Types of trouble and how to correct trouble

During playback

Symptom

Cause and/or Corrective Actions

The playback button does not work.

• The cassette has run out of the tape.

 

c Rewind the tape (p. 39).

There are horizontal lines on the

• The video head may be dirty.

picture or the playback picture is not

c Clean the head using the cleaning cassette (optional)

clear or does not appear.

(p. 203).

 

No sound or only a low sound is

• The stereo tape is played back with HiFi SOUND in

heard when playing back the tape.

set to 2 in the menu settings.

 

c Set HiFi SOUND to STEREO (p. 175).

 

• Volume is turned to minimum.

 

c Turn up the volume (p. 39).

 

• AUDIO MIX in

is set to the ST2 side in the menu

 

settings.

 

 

c Adjust AUDIO MIX (p. 175).

The sound breaks off.

• The video head may be dirty.

 

c Clean the head using the cleaning cassette (optional)

 

(p. 203).

 

Displaying the record date, Date

• The cassette has no Cassette Memory.

search does not work.

c Use a cassette with Cassette Memory (p. 76).

 

• CM SEARCH in

is set to OFF in the menu settings.

 

c Set it to ON (p. 178).

 

• The tape has a blank portion between recorded portions

 

(p. 77).

 

Title search does not work.

• The cassette has no Cassette Memory.

 

c Use a cassette with Cassette Memory (p. 75).

 

• CM SEARCH in

is set to OFF in the menu settings.

 

c Set it to ON (p. 178).

 

• There is no title in the tape.

 

c Superimpose the titles (p. 97).

 

• The tape has a blank portion between recorded portions

 

(p. 75).

 

New sound added to the recorded

• AUDIO MIX in

is set to the ST1 side in the menu

tape is not heard.

settings.

 

cAdjust AUDIO MIX (p. 175).

The title is not displayed.

• TITLE DSPL in is set to OFF in the menu settings.

cSet it to ON (p. 178).

Noises appear and “PAL” is

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

displayed on the screen.

that of your camcorder.

Troubleshooting

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