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Camcorder won't turn on
No matter what you do, you can't get your camcorder to turn on.
1. Make sure camcorder battery is fully charged.
2. Check the battery contacts for debris, dust, or corrosion.
3. Clean contacts of battery with isopropyl alcohol and a cotton swab.
4. Put the proper battery in the correct position and insert in to the camcorder.
5. Make sure the battery latch is holding battery in place.
6. Turn the device on.
Drained/bad battery
If your camcorder will turn on, but the battery dies quickly.
1. You are using an old, exhausted, or incompatible battery.
- Only use proper name brand camera batteries.
- Replace battery after repeated usage or after damage.
2. Temperature may be too cold in the environment.
- When battery temperature reaches 32 degrees F or lower the camera may cease functioning until it warms up.
Battery will not charge
If the battery LED blinks seven times, then goes out.
- The battery fuse has likely blown. This is common when connecting a power supply to a fully drained non-Canon battery.
- The fuse FU1800 is Littelfuse type 40491.5 (1.5A, SMD, Digikey F5809CT-ND) which is marked “K”. This is a tiny 0603 fuse, and a substitute is unlikely to fit.
- Getting to the fuses is very involved. Allow 2 hours and be prepared to track 50 screws. The fuse is on the main underside board, along the edge furthest from the lens.
- Once you have the fuse exposed, be aware that Canon glues their components to the board. It is easiest to solder the replacement fuse on top of the old one.
- Reassembly: you did number the screws and make a map, right? See photos [1, 2].
You can't view memory
What to do if you get a memory error message on the LCD screen.
1. Find the proper memory card storage for the device.
2. Ensure that the card slot on the device is clean and that the card is clean too.
3. Insert memory card into the card reader slot located on the inside body when LCD viewing screen is open.
4. Power on the device.
5. Press the memory button to check that the device reads the memory card.
How to delete ALL memory on card
Running out of memory on your memory card?
1. Turn the device on.
2. Press the [FUNC] button.
3. Move the toggle button to select [MENU] then press [SET].
4. Move the toggle button to select [TOOLS] and press [SET].
5. Move the toggle button to select [INITIALIZE] then either select the ‘built in memory’ or the memory card you want to initialize then press [SET].
6. Choose the initialization method [INITIALIZAE] OR [COMPL. INIT.] then press [SET].
7. Select [YES] and then [OK] to start process.
8. When the process is done, press the [FUNC.] button.
Faulty Speaker
When trying to use the video playback feature the speaker will not function properly.
How to adjust volume on speaker when playing videos on memory
1. Open the LCD display screen.
2. Check to make sure speaker volume is turned on and adjust volume.
3. Disconnect any external stereo cables or headphones.
4. Set the AV OUT/ Headphones to [AV].
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2 Comments
Camcorder turns on but says cannot connect to battery pack
Robert Riley - Reply
Does anyone maybe have a lead on where to grab updated firmware for this camera so that it will recognize a class10 SD card?
Davis Schmidt - Reply