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Recording

Playback

Memory Card Operations

About the LCD screen

The LCD screen is produced with extremely high-precision manufacturing techniques, with more than 
99.99% of the pixels operating to specification. Less than 0.01% of the pixels may occasionally misfire or 
appear as black, red, green or blue dots. This has no effect on the recorded image and does not constitute a 
malfunction.

Problem

Cause

Solution

A vertical light bar appears on the screen.

Bright light in a dark scene may cause a 
vertical light bar (smear) to appear. This is 
not a malfunction.

Record in 

Av

 mode with an aperture value 

in the range F5.6–F8.0.

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Viewfinder picture is blurred.

Viewfinder is not adjusted.

Adjust the viewfinder with the dioptric 
adjustment lever.

17

Audio is not recorded.

The input channel is not set correctly. 

Set the appropriate input channel.

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Microphone connected to the XLR terminal 
needs to be powered by the phantom power.

Set the 

 switch to ON.

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Audio is recorded in a very low level.

The 

 switch is set to M, and 

recording level is set too low.

Adjust the audio level correctly.

49

Microphone attenuator is turned on.

Set the FRONT MIC ATT. switch or the 

 switch to OFF.

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Problem

Cause

Solution

Pressing the playback button does not 
start playback.

Camcorder is turned off, or is not set to 

 mode.

Set the camcorder to 

 mode.

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Cassette is not loaded.

Load a cassette.

23

Tape is running, but image will not appear 
on the TV screen.

Video heads are dirty.

Clean the video heads.

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You attempted to play back or dub a  
copyright protected tape.

Stop playback/dubbing.

–

The video output cable is not connected 
correctly.

Verify that the video cable is connected 
properly.

–

While playing back a tape recorded in HDV 
standard there are brief stops in the 
playback picture.

Video heads are dirty.

Clean the video heads with a dry cleaning 
cassette.

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Problem

Cause

Solution

Memory card cannot be inserted. 

Memory card was not facing the correct 
direction.

Turn the memory card over and try 
inserting it again.

24

Memory card cannot be recorded. 

No memory card.

Insert a memory card.

24

Memory card is full.

Replace the memory card or erase images. 

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Memory card is not initialized.

Initialize the memory card.

122

The folder and file numbers have reached 
their maximum value.

Set [FILE NOS.] to [RESET] and insert a new 
memory card.

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Memory card cannot be played back. 

The 

 dial or 

/

 (card/tape) 

switch are not set to the correct position.

Set the 

 dial to VCR/PLAY and the 

/

 (card/tape) switch to 

.

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Image cannot be erased. 

Image is protected.

Cancel the protection.

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On an SDHC or SD memory card, the write-
protect switch is set to the locked position.

Change the position of the write-protect 
switch on the memory card to unlock it.

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 flashes red. 

Card error occurred.

Turn off the camcorder. Remove and 
reinsert the memory card. Initialize the 
memory card if flashing persists.

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