JVC GR-D220 Digital Camera User Manual


 
TROUBLESHOOTING
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The Sepia (SEPIA) or Monotone (MONOTONE) mode is
activated.
HDisengage the Sepia (SEPIA) or Monotone (MONOTONE)
mode before setting White Balance. (pg. 35)
The Sepia (SEPIA) or Monotone (MONOTONE) mode is
activated.
HDisengage the Sepia (SEPIA) and Monotone
(MONOTONE). (pg. 27, 35)
When shooting in the dark, the unit becomes highly
sensitive to light when GAIN UP is set to AUTO.
HIf you want the lighting to look more natural, set GAIN UP
to AGC or OFF. (pg. 27, 28)
Other problems
Charging is difficult in places subject to extremely high/low
temperatures.
HTo protect the battery, it is recommended to charge it in
places with a temperature of 10°C to 35°C. (pg. 49)
The built-in clocks rechargeable lithium battery is
discharged.
The previously set date/time is erased.
HConnect the camcorder to an AC outlet using the AC
Adapter for over 24 hours to charge the clocks lithium
battery. (pg. 12)
Files stored in the memory card are protected.
HRemove protection from the files stored in the memory
card and delete them. (pg. 25)
This is not a malfunction.
HBy recording with DIS activated (pg. 27, 28) this can
be avoided.
The DV cable was plugged/unplugged with power turned
on.
HTurn the camcorders power off and on again, then operate
it.
In places subject to low temperature, images become dark
due to the characteristics of the LCD monitor. This is not a
malfunction.
HAdjust the brightness and angle of the LCD monitor.
(pg. 13, 15)
When the LCD monitors fluorescent light reaches the end
of its service life, images on the LCD monitor become dark.
HConsult your nearest JVC dealer.
The LCD monitor and the viewfinder are made with high-
precision technology. However, black spots or bright spots
of light (red, green or blue) may appear constantly on the
LCD monitor or the viewfinder. These spots are not
recorded on the tape. This is not due to any defect of the
unit. (Effective dots: more than 99.99 %)
The batterys charge is low.
HInstall a fully charged battery. (pg. 11)
HPush in the memory card a few more times. (pg. 14)
The viewfinder is pulled out and PRIORITY is set to
FINDER.
HPush the viewfinder back in or set PRIORITY to LCD.
(pg. 15, 27, 29)
The LCD monitors brightness setting is too dark.
HAdjust the brightness of the LCD monitor. (pg. 13)
HIf the monitor is tilted upward 180 degrees, open the
monitor fully. (pg. 15)
A malfunction of some kind has occurred. In this case the
camcorders functions become unusable.
Hpg. 48.
REMOTE is set to OFF.
HSet REMOTE to ON. (pg. 27, 29)
The remote control does not point at the remote sensor.
HPoint at the remote sensor. (pg. 19)
The remote control batteries are exhausted.
HReplace the batteries with fresh ones. (pg. 19)
White Balance cannot be activated.
The Black & White Fader does not work.
The image looks like the shutter speed is too slow.
The POWER/CHARGE lamp on the camcorder does
not light.
SET DATE/TIME! appears.
Files stored in the memory card cannot be deleted.
When the image is printed from the printer, a black
bar appears at the bottom of the screen.
When the camcorder is connected via the DV
connector, the camcorder does not operate.
Images on the LCD monitor appear dark or whitish.
Coloured bright spots appear all over the LCD
monitor or the viewfinder.
The cassette will not load properly.
The memory card cannot be removed from the
camcorder.
Picture does not appear on the LCD monitor.
An error indication (E01 E04 or E06) appears.
The remote control does not work.
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