Resetting the XHA1 at DVinfo.net

Ger Griffin · January 10th, 2011, 10:07 AM

Trying to reset my camera. Tried holding a very thin piece of wire in the hole on lcd and it doesnt seem to be doing anything. has anyone done this before? anything im missing? Cant find anything in the manual.

Colin McDonald · January 10th, 2011, 02:25 PM

Are you remembering that you need to disconnect the power first?

That's in the "Troubleshooting" section on p 149 of the PAL manual.

Ger Griffin · January 10th, 2011, 02:42 PM

yea thanks Colin.
I saw that earlier and tried it. Still didnt work.
The whole thing is gone into canon repair now anyway.
Theres a lot needed to be done to her. A complete overhaul!

Allan Black · January 10th, 2011, 05:14 PM

The reset button won't work if the A1 internal battery is flat .. if it doesn't seem to work, although the manual says 24hrs, leave the A1 connected to the AC mains overnight .. then try it in the morning.

If it's still no go .. leave it connected for 24hrs.

Cheers.

Battle Vaughan · January 10th, 2011, 11:26 PM

Don't have one in my hands at the moment, but isn't the reset on the top of the body of the camea UNDER where the lcd is located when in the stowed position, not on the LCD itself? Maybe I'm remembering wrong...

Allan Black · January 10th, 2011, 11:42 PM

Battle, you're remembering right.

http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/canon-xh...ns-please.html

Cheers.

Ger Griffin · January 11th, 2011, 09:48 AM

Thanks Guys for the responses.
I was wondering because that little hole on the lcd didnt feel like a pushable button at all.
Anyway as I said I think my problems are bigger than a reset will solve so its gone in.
The way I look at it is that I'd rather pay to have an A1 fully fixed and serviced than buy any other cam
at the moment.

January 10th, 2011, 10:07 AM	#1
Ger Griffin Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 579	Resetting the XHA1 Trying to reset my camera. Tried holding a very thin piece of wire in the hole on lcd and it doesnt seem to be doing anything. has anyone done this before? anything im missing? Cant find anything in the manual.

January 10th, 2011, 02:25 PM	#2
Colin McDonald Trustee Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 1,546	Are you remembering that you need to disconnect the power first? That's in the "Troubleshooting" section on p 149 of the PAL manual. Attached Thumbnails

January 10th, 2011, 05:14 PM	#4
Allan Black Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sydney. Posts: 2,887	The reset button won't work if the A1 internal battery is flat .. if it doesn't seem to work, although the manual says 24hrs, leave the A1 connected to the AC mains overnight .. then try it in the morning. If it's still no go .. leave it connected for 24hrs. Cheers. __________________ Drink more tap water. On admission at Sydney hospitals more than 5% of day patients are de-hydrated.

January 10th, 2011, 11:42 PM	#6
Allan Black Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sydney. Posts: 2,887	Battle, you're remembering right. http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/canon-xh...ns-please.html Cheers. __________________ Drink more tap water. On admission at Sydney hospitals more than 5% of day patients are de-hydrated.

January 10th, 2011, 02:42 PM	#3
Ger Griffin Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 579	yea thanks Colin. I saw that earlier and tried it. Still didnt work. The whole thing is gone into canon repair now anyway. Theres a lot needed to be done to her. A complete overhaul!

January 10th, 2011, 11:26 PM	#5
Battle Vaughan Trustee Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Miami, FL USA Posts: 1,505	Don't have one in my hands at the moment, but isn't the reset on the top of the body of the camea UNDER where the lcd is located when in the stowed position, not on the LCD itself? Maybe I'm remembering wrong...

January 11th, 2011, 09:48 AM	#7
Ger Griffin Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 579	Thanks Guys for the responses. I was wondering because that little hole on the lcd didnt feel like a pushable button at all. Anyway as I said I think my problems are bigger than a reset will solve so its gone in. The way I look at it is that I'd rather pay to have an A1 fully fixed and serviced than buy any other cam at the moment.