Manual

Camcorderturns
itselfoff
Tape stops during
rewind or fast
forward
Camcorder remains
in pause mode
Sound is too low or
distorted
Dew Indicator
flashing in
viewfinder
Poor auto-focus
operation
Vertical white lines
appear when shoot-
ing bright object
Place POWER switch to OFF and then CAMERA or VCR
to turnback on. If camcorder is left in record pause or
play pause for several minutes, it will turn itself off to
prevent tape wear.
Time-counter memory may be on. Whenever an "M"
appears with the time-counter display, the camcorder will
stop rewinding (or fast forwarding) when counter reads
M 0:00:00. Press REW or FF again to continue
rewinding or fast forwarding, or press COUNTER RIM to
turn off the memory-stop feature.
• Press PLAY/PAUSE to return to normal playback.
• Subject was too far from camcorder.
• If the dew indicator (I'/1)flashes in the viewfinder, there
is moisture in the camcorder. Wait until this indicator no
longer appears before operating the camcorder.
• Subject is dark or behind glass. Auto-focus may not
work under these conditions. Place scene select AE dial
in MAN and focus manually. Seepages 34-35.
• Subject is not in center of viewfinder or two subjects are
at different distances. Place scene selectAE dial in MAN
and focus manually. See pages 34-35.
• Auto focus is automatically turned off when some effects
are selected with the scene selectAE dial. Place scene
select AE dial in AUTO. See page 29.
• This may occur when background extremely contrasts
with the subject.
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