Types of trouble and their solutions
Symptom | Cause and/or Corrective Actions |
The picture is recorded in incorrect or | • NIGHTSHOT is set to ON. |
unnatural colours. | c Set it to OFF. (p. 35) |
The picture appears too bright, and | • NIGHTSHOT is set to ON in a bright place. |
the subject does not appear on the | c Set it to OFF . (p. 35) |
screen. | • BACK LIGHT is activated. |
| c Deactivate it. (p. 35) |
The click of the shutter does not | • BEEP is set to OFF in the menu settings. |
sound. | c Set it to MELODY or NORMAL. (p. 122) |
Black bands appear when you | c Set the STEADYSHOT in the menu settings to OFF. |
record TV or computer screen. | (p. 116) |
In the playback mode
Symptom | Cause and/or Corrective Actions |
The tape does not move when a | • The POWER switch is not set to PLAYER. |
video control button is pressed. | c Set it to PLAYER. (p. 41) |
The playback button does not work. | • The tape has run out. |
| c Rewind the tape. (p. 44) |
There are horizontal lines on the | • The video head may be dirty. |
picture or the playback picture is not | c Clean the heads using the cleaning cassette (optional). |
clear or does not appear. | (p. 212) |
No sound or only a low sound is | • The volume is turned to minimum. |
heard when playing back a tape. | c Turn up the volume. (p. 41) |
| • AUDIO MIX is set to ST2 in the menu settings. |
| c Adjust AUDIO MIX. (p. 116) |
Displaying the recorded date, date search function does not work.
• The tape has no cassette memory.
cUse a tape with cassette memory. (p. 81)
•CM SEARCH is set to OFF in the menu settings.
cSet it to ON. (p. 120)
•The tape has a blank portion in the recorded portion. (p. 81)
The title search function does not work.
• The tape has no cassette memory.
cUse a tape with cassette memory. (p. 81)
•CM SEARCH is set to OFF in the menu settings.
cSet it to ON. (p. 120)
•There is no title in the tape.
cSuperimpose the titles. (p. 106)
•The tape has a blank portion in the recorded portion. (p. 107)
The new sound added to the | • AUDIO MIX is set to ST1 side in the menu settings. |
recorded tape is not heard. | c Adjust AUDIO MIX. (p. 116) |
The title is not displayed.• TITLE DSPL is set to OFF in the menu settings.
cSet it to ON. (p. 120)
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