Canon Knowledge Base - List of messages that appear in the XL H1 camcorders viewfinder

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List of messages that appear in the XL H1 camcorders viewfinder

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List of Messages

Message	Explanation
SET THE TIME ZONE, DATE AND TIME	You have not set the time zone, date and time. This message appears each time you turn the power on until you set the time zone, date and time.
CHANGE THE BATTERY PACK	Battery pack is exhausted. Replace or charge the battery pack.
THE TAPE IS SET FOR ERASURE PREVENTION	Cassette is protected. Replace the cassette or change the position of the protect switch.
REMOVE THE CASSETTE	Camcorder stopped operating to protect the tape. Unload and reload the cassette.
CHECK THE HDV/DV INPUT	DV cable is not connected, or the connected digital device is turned off.
CONDENSATION HAS BEEN DETECTED	Condensation has been detected in the camcorder.
TAPE END	Tape reached the end. Rewind the tape or replace the cassette.
HEADS DIRTY, USE CLEANING CASSETTE	Video heads are dirty. Clean the video heads.
ENTERING "POWER STANDBY"	Appears for 1 second when you press the <STANDBY> button.
CHECK THE LENS	Lens is not correctly mounted. Turn the lens until it clicks. If the message does not disappear, unmount and remount the lens.
NO CARD	Memory card not is inserted into the camcorder.
NO IMAGES	No images are recorded on the memory card.
CARD ERROR	A memory card error occurred. The camcorder cannot record or play back the image. The error may be temporary. If the message disappears after 4 seconds an "" flashes red, turn the camcorder off, remove the card and reinsert the card. If "" changes to green, you can continue recording/playback.
CARD FULL	No remaining capacity on the memory card. Replace with another card or erase images.
NAMING ERROR	The folder and file numbers have reached their maximum value.
UNIDENTIFIABLE IMAGE	Image is not recorded with JPEG compression, or with a compression not compatible with the camcorder, or the image file is corrupted.
THE CARD IS SET FOR ERASURE PREVENTION	SD memory card is set for erasure prevention. Replace the card or change the position of the protect switch.
INCORRECT TAPE STANDARD PLAYBACK IS RESTRICTED	You attempted to play back a tape recorded in a standard different than the one to which is the camcorder is set.
THE MEMORY CARD COVER IS OPEN	Close the memory card cover.
HD INCOMPATIBLE LENS	You mounted a lens that does not support HDV recording.
THIS LENS HAS NO STILL SHOOTING CAPABILITY	You mounted a lens that does not support still images recording.
INCOMPATIBLE INPUT SIGNAL	You attempted to input a video signal incompatible with the camcorder (for example 720p).
PLAYBACK STD LOCKED PLAYBACK IS RESTRICTED	When the playback standard is already set in the camcorder, you attempted to play back a tape in a video standard different from that set.
PLAYBACK STD LOCKED INCOMPATIBLE VIDEO INPUT	When the playback standard is already set in the camcorder, you attempted to input a video signal in a standard different from that set.
COPYRIGHT PROTECTED PLAYBACK IS RESTRICTED	You attempted to play back a copyright protected tape.
COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DUBBING RESTRICTED	You attempted to dub a copyright protected tape. May also appear when an anomalous signal is received during analog line-in recording, or during analog-digital conversion of a copyright protected tape.

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