Samsung VP-D230 User Manual
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Troubleshooting
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If these instructions do not solve your problem, contact your nearest Samsung authorized service centre.
You cannot switch the
camcorder on.
camcorder on.
START/STOP button
does not operate
while recording.
does not operate
while recording.
The camcorder goes
off automatically.
off automatically.
The battery pack is
quickly exhausted.
quickly exhausted.
When you see a blue
screen during
playback.
screen during
playback.
A vertical strip appears
on the screen when
recording a dark
background.
on the screen when
recording a dark
background.
Auto focus does not
work.
work.
Play, FF or REW
button does not work.
button does not work.
Check the battery pack or the AC Power Adapter.
Check the POWER switch is set to CAM.
You have reached the end of the cassette.
Check the record protection tab on the cassette.
You have reached the end of the cassette.
Check the record protection tab on the cassette.
You have left the camcorder set to STBY for more
than 5 minutes without using it.
The battery pack is fully exhausted.
than 5 minutes without using it.
The battery pack is fully exhausted.
The atmospheric temperature is too low.
The battery pack has not been charged fully.
The battery pack is completely dead, and cannot be
recharged, Use another battery pack.
The battery pack has not been charged fully.
The battery pack is completely dead, and cannot be
recharged, Use another battery pack.
The video heads may be dirty.
Clean the head with a cleaning tape.
Clean the head with a cleaning tape.
The contrast between the subject and the background
is too great for the camcorder to operate normally.
Make the background bright to reduce the contrast or
use the BLC function while you are recording brighter.
is too great for the camcorder to operate normally.
Make the background bright to reduce the contrast or
use the BLC function while you are recording brighter.
The image in the
viewfinder is blurred.
viewfinder is blurred.
The Viewfinder lens has not been adjusted.
Adjust the viewfinder control lever until the indicators
displayed on the viewfinder come into sharp focus.
Adjust the viewfinder control lever until the indicators
displayed on the viewfinder come into sharp focus.
Check the M.FOCUS menu.
Auto focus does not work in the Manual Focus mode.
Auto focus does not work in the Manual Focus mode.
Check the POWER switch. Set the power switch to PLAYER.
You have reached the beginning or end of the cassette.
You have reached the beginning or end of the cassette.
When you see a
broken block image
during the RECORD
SEARCH.
broken block image
during the RECORD
SEARCH.
This is normal operation and it is not a failure or
defect.
defect.
Explanation/Solution
Symptom
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