I have the Handycam CX-230. I plug it in & the power/charge light blinks for a second then nothing happens. Would a new battery solve this problem?
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You have to charge the battery first before you can use it. I believe that:The green LED should turn ON when you charge the battery and turn OFF when the battery is full.
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The LED light on my unit remains red until the battery is charged, at which time, it then turns green. I don't know how a new battery would solve the problem. Is the unit actually charging the battery? It may be the LED light on the charger that is the problem.
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I got the camera and plugged it into the wall using the charger and hours later have no charge at all on the device. did i do something wrong? Is the battery dead? It beeps 3 times and then nothing.
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Check the battery, and then check the audio settings on the camera. I have the same camera and the mic works great.
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Mine is connected to my camera and 12 volt battery and all of the power and ac/dc cables are plugged in but it won't work.
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Try charging the battery with a "battery charger" that usually comes with the camera.
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Hi Karen,This was a Christmas gift for my husband so I asked him. He says he uses "re-chargeable" batteries and that he doesn't leave the camera on all of the time. When he see the message about the battery being exhausted he simply turns it off and it will re-charge a bit. But he has a charger and uses that too. So, I agree with the other answer, you need to get re-chargeable batteries and a charger. It is a really nice little camera.
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I've never had any problems charging my camera, the one that came with the camera or the spare that I bought. Did you try charging it both with the wall plug and plugging into a computer (or other USB port)? And are you connecting the plug to the hole between the hinge and the battery itself (and not the other hole)? Also make sure all the connections are tight. Sorry I can't offer any real suggestions or solutions... Good Luck!
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You may have a bad cable. Disconnect power lead for 10 seconds and reconnect. Are other camera's working properly? It could also be the camera. If you can try connecting another camera and see if it does the same thing.
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if it just shuts down out of nowhere try charging it and the same thing hapened to my camera so try to reset it.
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Jessie - My camcorder was a different model number than yours (cc4414) - but the replacement battery I ordered worked fine. Good luck!
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I have not had that problem. I would suspect that the battery is not good. If you have not had the camera very long, check and see if you can send the camera and battery back. Or maybe check with some place in your community that tests batteries to see if the battery is the problem. I don't mean to insult your intelligence, but I have done this before. Are you sure you are inserting the battery the correct way?
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Double check to make sure it's not on "no flash" (lightning bolt with circle and slash through it) which youcan change by pressing the circle with the ok in the middle. If that doesn't work, turn the camera off, take the battery out,and then put back in and turn on. also make sure your camera is well charged. Otherwise, get service.
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I'm glad someone brought this to attention. I also have a battery (Power2000 FOR NIKON EN-EL14 7.4V 1500mAh 11.1Wh) that doesn't work. Although it worked for the first two months after I received my kit, I noticed that the camera was not taking it after I would insert and turn on the camera, the screen would say: "! This battery cannot be used. Choose battery designated for this camera." My other battery works well but it was sure nice to have had a backup before this.
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Any usb port (computer, audio, car, etc. providing 5 volts cc) on where you can plug the camera charging cord should work. Remember that the battery can be charged only installed in the camera. For long events I recomend to carry a charged spare battery. Hope this will help.
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i purchased the camera months ago and i fully charged the camera.unfortunately i never used the camera.hopefully i will recharge it and try to use it and see if it works.
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The first thing I would check is wether or not the battery is charging when plugged into the wall charger. I had a problem charging my camera and through a process of elimination established the fact that the camera itself was bad. I found the same camera on Amazon and ordered it. If you have a National Camera Store near you or a Batteries Plus you could have them check the battery itself to see if it is in fact at half charge. Best Buy also has batteries but I don't think that they can check the charge.
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I haven't been using it for a while, so I stuck the battery in the charger, the red and green light were both on. Meaning that it's charging. (neither light was blinking)