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Troubleshooting
You cannot view the picture on the TV connected with the i.LINK cable.
• You cannot view the picture in the HD (high definition) quality on the TV if an i.LINK jack
of the TV is not compatible with the HDV1080i specification (p. 57). Refer to the instruction
manuals supplied with your TV.
• Down convert the pictures recorded in HDV format and play back in DVCAM (DV) format
(SD image quality) (p. 85).
• Connect the TV with another connecting cable, and play back pictures (p. 57).
You cannot hear the sound on the TV connected with the S VIDEO plug
(S VIDEO channel) or component video plug.
• If you are using an S VIDEO plug or component video plug, make sure the red and white
plugs of the A/V connecting cable are also connected (p. 57).
You cannot view the picture or hear the sound on the TV connected with the
component video cable.
• Set [COMPONENT] according to the requirements of the connected device (p. 84).
• When you are using the component video cable, make sure the red and white plugs of the
A/V connecting cable are connected (p. 57).
You cannot view the picture or hear the sound on the TV connected with the
HDMI cable.
• Pictures in the HDV format are not output from the HDMI OUT jack, if copyright protection
signals are recorded in the pictures.
• DVCAM (DV) format pictures input to the camcorder via i.LINK cable (p. 97) cannot be
output.
• This occurs if you record on a tape in both HDV and DVCAM (DV) formats. Disconnect and
connect the HDMI cable, or slide the POWER switch to turn on your camcorder again.
The picture appears distorted on the 4:3 TV.
• This happens when viewing a picture recorded in 16:9 (wide) mode on a 4:3 TV. Select the
down conversion type from one of the following menus, depending on the recording format.
–If the recording format is HDV, select from [DOWN CONVERT] in [VIDEO OUT]
(p. 84).
–If the recording format is DVCAM (DV), select from [DV WIDE CONV] in [VIDEO
OUT] (p. 85)
Black zone appears at top and bottom of a 4:3 TV screen.
• This happens when viewing a picture recorded in the 16:9 (wide) mode on a 4:3 TV.
This is not a malfunction.
Connecting to TV
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