In Case Of Difficulty - JVC GY-DV300 Manuel D'instructions

TROUBLESHOOTING
Symptoms
Power cannot be switched ON.
Operation buttons on the
GY-DV300 fail to work.
Recording is not possible.
The camera image does not
appear on the LCD screen or in
the viewfinder.
Image on the LCD screen or the
viewfinder screen looks dark or
unclear.
Manual adjustments, such as
adjustment of shutter speed, gain, • Is AE mode ON?
iris, etc. not possible.
Camera-shake compensation
does not work.
The sound from the built-in
microphone is not input.
The sound from the microphone
connected to the MIC 1 input
connector is not input.
Noise interferes with playback
video.
Noise appears when playing back • When a tape recorded on another unit is played back or used
a tape recorded on another unit.
The transient section between
scenes recorded on other units
and those recorded on the
GY-DV300 may appear disturbed.
Sound is not heard from the built-
in speaker in the recording mode.
No sound during playback.
E-102

In Case of Difficulty

Troubles, Checks and Remedial Actions
• Is power supply connected properly?
• Is battery pack charged?
• Was the power turned ON immediately after being turned OFF?
Wait at least 5 seconds before turning the power ON again once
it has been turned OFF.
• Is the cassette cover open?
The GY-DV300 remains inoperative as long as the cassette door
is open.
• Is a tape inserted?
• Is the switch on cassette set to "REC"? If it is set to "SAVE", set
it to REC.
• Is the MODE switch set to "CAM-A" or "CAM-B"? If set to "VTR",
shooting is not possible.
• Is the MODE switch set to "CAM-A" or "CAM-B"? If set to "VTR",
the camera image is not output.
• Adjust the brightness of the LCD screen or viewfinder screen.
• Check if the ND filter switch is set to "ON".
• Is the iris closed?
• Is the shutter speed setting too fast?
• Is the shooting mode the AUTO mode?
To enable manual adjustments, set the AE item on the
OPERATION menu screen to OFF.
• Is the OIS item on the OPERATION menu screen set to OFF?
Set to ON to activate the camera-shake compensation function.
• Is the MIC1 INPUT SEL item on the SYSTEM [1/2] menu screen
set to XLR?
To use the built-in microphone, set to INT.
• Is the MIC1 INPUT SEL item on the SYSTEM [1/2] menu screen
set to INT?
To use the microphone connected to the MIC 1 input connector,
set to XLR.
• Video head may be clogged with dirt.
Clean head with the special head cleaning tape.
( See page 10.)
for recording, this phenomenon may occur due to tracking errors.
• Sound is not output from the built-in speaker in the recording
mode. The built-in speaker outputs the playback sound.
• Is the PB AUDIO SEL item on the VTR menu screen set to
CH3/4?
To output the sound recorded during shooting, set to CH1/CH2.