troubleshooting
TROUBLESHOOTING
Before contacting a Samsung authorized service center, perform the following simple checks.
They may save you the time and expense of an unnecessary call.
Self Diagnosis Display
Display Blinking Informs that... Action
slow The battery pack is almost discharged. Change to a charged one.
Tape end! slow When the remaining time on the tape is about 2 minutes. Prepare a new one.
Tape end! no The tape reached its end. Change to a new one.
No Tape! slow There is no tape in camcorder. Insert a tape.
Protection! slow The tape is protected from recording. If you want to record, release the protection.
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slow The camcorder has some mechanical fault.
1.
Eject the tape.
2.
Turn the camcorder off.
3.
Eject the battery pack.
4.
Insert the battery pack.
* If unresolved contact your local Samsung service center.
slow Moisture condensation has formed in the camcorder.
See page 102
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Self Diagnosis Display in M.Cam/M.Player Modes (SC-D383/D385 only)
Display Blinking Informs that... Action
No Memory Card! slow There is no memory card in the camcorder. Insert a memory card.
Memory full! slow There is not enough memory to record.
Change to a new memory card.
Erase recorded image.
No image! slow There are no images recorded on the memory card. Record new images.
Write protect! slow The memory card is record protected. Release the write protect tab on the memory card.
Protect! slow You tried to delete a protected image. Cancel the image protection.
Read error! slow The camcorder can not play back.
Format the memory card or insert a memory card recorded
on this camcorder.
Write error! slow The camcorder can not record.
Format the memory card or change to a new memory card.
Not formatted! slow The memory card needs to be formatted. Format a memory card. (see page 81)
Now deleting... slow When progressing file delete. Wait until deleting is finished.
Memory Card Error! slow
The inserted memory card is not recognized by the
camcorder.
Eject and re-insert the memory card.
Try another memory card.
