OTHERS

Troubleshooting

 

 

Symptom

Action

 

 

The power does not come on.

Is the AC adapter correctly connected?

 

 

The cassette cannot be loaded.

Is the cassette indicator lit? If so, a cassette is already loaded.

 

 

Please unload the cassette first.

 

 

Push the center of the cassette and make sure that the cassette

 

 

enters levelly.

 

 

 

Unable to record.

 

Is the slide of the cassette set to "REC"?

 

 

Please set it to "REC" if it is at the "SAVE" position.

 

 

The operation buttons of the main

Is the OPERATION LOCK item of the SYSTEM (2/2) menu set

unit do not work.

 

to “ON”? Please set it to “OFF” so that the operation buttons of

 

 

the main unit can to be used.

 

 

During REMOTE mode, please use the LOCAL function menu

 

 

item to select the buttons to be rendered operable.

 

 

The 9 PIN REMOTE or SERIAL RE-

Is the REMOTE item of the REMOTE (1/2) menu set to “OFF”?

MOTE cannot be engaged with the

To use the 9 PIN REMOTE or the SERIAL REMOTE, please set

REMOTE SEL switch.

it to “ON”.

 

 

When the OPERATE LOCK item of the SYSTEM(2/2) menu is

 

 

set to “ON”, the REMOTE SEL. switch will not function.

 

 

Noise appears on the playback

• Is the tape damaged?

screen.

 

Please replace the cassette.

Playback audio is disrupted.

• Is the head dirty?

 

 

Please clean it with the dedicated head-cleaning tape.

 

 

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During DV signal input, the time

Is the TC DUPLICATE item of the TIME CODE menu set cor-

codes are not recorded correctly.

rectly?

 

 

After holding down the EJECT

Is a cassette loaded? Before attempting to display the menu

button of the main unit for 2 sec-

screen with the EJECT button, please remove the cassette.

onds or longer, the menu screen

 

does not appear.

 

 

 

 

Video and sound are distorted for

This occurs if the signal system of the playback tape is different

a few seconds after starting play-

from the NTSC/PAL setting.

back.

 

 

 

 

The wireless remote controller

• Is the REMOTE SEL switch on the main unit set to “WIRE-

does not work at all.

LESS”?

 

 

• Are the batteries exhausted?

 

 

Power is not supplied even when

Is the REMOTE SEL switch set at either “SERIAL” or “9 PIN”

the OPERATE button is pressed.

when the LOCAL FUNCTION item of the REMOTE menu is set

 

 

to something other than ALL KEYS? Please set the REMOTE

 

 

SEL. switch to “WIRELESS”.

 

 

 

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