Sony DCR-HC42 No sound or only a low sound is heard, Sound breaks off, Is displayed on the screen

Troubleshooting (continued)

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. 112).

No sound or only a low sound is heard.

•Set [MULTI-SOUND] to [STEREO] (p. 53).

•Turn up the volume (p. 23).

•Adjust [AUDIO MIX] from the [ST2] (additional sound) side until the sound is heard appropriately (p. 65).

•When you are using an S VIDEO plug, make sure the red and white plugs of the A/V connecting cable are connected as well (p. 34).

The sound breaks off.

• Clean the head using the cleaning cassette (optional) (p. 112).

“---” 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 other than that of your camcorder (NTSC). This is not a malfunction (p. 105).

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.

Date Search does not work correctly.

•If one day’s recording is less than 2 minutes, your camcorder may not accurately find the point where the recording date changes.

•There is a blank section in the beginning or middle of the tape. This is not a malfunction.

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