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Additional
Information
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List of Messages
Message Explanation
SET THE TIME ZONE, DATE
AND TIME
You have not set the time zone, date and time. This message appears each
time you turn the power on until you set the time zone, date and time.
39
CHANGE THE BATTERY
PACK
Battery pack is exhausted. Replace or charge the battery pack.
14
THE TAPE IS SET FOR
ERASURE PREVENTION
Cassette is protected. Replace the cassette or change the position of the
protect switch.
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REMOVE THE CASSETTE Camcorder stopped operating to protect the tape. Unload and reload the
cassette.
27
CHECK THE HDV/DV INPUT DV cable is not connected, or the connected digital device is turned off. 107
CONDENSATION HAS BEEN
DETECTED
Condensation has been detected in the camcorder.
136
TAPE END Tape reached the end. Rewind the tape or replace the cassette. –
HEADS DIRTY, USE
CLEANING CASSETTE
Video heads are dirty. Clean the video heads.
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ENTERING “POWER
STANDBY”
Appears for 1 second when you press the STANDBY button.
41
CHECK THE LENS Lens is not correctly mounted. Turn the lens until it clicks. If the message does
not disappear, unmount and remount the lens.
22
NO CARD Memory card not is inserted into the camcorder. 28
NO IMAGES No images are recorded on the memory card. –
CARD ERROR A memory card error occurred. The camcorder cannot record or play back the
image.
The error may be temporary. If the message disappears after 4 seconds an
“ ” flashes red, turn the camcorder off, remove the card and reinsert the
card. If “ ” changes to green, you can continue recording/playback.
–
CARD FULL No remaining capacity on the memory card. Replace with another card or
erase images.
–
NAMING ERROR The folder and file numbers have reached their maximum value. –
UNIDENTIFIABLE IMAGE Image is not recorded with JPEG compression, or with a compression not
compatible with the camcorder, or the image file is corrupted.
–
THE CARD IS SET FOR
ERASURE PREVENTION
SD memory card is set for erasure prevention. Replace the card or change the
position of the protect switch.
28
INCORRECT TAPE
STANDARD PLAYBACK IS
RESTRICTED
You attempted to play back a tape recorded in a standard different than the one
to which is the camcorder is set. –
THE MEMORY CARD COVER
IS OPEN
Close the memory card cover.
28
HD INCOMPATIBLE LENS You mounted a lens that does not support HDV recording. 22
THIS LENS HAS NO STILL
SHOOTING CAPABILITY
You mounted a lens that does not support still images recording.
22
INCOMPATIBLE INPUT
SIGNAL
You attempted to input a video signal incompatible with the camcorder (for
example 720p).
107
PLAYBACK STD LOCKED
PLAYBACK IS RESTRICTED
When the playback standard is already set in the camcorder, you attempted to
play back a tape in a video standard different from that set.
94
PLAYBACK STD LOCKED
INCOMPATIBLE VIDEO INPUT
When the playback standard is already set in the camcorder, you attempted to
input a video signal in a standard different from that set.
107
COPYRIGHT PROTECTED
PLAYBACK IS RESTRICTED
You attempted to play back a copyright protected tape.
108
COPYRIGHT PROTECTED
DUBBING RESTRICTED
You attempted to dub a copyright protected tape. May also appear when an
anomalous signal is received during analog line-in recording, or during analog-
digital conversion of a copyright protected tape.
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