Canon LEGRIA HF G40 Instruction Manual

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Troubleshooting158Cannot mark individual scenes/photos in the index screen with a checkmark !- You cannot select more than 100 scenes/photos individually. Select the [All Scenes] or [AllPhotos] option instead of [Select].Indicators and Onscreen Displayslights up in red.- Battery pack is exhausted. Replace or charge the battery pack.appears on the screen.- The camcorder cannot communicate with the battery pack attached so the remaining batterytime cannot be displayed.6/7 lights up in red.- The memory card is full. Delete some recordings (A 100, 109) to free some space or replacethe memory card./ lights up in red.- A memory card error occurred. Turn off the camcorder. Remove and reinsert the memory card.Initialize the memory card if the display does not change back to normal.Even after stopping recording, the ACCESS indicator does not go off.- The scene is being recorded on the memory card. This is not a malfunction.The red POWER/CHG indicator flashes rapidly (one flash at 0.5-second intervals).- The temperature of the battery pack is outside its operating range (approximately 0 – 40 °C).Remove the battery pack, warm it or let it cool down, as necessary, and try charging it again.- Charge the battery pack in temperatures between approximately 0 °C and 40 °C.- The battery pack is damaged. Use a different battery pack.- Charging has stopped because the compact power adapter or the battery pack is faulty.Consult a Canon Service Center.Picture and SoundThe screen appears too dark.- Adjust the brightness with the q > [OLED/VF Brightness] setting.Screen displays turn on and off repeatedly.- The battery pack is exhausted. Replace or charge the battery pack.- Remove the battery pack and reattach it correctly.Abnormal characters appear on the screen and the camcorder does not operate properly.- Disconnect the power source and reconnect it after a short time.Video noise appears on screen.- Keep a distance between the camcorder and devices that emit strong electromagnetic fields(plasma TVs, cellular phones, etc.).Horizontal bands appear on the screen.- This is a phenomenon typical of CMOS image sensors when recording under certain lightingconditions. This is not a malfunction. You may be able to reduce the symptoms by settingp > [Flicker Reduction] to [Automatic]. Alternatively, set the shutter speed to a valuematching the frequency of the local electrical system (1/100 for 50 Hz systems, 1/60 for 60 Hzsystems).Viewfinder picture is blurred.- Adjust the viewfinder with the dioptric adjustment lever (A 21).