No display when trying to record - Canon ZR45MC Mini DV Digital Camcorder

That means you are trying to record a digital signal but cannot (for several different reasons). Record via analogue.

1.Press the FOLDER button to choose a folder.
Every time the FOLDER button is pressed, it cycles through folders and the List display will appear (+P20).

2 Press the + or – button to choose the file you want to erase.

3 Press the ERASE button. The “Cancel” indicator flashes.

4 Press the + button to choose “Erase”.

5 Press the OK button. The display changes to “File Erase!” and erasing will start. “Erase Done” is displayed when the file is erased. File numbers will be reassigned automatically

AD-DA simply means that your recorder is set to record analog. Hit the REC MODE button until it is set to record digitally.

1. Turn on the

player.

2. Press ERASE,

DELETE will fl ash

on the display.

3. Press and hold

REC for three

seconds, FORMAT

will fl ash on the

display.

4. Press and hold

ERASE, WAIT will show on

the display, formatting is in

process.

• After the formatting is

completed, the remain time

of the selected memory will

show on the display.

You may also format the player

when connected to a PC (by rightclicking

on the player's drive name

or letter and select "Format" from

the menu). Make sure you select
FAT or FAT16 as the fi le system.

Follow this procedure to troubleshoot when Recording disabled is displayed by the camcorder.

1. Verify the disc being used has not been finalized. It is not possible to record additional video on a finalized disc.
2. Attempt to record on a different disc.

NOTE: If the error is still displayed after performing these troubleshooting steps, service will be required .

I had this same problem with my vn 4100 olympus digital recorder. I learn from someone else on this site that you could just hold the display/menu buttton and the stop button at the same time for about 2-3 seconds. the FOR display comes on and all you have to do is wait a couple of minutes and your recorder is working again. Just keep in mind that all previous recorder will no long be there. they will be deleted.

Solution for this problem is to Format the recorder. Step 1 is to turn on unit. Step 2 Press Erase " Delete will flash on the display. Step 3 Press and hold Rec for 3 seconds "Format" will flash on the display. Step 4 Press and hold Erase, the completed percentage will show on the display (formatting is now in progress). Step 5 After formatting is completed the remaining time will show on the display. You should now be able to record. Make sure that you hold the ERASE button in step 4 until Formatting shows 100% complete.

You should use consumer cd's that are rather expensive. You probably tried to record a recordable cd-rom (a cheap computer disc). It's not possible to burn a pro-disc (computer disc) by using your Pioneer, and that's why you got that message on the screen. Refer to the user manual of your cd recorder and learn what sort of blank cd you should use.

can't record on the my Olympus VN-1000
+ I press rec button and it just shows rec in display (no recording time is shown ONLY rec)
+ there is no play back  or stop function

+ i can only stop  rec by removing batteries (stop or play will stop rec only ONCE - but there is no  useful function - such as play or stop or rec.)
+ I tried all trouble shooting tips in manual  with no effect 
+  i cleaned the spring contacts inside battery compartment that interface with the  batteries
+ it was barely used - and has not been used for a 1 year ( no batteries were inside it )     it was inside a drawer
THANK YOU