Panasonic AG-HMC40 Operating Instructions Manual

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11Before calling for servicePower supplyThere’s no power. Make sure the battery and AC adapter are connected properly.Check the connections again.• P3Power shuts off for noapparent reason.To prevent the battery from running down needlessly, the camera-recorder automatically turns off when the camera-recorder hasbeen left in the recording pause mode for more than 5 minutes.Check the settings in the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen, POWERSAVE.• P110Power goes off as soon asit is turned on.The battery may have run out.If the remaining battery charge display is blinking orappears, the battery has run out.Either recharge the battery or replace the discharged battery with afully charged one.• P1BatteryThe battery runs downquickly.Make sure the battery is fully charged.Keep charging until the AC adapter’s CHARGE lamp goes out.Are you using the battery in a cold place?The battery is affected by the ambient temperature. Its operatingtime is reduced in low-temperatures.The battery may have reached the end of its service life. Thebattery will become unchargeable. The battery has a certainservice life which varies depending on how the battery is used. Ifthe battery operates only for a short period even when it is chargedadequately, it has reached the end of its service life.•••P1The battery cannot becharged.The battery cannot be charged if the DC cable is connected.Disconnect it.• P1The remaining batterycapacity is not displayedcorrectly.The remaining battery capacity display is merely a guideline. Toensure that remaining battery capacity is displayed correctly, usethe battery completely from a fully-charged state, and chargethe battery again. (Remaining battery capacity may still not bedisplayed correctly if the battery has been used for long periods inhigh or low temperatures, or if the battery has been recharged alarge number of times.)• —ShootingCannot start shooting. Make sure the POWER switch is ON.• P6Cannot focus automatically. Make sure the camera is in manual focus mode. You can focusautomatically when the auto focus mode is selected.You may be shooting a scene where it is difficult to bring the subjectinto focus in the auto focus mode.If this is the case, focus in the manual focus mode.It may be hard to bring the subject into focus whenboth close and distant objects are to be shotshooting through a dirty windowshooting in a dark placethere are sparkling or shiny objects around the subjectthe subject is moving fastshooting a scene with minimal contrast••��P40Images do not focus whenzooming.When using a macro range for the focus control, the zoom is setto the wide end or the telephoto end, and even if the image isfocused, zooming may cause the image to become unfocused.For details about the macro display, see page 89.• —