Types of trouble and how to correct trouble

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. 43).

The playback button does not work.

• The cassette has run out of tape.

 

c Rewind the tape (p. 43).

There are horizontal lines on the

• The video heads may be dirty.

picture, or the playback picture is not

c Clean the heads using the Sony V8-25CLD cleaning cassette

clear or does not appear.

(optional) (p. 245).

 

 

 

 

No sound or only a low sound is

• The stereo tape is played back with HiFi SOUND set to 2 in the

heard when playing back a tape.

menu settings.

 

 

 

 

 

c Set it to STEREO (p. 127).

 

• The volume is turned to minimum.

 

c Press VOLUME + (p. 43).

 

• AUDIO MIX is set to the ST2 side in the menu settings.

 

c Adjust AUDIO MIX (p. 127).

The date search does not work

• The tape has a blank portion between recorded portion

correctly.

(p. 89).

 

 

 

 

The picture which is recorded in the

• PB MODE is set to

 

 

 

/

in the menu settings.

 

 

Digital8 system is not played back.

c Set it to AUTO (p. 127).

 

The tape which is recorded in the Hi8

• Set PB MODE to

 

 

/

in the menu settings (p. 127).

 

 

 

/standard 8 system is not played

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

back correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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