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Appendix
Appendix
76
Symptom
No image appears
on connected TV
screen.
No image from an ex-
ternal source ap-
pears on the
camcorder screen.
(VL-Z300 only)
Cannot rewind or fast
forward tape.
Video noise in image.
No sound.
Tape does not work.
Motion images are
rotated 180° upside
down.
Possible cause
Video input channel on TV or TV
channel is not selected properly.
Audio/video/S-video cable is not
properly connected.
DV cable or audio/video/S-video
cable is not properly connected.
The cable connection does not
match the S-VIDEO IN menu setting.
Position at beginning or end of tape.
Using a cleaning tape
Dirty video heads.
Old or worn tape.
Using a 12-bit recording tape with
AUDIO menu item set to “AUDIO 2”.
Battery pack is depleted.
Improper self recording.
Suggested solution
Select video input channel or TV
channel properly (p. 27).
Connect audio/video/S-video cable
properly (p. 27).
Connect DV cable or audio/video/S-
video cable properly (pp. 62, 64,
66).
Set the S-VIDEO IN menu item to
“ON” for S-video connection, or
“OFF” for video connection (p. 63).
Rewind or fast forward tape to de-
sired point (p. 25).
The cleaning tape will automatically
rewind after cleaning finishes (p.
viii).
Call for service or use a commer-
cially available cleaning tape (p.
viii).
Use a new cassette.
Set the AUDIO menu item to “AU-
DIO 1” or “AUDIO 1L2” (p. 60).
Charge battery pack or replace it
with a fully charged one (pp. 5–7).
Turn on Rotate Playback (p. 45).
Playback mode
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