Playback

Refer also to “Cassette tapes/“Memory Stick Duo”” section (p. 80).

You cannot play back a tape.•Slide the POWER switch to turn on the PLAY/EDIT lamp.•Rewind the tape (p. 28).You cannot play back in reverse direction.•Reverse playback is not possible with the tape recorded in the HDV format.Image data stored on a “Memory Stick Duo” cannot be played back.

•Image data cannot be played back if you have modified file names or folders, or have edited the data on a computer (In this case, the file name flashes). This is not a malfunction (p. 93).

•Pictures recorded on other devices may not be played back or may not appear in their actual size. This is not a malfunction

(p. 93).

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. 97).You cannot hear the sound recorded with 4CH MIC REC on another camcorder. • Adjust [ AUDIO MIX] (p. 57).Fine patterns flicker, diagonal lines look jagged.•Adjust [SHARPNESS] to the (soften) side (p. 44).
No sound or only a low sound is heard.•Turn up the volume (p. 28).

•Adjust [ AUDIO MIX] from the [ST2] (additional sound) side until the sound is heard appropriately (p. 57).

•If you are using an S VIDEO plug or component video plug, make sure the red and white plugs of the A/V connecting cable are also connected (p. 34).

•Sounds cannot be recorded while shooting a 3 second-movie (approx.) using [SMTH SLW REC].

The picture or sound breaks off.

•The tape was recorded in both the HDV and DV formats. This is not a malfunction.

The movies freeze for a while, or the sound breaks off.•This occurs if the tape or video head is dirty (p. 97).•Use the Sony mini DV cassette.

 

Troubleshooting

• A blank section on the tape is being played.
“---” is displayed on the screen.

 

• The tape you are playing was recorded

 

without setting the date and time.

 

• The data code on a tape with a scratch or

 

noise cannot be read.

 

Noises appear and or is displayed on the screen.

•The tape was recorded in a TV color system other than that of your camcorder (NTSC). This is not a malfunction (p. 90).

Date Search does not work correctly.

•Be sure to record more than 2 minutes after the date changed. If one day’s recording is too short, your camcorder may not accurately find the point where the recording date changes.

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