Operation Manual

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Additional Information
During recording
Power turns off
immediately after being
turned on.
Is the battery charged?
Charge it.
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When power is
turned on, the LCD
screen will turn on
and off.
The ACCESS/PC
indicator is flashing,
even though nothing
is displayed on the
LCD monitor screen.
Power goes off
unexpectedly.
Is Power Save set to “On”?
If the camcorder is on battery power and set to “Power
Save: On”, and is left for up to 5 minutes (default setting)
without being operated, it will automatically turn off to
save battery power. To restart recording, turn the power
off and then turn it on again. You can also specify “Power
Save: Off” to stop automatic power off.
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Is the camcorder set to the sleep mode? If 30 minutes or
more has elapsed with the camcorder in the sleep mode, it
will automatically turn off. Set the power switch to
“OFF”, and then turn it on again.
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Power cannot be
turned off.
Detach the battery or disconnect the AC adapter/charger,
then press RESET . And then, turn on the power again.
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Even if the
camcorder is off,
opening the cover
will cause the
ACCESS/PC
indicator to flash.
The camcorder will automatically turn on to recognise a
disc. Closing the cover will automatically turn the
camcorder off again.
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Symptom Cause and Correction
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Pressing the record
button will not start
recording.
• Check to see whether the proper type of BD/DVD is
loaded.
• Set the power switch to “HDD” or “BD/DVD”.
• If the HDD/disc is protected, cancel protection.
• No recording can be done on a finalised disc.
• Check the remaining free space on the HDD/disc.
• If, when using a +RW, recorded scenes are very short
or you frequently switch the video quality, recording
may not be possible even when the disc has remaining
space.
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Symptom Cause and Correction
Reference
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