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Troubleshooting
Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions
• NIGHTSHOT is set to ON.
c Set it to OFF (p. 29).
• NIGHTSHOT is set to ON in a bright place.
c Set it to OFF (p. 29).
• The backlight function is active.
c Set it off (p. 29).
• BEEP is set to OFF in the menu settings.
c Set it to MELODY or NORMAL (p. 105).
• Set STEADYSHOT to OFF in the menu settings (p. 105).
• The power of the external flash is off or the power source
is not installed.
c Turn on the external flash or install the power source.
• Two or more external flashes (optional) are attached.
c Only one external flash (optional) can be attached not
fully charged.
In the playback mode
Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions
• The tape has run out.
c Rewind the tape. (p. 38)
• The video head may be dirty.
c Clean the heads using the cleaning cassette (optional)
(p. 176).
• The volume is turned to minimum.
c Turn up the volume (p. 34).
• AUDIO MIX is set to ST2 in the menu settings.
c Adjust AUDIO MIX (p. 105).
• The tape has no cassette memory.
c Use a tape with cassette memory (p. 70).
• CM SEARCH is set to OFF in the menu settings.
c Set it to ON (p. 105).
• The tape has a blank portion in the recorded portion
(p. 169).
• The tape has no cassette memory.
c Use a tape with cassette memory (p. 69).
• CM SEARCH is set to OFF in the menu settings.
c Set it to ON (p. 105).
• There is no title in the tape.
c Superimpose the titles (p. 98).
• The tape has a blank portion in the recorded portion
(p. 169).
• AUDIO MIX is set to ST1 side in the menu settings.
c Adjust AUDIO MIX in the menu settings (p. 105).
• TITLE DSPL is set to OFF in the menu settings.
c Set it to ON in the menu settings (p. 105).
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Types of trouble and their solutions
The picture is recorded in incorrect or
unnatural colors.
Picture appears too bright, and the
subject does not appear on the
screen.
The click of the shutter does not
sound.
A horizontal band appears when
shooting a TV screen or computer
screen.
An external flash (optional) does not
work.
Playback is not possible.
There are horizontal lines on the
picture or the playback picture is not
clear or does not appear.
No sound or only a low sound is
heard when playing back a tape.
Displaying the recorded date, date
search function does not work.
The title search function does not
work.
The new sound added to the
recorded tape is not heard.
The title is not displayed.