Maintenance 6 Chapter
Troubleshooting
Symptom | Cause/Remedy |
The cassette memory data and title are | • The unit does not support the cassette memory function and therefore such data |
not displayed when using a cassette tape | is not displayed. |
with the cassette memory function. |
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The remaining tape time is not displayed. | t To always display the remaining tape time, set [ REMAINING] in [DISPLAY |
| SET] menu to [ON]. |
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Output/Playback
Symptom | Cause/Remedy |
Cannot playback. | t If a tape has reached its end, rewind the tape. |
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Cannot playback in reverse at various | • The unit cannot play back a tape recorded in HDV format in the reverse |
speeds. | direction at various speeds (page 37). |
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Horizontal lines are displayed on an | • The video heads are dirty. |
image. | t Clean the video heads using the supplied cleaning cassette. |
An image has block noise. | • A damaged tape is loaded. |
An image is blurred or not displayed. | t Remove the cassette and insert another one. |
| • You have tried to make the unit play back a tape recorded in LP mode of DV |
| format. |
| t The unit can play back only tapes recorded in HDV, DVCAM format or in SP |
| mode of DV format. A tape recorded in LP mode of DV format cannot be |
| played back on the unit. |
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No picture is output via HDV/DV jack. | t Reconnect the i.LINK cable (not supplied). |
| • INPUT SELECT switch is set to a position other than HDV/DV. |
| t Set the switch to HDV/DV. |
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EE picture and EE sound are not output. | • [EE/PB SEL] in [IN/OUT REC] menu is set to [PB]. |
| t Set [EE/PB SEL] to [EE]. |
| • The setting of INPUT SELECT switch does not match the signal input. |
| t Set the switch according to the signal input. |
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The audio breaks up. | • A damaged tape is loaded. |
| t Remove the cassette and insert another one. |
| • The video heads are dirty. |
| t Clean the video heads using the supplied cleaning cassette. |
| • You have tried to make the unit play back a tape recorded in LP mode of DV |
| format. |
| t The unit can play back only tapes recorded in HDV, DVCAM or DV (SP) |
| format. A tape recorded in LP mode of DV format cannot be played back on |
| the unit. |
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Duplication does not function. | • Check the STOP/CAUTION No. and the warning messages displayed on LCD |
| monitor. Take the appropriate action (See page 59). |
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Cannot perform a date search and index | • There is a portion with no recording at the beginning or in the middle of a tape. |
search. | This is not a malfunction. |
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The time code is not reset to “00:00:00:00” | • The time code is not displayed correctly at the starting point of recording. This |
after rewinding a tape to the recording | condition, however, is not a malfunction. When you restart playback, the time |
starting point. | code and images are displayed correctly from the starting point. |
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