INSTRUCTIONS

Troubleshooting
Symptom Action
Power does not turn on.
0
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.
0
Is
the record trigger button/lock switch on the handle turned on? O
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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.
(A P39 [Write-Protect Switch on the SD Card] )
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Is the camera recorder set to the Camera mode?
Use the [MODE] selection button to switch to the Camera mode.
(A P
18 [Operation Modes] )
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Is the SD card inserted compatible with the recording format?
(A P47 [Selecting a Video Format] )
(A P119 [ 4GB File Spanning(SDXC) ] )
Camera image is not output on
the LCD monitor and
viewfinder screen.
0
Is the camera recorder set to the Camera mode?
Use the
[MODE] selection button to switch to the Camera mode.
(A
P18 [Operation Modes] )
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 [ND FILTER] switch set to “1/64”?
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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
[LCD/VF Peaking] menu
to adjust the contour for the LCD monitor image and viewfinder image
by adjusting the contour of the viewfinder image.
(The contour of the LCD monitor will also be adjusted at the same
time.)
Adjust using [Main Menu] B [LCD/VF] B [LCD/VF Peaking].
(A P36
[Adjusting the LCD Monitor] )
(A P37 [Adjusting the Viewfinder] )
The [CH-1/CH-2] recording
level adjustment knob does
not work. O
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Is the [
AUDIO SELECT CH-1/CH-2 AUTO/MANU] switch set to
“AUTO”?
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Is the [AUTO MODE FULL/PRESET/OFF]
switch set to “FULL” and
[A/V Set] B [Audio Set] B [Audio On FULL AUTO] set to “Auto”?
(A P
114 [ Audio On FULL AUTO ] )
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Is the [AUTO MODE FULL/PRESET/OFF] switch set to “PRESET”
and [Main Menu] B [A/V Set] B [Audio Set] B [Audio On PRESET
AUTO] set to “Auto”?
(A P114
[ Audio On PRESET AUTO ] )
SD card cannot be initialized
(formatted).
0
Is the write-protect switch of the SD card turned on?
Make sure that the write-protect switch is turned off.
(A P
39 [Write-Protect Switch on the SD Card] )
Battery alarm appears even
after loading a charged
battery.
0
Is the battery too old?
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