The color of the picture is not correctly displayed.

•Deactivate the NightShot plus function (p. 22).

The screen picture is bright, and the subject does not appear on the screen.

•Deactivate the NightShot plus function (p. 22), or cancel the backlight function (p. 23).

Undesirable flicker occurs.

•This anomaly may occur when recording pictures under the discharge tube, such as a fluorescent lamp, sodium lamp, or mercury lamp, with [PORTRAIT] or [SPORT]. This is not a malfunction.

Black bands appear when you record a TV screen or computer screen.

• Set [STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] (p. 39).

[The lens cover might be closed.Check the cover.] appears on the screen when the lens cover is open.

•There is not enough light, or the lens is covered by your finger or other object.

Playback

You cannot play back a tape.

•Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to turn on the PLAY/EDIT lamp (p. 24).

•Rewind the tape (p. 24).

Horizontal lines appear on the picture. The displayed pictures are not clear or do not appear.

•Clean the head using the cleaning cassette (optional) (p. 64).

No sound or only a low sound is heard.

•Turn up the volume (p. 24).

•Adjust [AUDIO MIX] until the sound is heard appropriately (p. 36).

•If you are using an S VIDEO plug, make sure the red and white plugs of the A/V connecting cable are also connected (p. 28).

The sound breaks off.

•Clean the head using the cleaning cassette (optional) (p. 64).

“---” is displayed on the screen.

•The tape you are playing was recorded without setting the date and time.

•A blank section on the tape is being played.

•The data code on a tape with a scratch or noise cannot be read.

Noises appear and is displayed on the screen.

• The tape was recorded in a TV color system

Troubleshooting

 

other than that of your camcorder (NTSC).

 

This is not a malfunction (p. 59).

 

 

 

 

is displayed on the screen.

 

• The tape you are playing was recorded on

 

another device with a 4ch microphone

 

(4CH MIC REC). Your camcorder is not

 

compatible with 4ch microphone recording.

 

Dubbing/Editing/Connecting to other devices

Time code and other information appear on the display of the connected device.

•Set [DISP OUT] to [LCD] while connected with an A/V connecting cable (p. 43).

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