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Troubleshooting
During playback
Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions
• The cassette has run out of the tape.
c Rewind the tape (p. 39).
• The video head may be dirty.
c Clean the head using the cleaning cassette (optional)
(p. 203).
• The stereo tape is played back with HiFi SOUND in
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 video head may be dirty.
c Clean the head using the cleaning cassette (optional)
(p. 203).
• The cassette has no Cassette Memory.
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).
• 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).
• AUDIO MIX in is set to the ST1 side in the menu
settings.
c Adjust AUDIO MIX (p. 175).
• TITLE DSPL in is set to OFF in the menu settings.
c Set it to ON (p. 178).
• The tape was recorded in a TV color system other than
that of your camcorder.
The playback button does not work.
There are horizontal lines on the
picture or the playback picture is not
clear or does not appear.
No sound or only a low sound is
heard when playing back the tape.
The sound breaks off.
Displaying the record date, Date
search does not work.
Title search does not work.
New sound added to the recorded
tape is not heard.
The title is not displayed.
Noises appear and “PAL” is
displayed on the screen.
Types of trouble and how to correct trouble
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