Symptom | Cause/Remedy |
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EE pictures and EE sound are not output. | • EE/PB SEL on the DISPLAY SET menu is set to PB. t Set EE/PB SEL to EE. |
| • The setting of the INPUT SELECT selector does not match the signal input. t |
| Set the selector according to the signal input. |
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The audio is noisy. | • 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. |
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Duplication does not function. | Check the STOP/CAUTION No. and the warning messages displayed on the |
| LCD monitor. Take the appropriate action (See page 50 (GB)). |
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Audio dubbing cannot be done. | • You are trying to dub the sound onto a |
Audio dubbing is interrupted. | dubbed only onto a |
| mode |
| If the unit detects the following, audio dubbing will automatically abort, an alarm |
| message will be superimposed on the LCD monitor and on an external monitor. |
| – A blank portion |
| – A section recorded in other than 32 kHz audio mode |
| – A portion recorded in other than DVCAM format |
| • You have tried to dub the sound onto channels 1/2. t Only channels 3/4 can |
| be used for dubbing. You cannot dub the sound onto channels 1/2. |
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No sound or undesired sound is output | When the audio mode is 32 kHz (4 channel), you can select the audio channel to |
from the AUDIO jacks in OUTPUT or from | be output using the AUDIO OUTPUT SELECT selector on the front panel. Set |
the PHONES jack. | the selector according to the desired channel. |
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A menu item is not available. | • The KEY INH switch is set to ON. t First, set the switch to OFF, then adjust |
| the menu. |
| • If you have set REC MODE on the VTR SET menu to DV SP, some menu |
| items will be disabled. t Set REC MODE on the VTR SET menu to DVCAM |
| (See page 65 (GB)). |
| • Some menu items are only available in the EE mode or playback mode. t Set |
| the unit to the EE mode or playback mode. |
| • Some items on the TC/UB SET menu are available only if you have set TC |
| MAKE to PRESET. t Set TC MAKE to PRESET (See page 42 (GB)). |
| • Some menu items are not available when the REC/SAVE switch on the |
| cassette inside the unit has been set to SAVE. t Set the switch to REC. |
Some menu item settings change | You have pulled out the plug of the power cord from an AC outlet or the unit while |
accidentally. | adjusting the menu or the brightness of the LCD monitor. t Adjust the menu |
| again. To prevent this incident recurring, do not pull out the plug while adjusting |
| the menu or the brightness of the LCD monitor. |
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The unit operates by itself. | COMMANDER on the OTHERS menu is set to WIRELESS and a Sony Remote |
| Commander whose command mode is set to VTR4 is operated near the unit. t |
| Set COMMANDER to CONTROL S. |
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The Remote Commander or the Remote | The setting of COMMANDER on the OTHERS menu is not appropriate. t |
Control Unit does not function. | Change the setting of COMMANDER according to the device used. |
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Even though the settings on this unit are | On the Remote Control Unit, press the PLAY button while holding the REC |
correct, you cannot make the unit record | button down. |
using the Remote Control Unit |
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not supplied). |
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Even though the KEY INH switch is set to | Setting the KEY INH switch to ON does not disable the Remote Commander. If |
ON, the unit responds to operations input | you want to disable the control of the Remote Commander, set COMMANDER |
using the Remote Commander. | on the OTHERS menu to CONTROL S. |
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Even though DV IN TC on the TC/UB SET | • REC MODE on the VTR SET menu is set to DV SP. t Set REC MODE to |
menu is set to EXTERNAL, the time code | DVCAM. |
of the input DV signal is not recorded. | • The DV signal output from the digital |
| include a time code. t Confirm that the editing software you are using is |
| capable of outputting a time code. |
| • The INPUT SELECT selector is not set to DV. t Set it to DV. |
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| (Continued) |
Maintenance 6 Chapter
Chapter 6 Maintenance | 69 (GB) |