HD Digital Video Recorder User Manual

Troubleshooting (Continued)

• Do not record pictures in SP mode and LP mode on the same tape.

• Avoid stopping then recording a movie in the LP mode.

• When [QUICK REC] is set to [ON], you cannot record a smooth transition (p. 79).

The shutter sound is not heard when you record a still image.

• Set [BEEP] to [ON] (p. 80).

• There is no shutter sound while during movie shooting.

End search does not work.

• Do not eject the cassette after recording (p. 42).

• There is nothing recorded on the cassette.

• There is a blank section between recorded sections of the tape. This is not a malfunction.

Automatic focus does not function.

• Set the FOCUS switch to AUTO to enable the automatic focus function (p. 29).

• Adjust the focus manually if the automatic focus does not work properly (p. 29).

Menu items are grayed out or does not work.

• You cannot select gray out display items in the current recording/playback situation.

• There are some functions you cannot activate simultaneously. The following list shows

examples of unworkable combinations of functions and menu items.

Cannot use Situation

[PROG.SCAN] [INTERVAL REC] is set to [ON].

[CNTRST ENHCR] [BACK LIGHT] is set to [ON].

[BACK LIGHT] Two or more of the iris, gain and shutter speed are set

manually.

[EXPOSURE] is manually adjusted.

[SPOTLIGHT] is set to [ON].

[SPOTLIGHT] Two or more of the iris, gain and shutter speed are set

manually.

[EXPOSURE] is manually adjusted.

[BACK LIGHT] is set to [ON].

[FADER] No tape is inserted.

Moisture condensation has occurred inside the camcorder.

The write-protect tab on the cassette is set to SAVE.

[INTERVAL REC] is set to [ON].

[ZEBRA], [PEAKING],

[CAM DATA DSP],

[HISTOGRAM]

[COLOR BAR] is set to [ON].

[SMTH SLW REC] [PROG.SCAN] is set to [25].

[COLOR BAR] is set to [ON].