Types of trouble and how to correct trouble

During playback

Symptom

Cause and/or Corrective Actions

Playback is not possible.

• The tape has run out.

 

c Rewind the tape (p. 38).

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 set to 2

heard when playing back the tape.

in the menu settings.

 

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

 

• Volume is turned to minimum.

 

c Turn up the volume (p. 37).

 

• AUDIO MIX 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. 74).

 

• CM SEARCH is set to OFF in the menu settings.

 

c Set it to ON (p. 178).

 

• The tape has a blank portion in the recorded portion

 

(p. 75).

Title search does not work.

• The cassette has no Cassette Memory.

 

c Use a cassette with Cassette Memory (p. 73).

 

• CM SEARCH 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. 95).

 

• The tape has a blank portion in the recorded portion

 

(p. 73).

New sound added to the recorded

• AUDIO MIX is set to the ST1 side in the menu settings.

tape is not heard.

c Adjust AUDIO MIX (p. 175).

The title is not displayed.

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

 

c Set it to ON (p. 178).

Noise appears on the screen followed • The TV color system of the recorded tape is different to the

by a PAL indicator.

one of your camcorder.

 

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