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Recording
Recording/Playback
The camcorder
malfunctions.
Camcorder is not set to
CAMERA mode.
Time zone, date and time
are not set, or the backup
battery is exhausted.
Camcorder is turned off.
Cassette is not loaded.
Tape reached the end (
“bEND”
flashes on the screen).
Cassette is protected (
“
v
”
flashes on the screen).
Camcorder is set to a mode
other than the CAMERA mode.
Autofocus does not work on
that subject.
Viewfinder is not adjusted.
Lens is dirty.
Bright light in a dark scene
may cause a vertical light
bar (smear) to appear. This is
not a malfunction.
Viewfinder is not adjusted.
Consult a Canon Service
Center.
Set the camcorder to
CAMERA mode.
Set the time zone, date and
time, or replace the backup
battery and reset the date
and time.
Turn on the power.
Load a cassette.
Rewind the tape or replace
the cassette.
Replace the tape or change
the position of the protect
switch.
Set the camcorder to
CAMERA mode.
Focus manually.
Adjust the viewfinder with
the dioptric adjustment
lever.
Clean the lens.
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Adjust the viewfinder with
the dioptric adjustment
lever.
” “ flashes red on the
screen.
Image will not appear
on the screen.
“SET THE TIME ZONE,
DATE AND TIME”
appears on the screen.
Pressing the start/stop
button will not start
recording.
Camcorder will not
focus.
A vertical light bar
appears on the screen.
Viewfinder picture is
blurred.
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Camcorder is not turned on.
Cassette is not loaded.
Cassette is not loaded.
Battery pack is exhausted.
Condensation is detected.
Camcorder stopped
operating to protect the
tape.
Camcorder and wireless
controller are not set to the
same remote sensor mode.
Batteries of the wireless
controller are exhausted.
Turn on the camcorder.
Load a cassette.
Load a cassette.
Replace or charge the
battery pack.
See reference page.
Unload and reload the
cassette.
Change the remote sensor
modes.
Replace the batteries.
Buttons will not work.
“v”
flashes on the screen.
“k” flashes on the
screen.
“h”
flashes on the screen.
“REMOVE THE
CASSETTE” appears on
the screen.
The wireless controller
will not work.
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