Panasonic Palmcorder PV-GS90P Operating Instructions Manual

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Others44LSQT1284Before requesting repair(Problems and solutions)Power/Body1: The Camcorder power cannot be turned on.• Is the battery fully charged? Use a fullycharged battery.• The battery protection circuit may haveoperated. Insert the battery to the AC adaptorfor 5 to 10 seconds. If the Camcorder stillcannot be used, the battery is faulty.• Make sure the LCD monitor is opened or theviewfinder extended.2: The Camcorder power is turned offautomatically.• If you do not use the unit for approximately5 minutes, the power is automatically turned offto conserve battery life. To resume recording,turn the power back on. The power will not turnoff automatically when the power save functionis set to [OFF]. (-24-)3: The Camcorder power does not stay onlong enough.• Is the battery low? If the remaining batterypower indication is flashing or the message“LOW BATTERY” is displayed, the battery hasrun down. Charge the battery or attach a fullycharged battery. (-12-)• Has condensation occurred? When you carrythe Camcorder from a cold place into a warmplace, condensation may occur inside it. If so,the power is turned off automatically, disablingall operations except for taking cassettes out.Wait until the condensation indicationdisappears. (-46-)4: Battery runs down quickly.• Is the battery fully charged? Charge it with theAC adaptor. (-12-)• Are you using the battery in an extremely coldplace? The battery is affected by ambienttemperature. In cold places, the operating timeof the battery becomes shorter.• Has the battery worn out? The battery has alimited life. If the operating time is still too shorteven after the battery is fully charged,depending on the usage, the battery has wornout and needs to be replaced.5: The Camcorder cannot be operated thoughpowered up.The Camcorder does not operate normally.• The Camcorder cannot be operated unless youopen the LCD monitor or extend the viewfinder.• Remove the cassette and then press the[RESET] button. (-45-) If normal conditions arenot restored yet, turn off the power. Then,about 1 minute later, turn on the power again.6: The cassette cannot be removed.• Does the status indicator comes on whenopening the cassette cover? (-18-) Make surethat the battery and the AC adaptor areproperly connected. (-12-)• Is the battery in use discharged? Charge thebattery and remove the cassette.• Close the cassette cover completely, and fullyopen it again. (-18-)7: No operation other than cassette removalcan be performed.• Has condensation occurred? Wait until thecondensation indication disappears. (-46-)Recording1: Recording does not start although power issupplied to the Camcorder and the cassetteis correctly inserted.• Is the accidental erasure prevention slider onthe cassette open? If it is open (set to [SAVE]),recording cannot be performed. (-18-)• Is the tape wound to the end? Insert a newcassette.• Is the recording mode set? When in theplayback mode, recording cannot beperformed. (-14-)• Has condensation occurred? No operationother than cassette removal can be performedwhen condensation occurs. Wait until thecondensation indication disappears. (-46-)• Is the cassette cover open? If the cover isopen, the Camcorder may not operatenormally. Close the cassette cover. (-18-)2: The screen has changed suddenly.([DEMO MODE] is on)• Has the demonstration started? In the TapeRecording mode, if you set [DEMO MODE] >>[ON] without inserting a cassette, thedemonstration starts. For normal use, set thisfunction to [OFF]. (-41-)3: A cassette cannot be inserted.• Has condensation occurred? Wait until thecondensation indication disappears.4: Auto focus function does not work.• Is manual focus mode selected? If auto focusmode is selected, focus is automaticallyadjusted.• There are some recording subjects andsurroundings for which the auto focus does notoperate correctly. (-49-) If so, use the manualfocus mode to adjust the focus. (-33-)Indications1: A sentence is displayed in red in the screencenter.• Read the contents and respond to them. (-42-)