Chapter7
Maintenance
Troubleshooting
Please check the following before contacting your
Sony dealer.
Symptom | Cause/Remedy |
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The power cannot be turned on. | • The AC power cord is disconnected. t Connect the AC power cord. |
| • The REMOTE/LOCAL switch is set to REMOTE. t Set the switch to LOCAL. |
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The unit will not operate even if the power | • The REMOTE/LOCAL switch is set to REMOTE. t Set the switch to LOCAL. |
has been turned on. | • Moisture condensation has occurred. t Turn off the power, disconnect the AC |
| power cord. Reconnect the AC power cord after about one minute and turn on |
| the power. Then if there is a cassette in the unit, remove the cassette and leave |
| it for more than one hour. |
| • The cassette is not inserted straight. t Eject and reinsert it straight. |
The cassette cannot be inserted. | • There is moisture condensation on the head drum. t With the unit powered on, |
| wait more than one hour. |
| • The cassette is not inserted straight. t Eject and reinsert it straight. |
| • Another cassette has been loaded already. t Remove the cassette and insert |
| the one you want to load. |
| • The cassette compartment is closed. t Press the EJECT button to open the |
| compartment. |
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It takes time to eject the cassette. | This is not a malfunction. t This unit ejects the cassette slowly to protect the |
| tape. While the cassette is being ejected, the q (cassette) indicator flashes. |
No picture. | The video heads are dirty. t Clean the video heads using the supplied cleaning |
| cassette. |
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Noise appears on the screen. | • 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 the LP mode of |
| the DV format. t This unit can play back only tapes recorded in the DVCAM |
| format or in the SP mode of the DV format. A tape recorded in the LP mode of |
| the DV format cannot be played back on this unit. |
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No picture via the DV jack. | • Reconnect the i.LINK cable (DV cable) (not supplied). |
| • The INPUT SELECT selector is set to a position other than DV. t Set the |
| selector to DV. |
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