Troubleshooting (Continued)

You cannot view the picture or hear the sound on the TV connected with the component video cable.

•Set [COMPONENT] on the (STANDARD SET) menu according to the requirements of the connected device

(p. 56).

•When you are using the component video cable, make sure the red and white plugs of the A/V connecting cable are connected (p. 31).

You cannot view the picture or hear the sound on the TV connected with the HDMI cable.

•Pictures in the DV format are not output from the HDMI OUT jack, if copyright protection signals are recorded in the pictures.

•DV format pictures input to the camcorder via i.LINK cable (p. 65) cannot be output.

•This occurs if you record on a tape in both HDV and DV formats. Disconnect and connect the HDMI cable, or slide the POWER switch to turn on your camcorder again.

The picture appears distorted on a 4:3 TV.

•This happens when viewing a picture recorded in the 16:9 (wide) mode on a 4:3 TV. Set [VIDEO OUT] on the (STANDARD SET) menu and play back the picture.

Black bands appear at the top and bottom on a 4:3 TV.

•This happens when viewing a picture recorded in 16:9 (wide) mode on a 4:3 TV. This is not a malfunction.

Dubbing/Editing/Connecting to other devicesPictures from connected devices cannot be zoomed.

•You cannot zoom pictures from connected devices on your camcorder (p. 29).

Time code and other information appear on the display of the connected device.

•Set [DISP OUTPUT] to [LCD PANEL] while connected with an A/V connecting cable (p. 58).

You cannot dub correctly using the A/V connecting cable.

•You cannot input externally from a device connected with the A/V connecting cable.

•The A/V connecting cable is not connected properly.

Make sure that the A/V connecting cable is connected to the input jack of the other device for dubbing a picture from your camcorder.

When connected using an i.LINK cable, no picture appears on the monitor screen or the picture is distorted during dubbing.

•Set [VCR HDV/DV] on the (STANDARD SET) menu according to the requirements of the connected device

(p. 53).

•If the device to be connected is not compatible with HDV1080i specification, you cannot dub in HD (high definition) image quality (p. 62). For details, refer to the instruction manuals supplied with the device to be connected.

•Down convert the pictures recorded in HDV format to DV format and dub in SD (standard definition) image quality (p. 62).

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