User manual

Troubleshooting
Symptom Action
Power does not turn on.
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Is the AC adapter properly connected?
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Is the battery charged?
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Is the power turned on immediately after it is turned off?
Make sure to wait for an interval of at least 5 seconds before turning
on the power again.
Unable to start recording.
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Is the record trigger button/lock switch on the handle turned on?
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Is the write-protect switch of the SD card turned on?
Make sure that the write-protect switch is turned off.
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Is the camera recorder set to the Camera mode?
Use the [MODE] selection button to switch to the Camera mode.
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Is the SD card inserted compatible with the recording format?
Camera image is not output on
the LCD monitor and
viewfinder screen.
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Is the camera recorder set to the Camera mode?
Use the [MODE] selection button to switch to the Camera mode.
Playback does not start after
selecting a clip thumbnail and
pressing the Set button (R).
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Is the selected clip a playable clip?
Playback
is not possible if the clip has a different video format setting.
Images on the LCD monitor
and viewfinder screen appear
dark or blurred.
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Readjust the brightness of the LCD monitor and viewfinder.
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Is the iris closed?
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Is the shutter speed setting too high?
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Is the amount of peaking too little? Use the
[PEAKING +/-] button to
adjust the contour for the LCD monitor and the viewfinder screen.
The [CH1/CH2]
recording level
adjustment knob does not
work.
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Is the [CH1/CH2 AUTO/MANUAL] switch set to “AUTO”?
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Is the [FULL AUTO ON/OFF
] switch set to “ON”?
Is the [FULL AUTO ON/OFF] switch set to “ON”, and [A/V Set] B
[Audio Set] B [Audio On FULL AUTO] set to “Auto”?
SD card cannot be initialized
(formatted).
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Is the write-protect switch of the SD card turned on?
Make sure that the write-protect switch is turned off.
Battery alarm appears even
after loading a charged
battery.
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Is the battery too old?
The time code and user’s bit
are not displayed.
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Even in Camera mode or Media mode, the time code and user’s bit
may not be displayed depending to the type of display.
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Is [LCD/VF] B [
Display Settings] B [TC/UB] set to “Off”? To display
the time code or user’s bit, set it to “TC” or “UB”.
The date and time are not
displayed.
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The date and time are only displayed on the Display 1 and Display 2
screens in the Camera mode (during shooting).
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Is [System] B [Record Set
] B [Time Stamp] set to “On”? To display
the date and time, set it to “Off”.
Incorrect display on the
viewfinder.
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Is the LCD monitor used with [LCD/VF] B [LCD + VF] set to “Off”?
The actual recording time is
shorter than the estimated
time.
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The recordable time may be shorter depending on the shooting
conditions or the subject.
The two camera recorders are
not synchronized even though
the time codes have been
synchronized. (Z on the Slave
device is not displayed.)
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Is the [
TC IN/OUT] switch correctly set?
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Set [System] B [Record Set] B [Record Format
] B [Frame & Bit
Rate] such that the two camera recorders have the same frame rate.
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