Panasonic e.cam NV-GS300 Operating Instructions Manual

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Others58VQT0T295: The movie camera cannot be operatedthough powered up.The movie camera does not operatenormally.• The movie camera cannot be operated unlessyou open the LCD monitor or extend theviewfinder.• Remove the cassette and then press the[RESET] button. (-60-) If normal conditions arenot restored yet, turn off the power. Then,about 1 minute later, turn on the power again.(Conducting the above operation when theaccess lamp is on may destroy the data on thecard.)6: The cassette cannot be removed.• Does the Status indicator comes on whenopening the cassette cover? (-10-) Make surethat the battery and the AC adaptor areproperly connected. (-9-)• Is the battery in use discharged? Charge thebattery and remove the cassette.• Close the cassette cover completely, and fullyopen it again. (-14-)7: No operation other than cassette removalcan be performed.• Has condensation occurred? Wait until thecondensation indication disappears. (-61-)8: The remote control does not function.• Has the button-type battery of the remotecontrol run out? Replace it with a new button-type battery. (-21-)• Is the setting on the remote control correct? Ifthe setting on the remote control is not inagreement with the [REMOTE] setting on themovie camera, the remote control does notoperate. (-22-)Recording1: Recording does not start although power issupplied to the movie camera and thecassette is correctly inserted.• Is the accidental erasure prevention slider onthe cassette open? If it is open (set to [SAVE]),recording cannot be performed. (-14-)• Is the tape wound to the end? Insert a newcassette.• Is the recording mode set? When in theplayback mode, recording cannot beperformed. (-24-)• Has condensation occurred? No operationother than cassette removal can be performedwhen condensation occurs. Wait until thecondensation indication disappears. (-61-)• Is the cassette cover open? If the cover isopen, the movie camera may not operatenormally. Close the cassette cover. (-14-)2: The screen has changed suddenly.• Has the demonstration started? In the TapeRecording mode, if you set [DEMO MODE] >>[ON] without inserting a cassette and a card,the demonstration starts. For normal use, setthis function to [OFF]. (-53-)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. (-65-) If so, use the manualfocus mode to adjust the focus. (-38-)• Is the colour night view function set? When thecolour night view function is working, focusingshifts into the manual mode.5: The camera arbitrarily stops recording.• Is the AGS function activated? Record in thenormal horizontal position or set [AGS] to[OFF]. (-32-)Indications1: A sentence is displayed in red in the screencentre.• Read the contents and respond to them. (-55-)2: The time code becomes inaccurate.0 The time code indication counter may not beconstant in the reversed slow-motion playback,but this is not a malfunction.3: The remaining tape time indicationdisappears.• The remaining tape time indication maydisappear temporarily during frame-by-frameplayback or other operation. If you continueordinary recording or playback, the indication isrestored.4: The remaining tape time Indication does notmatch the actual remaining tape time.• If scenes of less than 15 seconds arecontinuously recorded, the remaining tape timecannot be correctly displayed.• In some cases, the remaining tape timeindication may show remaining tape time that is2 to 3 minutes shorter than the actualremaining tape time.5: A function indication such as modeindication, remaining tape time indication,or time code indication is not shown.• If you set [SETUP] >> [DISPLAY] >> [OFF],indications other than the tape runningcondition, warning, and date indicationsdisappear.