Types of trouble and how to correct trouble

In the playback mode

Symptom

Cause and/or Corrective Action

 

 

The picture does not appear on the

• The tape is recorded in the Hi8

 

/Standard 8 mm

 

screen when playing back a tape.*1)

system.

 

 

The tape does not move when a

• The POWER switch is set to MEMORY, CAMERA or OFF

video control button is pressed.

(CHG).*2)

 

 

cSet it to VCR/PLAYER *2) (p. 45).

The playback button does not work. • The cassette has run out of tape.

c Rewind the tape (p. 45).

There are horizontal lines on the picture.

The playback picture is not clear or does not appear.

•The television’s video channel is not adjusted correctly. c Adjust it *3) (p. 51).

•EDIT is set to ON in the menu settings.

cSet it to OFF *3) (p. 214).

•The video head may be dirty.

cClean the heads using the Sony V8-25CLD cleaning cassette (optional) (p. 248).

No sound or only a low sound is heard when playing back a tape.

•The stereo tape is played back with HiFi SOUND set to 2 in the menu settings.*4)

c Set it to STEREO (p. 214).

•The volume is turned to minimum.

cPress VOLUME + (p. 45).

•AUDIO MIX is set to the ST2 side in the menu settings.*4)

cAdjust AUDIO MIX (p. 214).

The date search does not work

• The tape has a blank portion between recorded portions

correctly.*5)

(p. 90).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The picture which is recorded in the

• PB MODE is set to

 

 

 

 

 

/

in the menu settings.

 

 

 

Digital8

system is not played back.*6)

c Set it to AUTO (p. 215).

 

The tape which is recorded in the

c Set PB MODE to

 

 

 

 

/

in the menu settings (p. 215).

 

 

 

Hi8

 

 

/standard 8 mm system

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

is not played back correctly.*6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“PAL” is displayed on the screen.*4)

• The TV color system recorded on the tape is different from

 

 

 

 

that of your camcorder.

 

*1)

*2) Modes on the POWER switch vary depending on models (p. 16).

*3) *4)

*5) *6)

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