General Maintenance - 56 -
Date search function does not operate • Slide the CAM/OFF VIDEO switch to
VIDEO.
• Insert the clock battery, set the date and time,
then
start recording.
• Do not remove the clock battery after
recording.
• Do not eject the recorded cassette. Leave it in
the
camcorder.
The optical link does not operate • The optical transmission or reception is not
possible
when the LCD monitor is used.
BATTERY CONDITION
Symptom Check Point & Correction
The ( ) indication in the electronic viewfinder • Try another battery or charge the
battery.
flashes to indicate battery is discharged.
The battery level indicator ( ) appears differently • This does not indicate a fault; it is
because the
on the LCD monitor and in the viewfinder. 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 • Remove the power source and the
date/title battery.
are accepted And after about one minute, the display in the
viewfinder or LCD monitor will be reset. Then
set the
information again.
The camcorder does not operate when alkaline • Check that the polarities (+, -) of the
batteries are
batteries are inserted. correct.
• Insert six batteries.
TAPE DISPLAY
Symptom Check Point & Correction
TAPE appears in the viewfinder or LCD monitor. • Have you moved the camcorder or
cassette
from a cold place to a warm place so that its
temperature changed abruptly? If the
temperature
has changed, remove the cassette and set
the
CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch to OFF, then wait
for
about one hour.