Symptom

Cause and/or Corrective Actions

 

 

The built-in light does not function. cPress LIGHT repeatedly to select .

cIf the problem presists, contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility.

Playback

Symptom

Cause and/or Corrective Actions

 

 

 

 

Cannot play back.

cIf the tape has reached the end, rewind the tape. (p. 34)

 

 

 

 

Horizontal lines appear on the

cClean the head using the cleaning cassette (optional). (p. 99)

picture. The displayed pictures are

• For

 

TRV138/338:

 

 

 

 

 

not clear or do not appear.

The television’s video channel is not adjusted correctly.

 

cAdjust it. (p. 39)

 

 

cFor

 

TRV138/338:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set [EDIT] to [OFF] in the

(PLAYER SET) menu. (p. 49)

No sound or only a low sound is

cFor TRV280:

 

heard.

Set [HiFi SOUND] to [STEREO] in the

(VCR SET) menu. (p. 49)

cTurn up the volume. (p. 34)

cFor TRV280:

In the (VCR SET) menu, adjust [AUDIO MIX] from the [ST2] side until the sound is heard appropriately. (p. 50)

cMake sure the black plug for TRV138/338, or the red and white plugs for TRV280 of the A/V connecting cable are connected. (p. 39)

The sound breaks off.

cClean the head using the cleaning cassette (optional). (p. 99)

 

 

 

 

 

For

TRV280:

• The tape you are playing was recorded without setting the date and time.

“---” is displayed on the screen.

• A blank section on the tape is being played.

 

 

 

• The data code on a tape with a scratch or noise cannot be read.

 

 

 

 

 

END SEARCH does not work.

• The cassette was ejected after recording.

 

 

 

• The cassette is new and has nothing recorded.

 

 

 

 

 

END SEARCH does not work

• There is a blank section in the beginning or middle of the tape. This is

correctly.

not a malfunction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For

TRV280:

• The tape is recorded in the Hi8

 

/standard 8 mm

system.

 

The picture does not appear on the

 

 

 

 

screen when playing back a tape.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noises appear on the screen.

• The tape was recorded in a TV color system other than that of your

 

 

camcorder. (p. 94)

 

 

 

•For TRV138/338:

Noise may appear while playing back the tape in various modes. This is not a malfunction.

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