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Troubleshooting
✤ Before contacting a service centre, perform the following simple checks.
They might save you the time and the expense of an unnecessary call.
Self Diagnosis Display
Moisture Condensation
✤ If the camcorder is brought directly from a cold place to a warm place, moisture may condense inside the camcorder,
on the surface of the tape, or on the lens. In this condition, the tape may stick to the head drum and be damaged or the
unit may not operate correctly.
To prevent possible damage under these circumstances, the camcorder is fitted with a moisture sensor.
✤ If there is moisture inside the camcorder, (DEW) is displayed. If this happens, none of the functions except cassette
ejection will work.
Open the cassette compartment and remove the battery.
Leave the camcorder for at least two hours in a dry warm room.
slow
slow
no
slow
slow
slow
slow
the battery pack is almost discharged. Change to a charged one.
When the remaining time on the tape
is about 2 minutes
Prepare a new one.
the tape reached its end.
Change to a new one.
there is no tape in camcorder.
Insert a tape.
the tape is protected from recording.
If you want to record, release
the protection.
moisture condensation has formed in
the camcorder.
see below.
the camcorder has some mechanical
fault.
1. Eject the tape.
2. Set to OFF.
3. Detach the battery.
4. Reattach the battery.
* If unresolved contact your
local service representative.
TAPE END!
TAPE END!
TAPE!
PROTECTION!
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Display
Blinking Informs that... Action
Troubleshooting
MD80566_UK_19.04.2005
