Maintenance 5 Chapter
Troubleshooting
Output/Playback
Symptom | Cause/Remedy |
Cannot playback. | t If a tape has reached its end, rewind the tape. |
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Cannot playback in reverse at various | • The unit cannot play back a tape recorded in HDV format in the reverse |
speeds. | direction at various speeds (page 29). |
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Horizontal lines are displayed on an | • The video heads are dirty. |
image. | t Clean the video heads using the supplied cleaning cassette. |
An image has block noise. | • A damaged tape is loaded. |
An image is blurred or not displayed. | t Remove the cassette and insert another one. |
| • You have tried to make the unit play back a tape recorded in LP mode of DV |
| format. |
| t The unit can play back only tapes recorded in HDV, DVCAM or DV (SP) |
| format. A tape recorded in LP mode of DV format cannot be played back on |
| the unit. |
No picture is output from 
HDV/DV jack. t Reconnect the i.LINK cable (not supplied).
• INPUT SELECT switch is set to a position other than HDV/DV.
tSet the switch to HDV/DV.
tSet [HDV/DV SEL] in [IN/OUT REC] menu correctly.
The audio breaks up. | • 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 LP mode of DV |
| format. |
| t The unit can play back only tapes recorded in HDV, DVCAM, or DV (SP) |
| format. A tape recorded in LP mode of DV format cannot be played back on |
| the unit. |
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Cannot perform a date search and index | • There is a portion with no recording at the beginning or in the middle of a tape. |
search. | This is not a malfunction. |
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The time code is not reset to “00:00:00:00” t The time code is not displayed correctly at the starting point of recording. This | |
after rewinding a tape to the recording | condition, however, is not a malfunction. When you restart playback, the time |
starting point. | code and images are displayed correctly from the starting point. |
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“– – – – – – ” appears (page 28). | • The tape has been played back without setting the date and time. |
| t Set the date and time. |
| • The tape portion being played back has no recording. |
| • If there is a scratch or noise on the tape, the data code cannot be read. |
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Although the component video cable is | t Use the correct setting for [COMPONENT] of [VIDEO OUT] in [IN/OUT REC] |
connected properly to a television set or | menu in accordance with the equipment to be connected. |
monitor to play back a tape, no image or | • No audio is output from COMPONENT OUT jacks. |
audio is output. | t Connect also an audio cable. |
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When you connect the unit to a 4:3 | t When you output from COMPONENT OUT jacks, set [COMPONENT] and |
television set, the displayed image | [DOWN CONVERT] of [VIDEO OUT] in [IN/OUT REC] menu correctly before |
appears flattened. | play back. |
| When you output from HDV/DV jack, set [HDV t DV CONV] and [DOWN |
| CONVERT] of [i.LINK SET] in [IN/OUT REC] menu correctly before play back. |
| When you output from S VIDEO jack and VIDEO jack, set [DOWN |
| CONVERT] of [VIDEO OUT] in [IN/OUT REC] menu correctly before |
| playback. |
| t DVCAM/DV tape images recorded in the wide mode are not displayed |
| properly. Use a |
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