Hitachi hdc-401ex Manual Do Utilizador

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Problem

Cause

Action

Still images/
videos cannot be
played.

●

The camera is not in Playback

mode.

●

The HDC-401EX may not be able to
play images that were captured on
another digital camera or
renamed/manipulated on a computer.

→Press the MODE button to switch to

Playback mode

.

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Problem

Cause

Action

Images cannot 
be deleted.

Images were 
accidentally deleted.

●

The write-protect switch on the
memory card is locked (the
message Card Locked! is
shown on the LCD monitor).

●

Deleted files cannot be
restored.

→Unlock the write-protect

switch on the memory card

.

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Problem

Cause

Action

Images are not 
displayed on the TV.

Images on the TV 
are abnormal

(not in color, etc.)

●

The TV

,

s input mode is not set

correctly.

●

The video cable is not properly
connected.

●

Video Mode is set to NTSC.

→Set the input mode of the TV

to VIDEO IN

→Disconnect the video cable

from the TV and camera, and
then firmly reconnect it.

→Switch to PAL           .

Problem

Cause

Action

The computer 
doesn

,

t recognize 

the camera 
(removable disk is 
not displayed, etc.).

●

The supplied USB cable is not
being used.

●

The USB cable is not properly
connected.

●

Another device is connected to
the computer

,

s USB port.

●

The HDC-401EX driver is not
installed. (This is applicable
only when the computer is
running Windows 98/98SE.) 

●

The camera was connected to
the computer running Windows
98/98SE before the HDC-
401EX driver was installed, so
the device was not properly
recognized. Open Device
Manager and check to see if a
corresponding entry is found
under Other Devices.

→Use the supplied USB cable.

→Disconnect the cable from the

computer and camera, and
then firmly reconnect it          . 

→Connect to another USB port.

→Remove all peripheral devices  other than

the keyboard and mouse.

→Install the HDC-401EX Driver

.

→If an entry for an unrecognized
device (accompanied by a“ ? ”
symbol) is found under Other
Devices, delete the entry,
restart the computer and then
install the HDC-401EX driver

.

Problem

Cause

Action

Captured images
are blurred.

●

The camera is shaking.

→Use a tripod, etc., to keep the camera as 

still as possible.

Images are affected
by video noise.

●

The camera is used near a computer or is otherwise
subject to a strong electromagnetic field.

―

Video capture
aborts.

●

There is not enough memory.

→Delete images from the internal memory 

or the memory card

, or swap 

the memory card with another              .

Still images/videos
can be viewed but
cannot be captured.

●

Battery power is exhausted.

→Replace the batteries with new ones

.

Data cannot be recorded
to the internal 16 MB
flash memory.

●

A memory card is installed.

→Turn off the power and remove the
memory card

.

When setting the
layout, the image on
the LCD screen
moves with tails.

●

In a dark place, the shutter speed drops
and camera shake increases, which is 
the cause of trailing images. Use a 
tripod, etc., to keep the camera from 
moving.

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Troubleshooting

Appendix