Service

Before
Requesting
Service
If
you
have a problem with
your Camcorder, it may
be
something you
can correct yourself.
Check the
list below
for
symptoms
and
corrections.
Symptom
Correction
No
picture
in
the EVF ...
•
Make
sure
a Power Source
is connected,
(pp.
9,
11)
•
Make
sure
the POWER switch is set
to
VCR or
CAMERA,
(pp.
22,26)
•
Check the
Dew
Indicator,
(p.
20)
•
Make
sure
the battery
is
fully charged,
(p.
9)
•
Make
sure
all
necessary
cables are connected
correctly and
firmly,
(p.
27)
Video
cassette
cannot be
inserted ...
•
Make
sure
a Power Source is connected,
(pp.
9,
11)
•
Insert the
cassette with
the
window
side facing out.
(p.
12)
Video
cassette cannot be
removed
...
•
Make
sure
a Power
Source is connected,
(pp.
9,
11)
No
operation starts
when
operation
buttons
are
pressed
...
•
Check
for
the Dew Indicator,
(p.
20)
Recording
cannot
be done
...
•
Make
sure
the
record tab
is
still
intact,
(p.
12)
•
Check the Batterv Indicator (d 181
•
Check
the
Dew Indicator,
(p.
20)
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•
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•
Make sure
the unit
is
ON,
with the
POWER
switch
set
to CAMERA
(p.
22).
Sound
from microphone cannot
be
monitored
...
•
Make
sure
the unit is
set to
REC
or Record/Pause mode.
Camera
picture
is too
dark
...
•
Make
sure
the HIGH SPEED SHUTTER button is
OFF
(p.
31).
No
playback picture,
or
the playback
picture is
noisy
or contains streaks ...
•
Press
UP
A/DOWN
button
during playback
(Tracking Control)
{p.
26).
During
playback,
the
picture shows motion
or blurred action ...
•
Portions
of
the still
picture
where the
normal
speed motion
was particularly rapid
may
produce
this
effect. This is normal.
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VHS!
SO
ITS
TAPES
PLAY IN
YOUR
VCR
..."
appears in
the
EVF and
Monitor
...
•
Set the POWER switch
to
CAMERA, and then hold
down STOP
for
5 seconds
(approx.)
to
exit the
Demo
mode
(p.
7).
If the top
of
your
playback
picture
waves
back and
forth
excessively
...
•
Because the
playback signal is
not as stable as
an off
the
air TV signal,
the
top of your TV screen
may
be bent
or unstable when the tape
is
played
back.
This
symptom
is
more noticeable when
a
tape
recorded
on another VCR is played
back.
To
solve this
problem,
locate the
horizontal
hold
control
on
your TV.
Turn
it
slowly
to correct the
wavy
picture.
If
your TV
does
not
have a
horizontal
hold
control or
adjusting
the control
does
not
help, some modifications may
have to
be
made
to
the TV
set.
Technically this
is
called
"Horizontal AFC time
constant
change." If
such
a
problem exists, please
contact
your local TV
service center. (Some nominal sen/ice
charges
may
be
required.)
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