Operating Instructions
Table Of Contents
- Table of contents
- Read this first
- Getting Started
- Shooting movies/still images
- Before shooting
- Shooting movies
- Shooting still images
- Adjusting the exposure
- Shooting in the dark – NightShot plus, etc.
- Self-timer recording
- Shooting for the wide-screen TV – 16:9 Wide mode
- Adjusting the white balance manually
- Shooting techniques to match your circumstances – PROGRAM AE
- Focusing manually
- Shooting with special effects
- Checking/Deleting the last scene
- Viewing the recordings
- Finalizing a disc for other players
- Using a disc in VR mode (DVD-RWs only)
- Viewing/duplicating discs/editing the recordings on your computer
- Connecting your camcorder to a TV and a VCR
- Customizing your camcorder
- Troubleshooting
- Additional information
- Parts and controls/Index
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Troubleshooting
Warning messages
Message Cause and/or Corrective Actions
• Use an “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack.
• Install a charged battery pack.
• The battery pack is completely dead, and cannot be
recharged.
c Replace it with a new battery pack.
• Moisture condensation has occurred.
c Turn off your camcorder and leave it for at least an hour
to acclimatize it. (page 132)
• Moisture condensation has occured.
c Turn off your camcorder and leave it for at least an hour
to acclimatize it, then remove the disc.
• The temperature of your camcorder is extremely high.
c Turn off your camcorder and leave it for a while in a
cool place.
• The temperature of your camcorder is extremely high.
c Turn off your camcorder and leave it for a while in a
cool place, then remove the disc at least an hour to
acclimatize it, then remove the disc.
• A malfunction has occurred with the disc and you cannot
record any movies or still images on the disc.
• The disc is full for recording movies.
c Use a new disc.
• Your camcorder can record up to 98 titles of movies in
VIDEO mode and up to 999 chapters in VR mode per disc.
• Your camcorder can record up to 9999 still images per
disc.
• The disc has run out of space.
c Use a new disc.
• You cannot play back an incompatible disc with your
camcorder.
• A blank disc cannot be edited.
• The disc is already finalized.
• A finalized DVD-R cannot be recorded.
• To record on the finalized DVD-RW in VIDEO mode,
unfinalize it.
• The disc cover is open.
c Close the disc cover.
• There is no disc inserted.
c Insert a disc.
• The disc is not set correctly.
c Set the disc correctly. (page 26)
• The data cannot be recovered.
c Use a new disc.
• The data cannot be recovered.
c Format the disc (DVD-RW only).
FOR “InfoLITHIUM” BATTERY
ONLY
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%*
1
%CANNOT OPEN TRY LATER*
1
*
1
CANNOT OPEN TRY LATER*
1
REC. DISABLE*
1
CAPACITY FULL FOR MOVIE*
1
SCENE NUMBER FULL*
1
Z DISC FULL*
1
PLAYBACK PROHIBITED*
1
EDIT DISABLE*
1
DISC IS ALREADY FINALIZED*
1
FINALIZED DISC, USE
ANOTHER DISC*
1
NEED TO UNFINALIZE*
1
CLOSE DISC COVER
NO DISC
CANNOT RECOVER DATA*
1
*
2
NEED TO FORMAT DISC*
1
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2