Canon XL H1S Instruction Manual

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151Additional InformationRecordingPlaybackMemory Card OperationsOthersAbout the LCD screenThe LCD screen is produced with extremely high-precision manufacturing techniques, with more than99.99% of the pixels operating to specification. Less than 0.01% of the pixels may occasionally misfire orappear as black, red, green or blue dots. This has no effect on the recorded image and does not constitute amalfunction.Problem Cause SolutionA vertical light bar appears on the screen. Bright light in a dark scene may cause avertical light bar (smear) to appear. This isnot a malfunction.Record in Av mode with an aperture valuein the range F5.6–F8.0.68Viewfinder picture is blurred. Viewfinder is not adjusted. Adjust the viewfinder with the dioptricadjustment lever.23Audio is not recorded. The input channel selection switch is not setto the correct position.Set the INPUT SELECT switch to the correctposition.58Microphone connected to the XLR terminalneeds to be powered by the phantom power.Set the switch to ON. 58Audio is recorded in a very low level. The REC LEVEL switch is set to M, andrecording level is set too low.Adjust the audio level correctly. 59Microphone attenuator is turned on. Set the FRONT MIC ATT. switch or theswitch to OFF.59Problem Cause SolutionPressing the playback button does notstart playback.Camcorder is turned off, or is not set tomode.Set the camcorder to mode. 114Cassette is not loaded. Load a cassette. 31Tape is running, but image will not appearon the TV screen.Video heads are dirty. Clean the video heads. 148You attempted to play back or dub acopyright protected tape.Stop playback/dubbing. –The video output cable is not connectedcorrectly.Verify that the video cable is connectedproperly.–While playing back a tape recorded in HDVstandard there are brief stops in theplayback picture.Video heads are dirty. Clean the video heads with a dry cleaningcassette.148Problem Cause SolutionMemory card cannot be inserted. Memory card was not facing the correctdirection.Turn the memory card over and tryinserting it again. 32Memory card cannot be recorded. No memory card. Insert a memory card. 32Memory card is full. Replace the memory card or erase images. 129Memory card is not initialized. Initialize the memory card. 131The folder and file numbers have reachedtheir maximum value.Set [FILE NOS.] to [RESET] and insert a newmemory card. 120Memory card cannot be played back. The dial or / (card/tape)switch are not set to the correct position.Set the dial to VCR/PLAY and the/ (card/tape) switch to . 127Image cannot be erased. Image is protected. Cancel the protection.148On an SDHC or SD memory card, the write-protect switch is set to the locked position.Change the position of the write-protectswitch on the memory card to unlock it.flashes red. Card error occurred. Turn off the camcorder. Remove andreinsert the memory card. Initialize thememory card if flashing persists.131Lenses with built-in image stabilizer:Detected air bubbles inside the lens.Sometimes air bubbles may form inside the lens in airplanes or on high mountains. This isnot a malfunction. The air bubbles disappear in about 1 week.–COPY