Canon E 700 - Manual (Page 41)

Troubleshooting
Refer to this checklist first if you have any problems
with your camera. Possible explanations are given
below each problem on the list — turn to the page
numbers In brackets for more information. Make
sure that the camera is properly connected If you
are using it with a TV or VCR.
Consult your dealer or service outlet if problems
persist.
B The camera won’t turn on.
• The battery pack is exhausted (p. 12).
B The camera turned itself off.
• You left it in record pause mode for more than
about seven minutes (p. 6).
• The battery pack is exhausted (p. 12).
B The start/stop button doesn’t work.
• The camera is turned off (p. 6).
• You haven't loaded a cassette (p. 13).
• The tape has reached the end (‘T. END” appears
in the viewfinder).
• The cassette has been set for erasure prevention
(p. 13).
• The camera is in playback mode (p. 6,15).
B The A PLAY button doesn’t work.
• The camera Is turned off (p. 6).
• It isn’t in playback mode (p. 15).
• You haven’t loaded a cassette (p. 13).
• The tape has reached the end (“T. END” appears
in the viewfinder).
There’s a bright stripe on the screen.
• When you are recording in
dark places, a bright light
in the scene may cause a
vertical bar, called smear,
to appear on the screen.
The playback picture is rough.
• If your recordings do not
play back smoothly, clean
the video heads (p. 36).
В There’s no picture on the TV screen,
even though the tape is moving.
• The video heads need cleaning (p. 36).
• If your TV has audio/video terminals, the
TV/VIDEO selector on the TV isn’t set to VIDEO
(p. 16).
• If your TV doesn’t have audio/video terminals, the
video channel isn’t set properly on the TV and the
RFunit (p. 17/18).
В The OPERATE indicator is flashing.
• Check the viewfinder displays (p. 39).
В “EJECT” is flashing in the viewfinder.
• The safety mechanism Is activated. Unload the
cassette and turn the camera off. Turn it on again
and reload the cassette.
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B The camera doesn’t work when I press
the buttons.
• You haven’t turned it on (p. 6).
• You haven’t loaded a cassette (p. 13).
• The battery pack isn’t properly attached to the
camera (p. 9).
B The cassette compartment won’t open.
• The battery pack is exhausted (p. 12).
B The pop-up light won’t turn on.
• The battery pack is exhausted (p. 12).
• The camera is turned off (p. 6).
• The camera is in playback mode (p. 6,15).
• The bulb is broken (p. 28).
• You haven’t loaded a cassette (p. 13).
B There’s no picture in the viewfinder.
• You haven’t taken off the lens cap (p. 14).
B The camera won’t focus.
• The subject isn’t suitable for autofocus (p. 30).
• The dioptre needs adjusting (p. 14).
• The lens is dirty (p. 36).
a There are air bubbles inside the lens.
This is unlikely, but may happen if you use the
camera in places where the air pressure is very
low, in an aeroplane for example. The bubbles
will disappear a week or so after you return the
camera to normal atmospheric pressure.
a Malfunction
External interference may cause the camera’s
microprocessor to malfunction temporarily. If
random letters appear in the viewfinder or if
normal operation is interrupted, remove and then
replace the power source (and if necessary, the
lithium battery).