Troubleshooting
If
you
have
a
problem
with
your
camcorder,
refer
to
this
section.
Sometimes
what
you
think
is a
malfunction
of
the
camcorder
may
have
the
simplest
of
solutions
-
please
read
the
"CHECK
THIS
FIRST"
box
before
going
on
to
the
more
detailed
problems
and
solutions.
Consult
your
dealer
or
a
Canon
Service
Center
if
the
problem
persists.
CHECK
THIS
FIRST
Power
supply
, Is
the
battery
charged? Is
the
compact
power
adapter
correctly
connected
to
the
:
camcorder?
(OJ 18)
Recording
Did you
turn
the
camcorder
on and set and set it
to
(CAMEM·
!"J
or
(CUtERA-D)
mode?
Is the
CAMERA
indicator
lit
up
in green? Was
the
disc
or
memory
card correctly inserted
· into the
camcorder?
(OJ 25, 27)
Playback
· Did you
turn
the
camcorder
on and set and set it
to
(PLAy·''')
or
(PLAY"'o)
mode?
Is the
j PLAY
indicator
on? Was
the
disc
or
memory
card correctly inserted into the
camcorder?
· (OJ 25, 27) Does it
contain
any recordings?
Power
Source
The
camcorder
will
not
turn
on
or
it
turns
off
by
itself.
- The battery pack
is
exhausted. Replace or
charge the battery pack
(OJ
18).
- Remove the battery pack and reattach it
correctly.
Cannot
charge
the
battery
pack.
- Charge the battery pack
in
temperatures
between 0
°C
and
40°C
(32
of
and
104
OF).
- The battery pack
is
too hot. Charging will
start once the battery pack temperature
is
below
40°C
(104
oF).
- The battery pack
is
damaged. Use a
different battery pack.
After
using
the
camcorder
for
a
long
time,
it
becomes
hot.
- This
is
not a malfunction.
Turn
off the
camcorder and let it cool down before
resuming use.
Recording
Pressing [Start/Stopl
will
not
start
recording.
- Use a disc whose performance has been
tested with this camcorder
(OJ 7). I
- The disc
is
full
("
0 END" appears on the
screen). Delete some recordings (DVD-RW
in
VR
mode) to free some space (OJ
35)
or
replace the disc.
- Unfinalize
(OJ
49)
the disc (DVD-RW
in
VIDEO
mode).
- The camcorder has exceeded its
operational temperature. Turn off the
camcorder and let it cool down before
resuming use.
The
point
where
IStart/StopI
was
pressed
does
not
match
the
beginning/end
of
the
recording.
- There
is
a slight interval between pressing
IStart/StopIand the actual start of recording.
This
is
not a malfunction.
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