Symptom

Cause/Remedy

 

 

When the tape is rewound to its beginning,

• The TIMER switch is set to REPEAT.

the playback automatically starts.

t Set the TIMER switch to OFF (page 7).

 

• You pressed the PLAY button while holding the REW button down.

 

t If you do this, the unit rewinds the tape to its beginning and begins playback

 

(page 12).

 

 

During playback, the unit starts rewinding

• The TIMER switch is set to REPEAT.

suddenly.

t When the TIMER switch is set to REPEAT, the unit starts rewinding at the

 

moment when a signal for index search or a blank portion is detected. Set the

 

TIMER switch to OFF (page 7).

 

 

When the tape reaches its end, rewinding

• The TIMER switch is set to REPEAT.

starts automatically.

t When the TIMER switch is set to REPEAT, the unit starts rewinding at the

 

moment when the end of the tape is detected. Set the TIMER switch to OFF

 

(page 7).

 

 

The unit does not function as part of a

• The INPUT SELECT switch is set to a setting other than HDV/DV.

digital non-linear editing system.

t Set it to HDV/DV (page 8).

 

• The editing controller or the editing software is not compatible with the unit.

 

t Refer to the instruction manuals of the controller or the software and consult

 

their manufacturers.

 

 

Although the i.LINK cable is connected,

t Disconnect and then reconnect the i.LINK cable correctly.

the image from external equipment is not

• The INPUT SELECT switch is set to a setting other than HDV/DV.

displayed.

t Set it to HDV/DV (page 8).

 

 

No image is displayed even though the

• There are output restrictions for some [HDMI/CMPNT] settings of [VIDEO OUT]

video cable is connected correctly.

in the [IN/OUT REC] menu. For details, see page 71.

 

• The INPUT SELECT switch setting does not match the cable connected to the

 

unit.

 

t Set the INPUT SELECT switch to S VIDEO or VIDEO to match the cable

 

connection.

 

 

The image loses color or is distorted when

t Connect the unit to a television set or monitor that is compatible with its [60i/50i

you play back the tape on a television set

SEL] format.

or monitor connected to the unit.

t Set [60i/50i SEL] in the [OTHERS] menu, according to the signal-format (page

 

82).

 

 

is displayed on the screen.

• This icon is displayed when you playback a tape recorded with 4-channel

 

microphone recording on another device using external surround microphones.

 

The unit does not support 4-channel microphone recording using external

 

surround microphones. (This icon is displayed when you play back a tape

 

recorded with external 4-channel recording using a surround microphone in

 

DVCAM or DV (SP) format.)

 

 

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