Canon DC420 - Manual (Page 74)

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The recording suddenly stops shortly after
starting recording.
- The disc is dirty. Clean the disc with a soft
lens-cleaning cloth ( 81). If the problem
persists replace the disc.
- The camcorder has exceeded its
operational temperature. Turn off the
camcorder and let it cool down before
resuming use.
The camcorder will not focus.
- Autofocus does not work on the subject.
Focus manually ( 40).
- Adjust the viewfinder with the dioptric
adjustment lever ( 29).
- The lens is dirty. Clean the lens with a soft
lens-cleaning cloth ( 83). Never use
tissue paper to clean the lens.
Playback
Cannot play back the disc.
- You may not be able to play with this
camcorder, discs recorded or edited with
other DVD recorders or computer DVD
drives.
- If using a single-sided disc, check that the
disc is inserted with the label side facing
up.
- The camcorder has exceeded its
operational temperature. Turn off the
camcorder and let it cool down before
resuming use.
• During playback there is video noise and
the sound is distorted.
• The disc cannot be recognized.
- The disc is dirty. Clean the disc with a soft
lens-cleaning cloth ( 81).
- You may not be able to play with this
camcorder, discs recorded or edited with
other DVD recorders or computer DVD
drives.
Cannot add scenes to the playlist.
- The disc is full (“ END” appears on the
screen). Delete some recordings to free
some space (
35).
- The playlist can contain a maximum of 999
scenes.
Cannot divide the scene.
- You cannot edit or delete scenes on a disc
that was recorded using another digital
device.
- You cannot divide the scene if there are
already 999 scenes on the disc.
- You cannot divide original scenes.
- You cannot divide the scene if it is too
short (2 seconds or less).
Cannot edit the disc title.
- You cannot add a title to a DVD-R/DVD-R
DL disc after it was finalized ( 48).
- Unfinalize ( 49) the disc first (DVD-RW
in VIDEO mode).
- You may not be able to edit the title if you
entered it using another digital device.
Cannot edit or delete scenes.
- You cannot edit or delete scenes on a disc
that was protected using another digital
device.
- Scenes cannot be deleted in a DVD-R/
DVD-R DL disc or a DVD-RW disc
recorded in VIDEO mode.
Cannot finalize the disc.
- The camcorder has exceeded its
operational temperature. Turn off the
camcorder and let it cool down before
resuming use.
- Power the camcorder using the compact
power adapter or use a fully charged
battery pack.
Cannot delete a still image.
- The still image is protected. Remove the
protection ( 57).
Indicators and Onscreen Displays
lights up in red.
- Battery pack is exhausted. Replace or
charge the battery pack ( 18).
appears on the screen.
- Load a disc ( 25).
lights up in red.
- A memory card error occurred. Turn off the
camcorder. Remove and reinsert the
memory card. Initialize the memory card
(
57) if the display does not change
back to normal.
lights up in red.
- The camcorder has exceeded its
operational temperature. This is not a
malfunction. Turn off the camcorder and
let it cool down before resuming use.