Brand: SAMSUNG
Category: Camera
Document Type: Manual
Language: EN
Manual for SCD23/D24
Uploaded: Nov. 21, 2025, 9:05 p.m.
Warranty Information
This product is free from defective material and workmanship for 1 year (parts) and 90 days (labor).
Getting to Know Your Camcorder
- Features: Includes digital data transfer (IEEE1394, USB), PHOTO function, 800x Digital zoom, Color TFT LCD, Digital Image Stabilizer (DIS), Various digital effects, Back Light Compensation (BLC), Program AE, NITE PIX, and MPEG REC.
- Preparation: Covers remote control usage, battery installation, hand strap adjustment, power source connection, and cassette insertion/ejection.
- BASIC Recording: Guides through making your first recording, record search, stable image recording, using the LCD and viewfinder, and adjusting focus.
- Advanced Recording: Details various functions, menu settings, white balance, zoom, digital effects, shutter speed, exposure, manual focus, and dubbing.
- Playback: Explains tape playback on LCD/TV, various playback functions, and picture search.
- Data Transfer: Covers IEEE 1394 and USB data transfer to a PC.
- Digital Still Camera mode: Includes MPEG REC (saving pictures as video files) and MPEG PB (playing back MPEG4 files).
- Maintenance: Instructions for after recording, cleaning video heads, and using the camcorder abroad.
Troubleshooting and error codes
| 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. |
| TAPE! | slow | there is no tape in camcorder. | Insert a tape. |
| PROTECTION! | slow | the tape is record protected. | If you want to record, release the protection. |
| --- D L C R |
slow | the camcorder has some mechanical fault. | 1. Eject the tape. |
| 2. Set to OFF. | |||
| 3. Detach the battery. | |||
| 4. Reattach the battery. | |||
| * If unresolved contact your local service representative. | |||
| slow | moisture condensation has formed in the camcorder. | see below. | |