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Troubleshooting
• Pictures recorded on other devices may not
be played back or may not appear in their
actual size. This is not a malfunction
(p. 97).
Horizontal lines appear on the
picture. The displayed pictures are
not clear or do not appear.
• Clean the head using the cleaning cassette
(optional) (p. 101).
You cannot hear the sound recorded
with 4CH MIC REC on another
camcorder.
• Adjust [ AUDIO MIX] (p. 60).
Fine patterns flicker, diagonal lines
look jagged.
• Adjust [SHARPNESS] to the (soften)
side (p. 47).
No sound or only a low sound is
heard.
• Turn up the volume (p. 33).
• Adjust [ AUDIO MIX] from the [ST2]
(additional sound) side until the sound is
heard appropriately (p. 60).
• 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. 37).
• Sounds cannot be recorded while shooting a
3 second-movie (approx.) using [SMTH
SLW REC].
The picture or sound breaks off.
• The tape was recorded in both the HDV and
DV formats. This is not a malfunction.
The movies freeze for a while, or the
sound breaks off.
• This occurs if the tape or video head is dirty
(p. 101).
• Use the Sony mini DV cassette.
“---” is displayed on the screen.
• The tape you are playing was recorded
without setting the date and time.
• A blank section on the tape is being played.
• The data code on a tape with a scratch or
noise cannot be read.
Noises appear and or is
displayed on the screen.
• The tape was recorded in a TV color system
other than that of your camcorder (PAL).
This is not a malfunction (p. 94).
No picture appears during [END
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• The tape was recorded in both HDV and
DV formats. This is not a malfunction.
appears on the LCD screen.
• This appears when you play back a tape
recorded on other recording devices using a
4ch microphone (4CH MIC REC). This
camcorder does not comply with the 4ch
microphone recording standard.
You cannot view the picture on the
TV connected with the i.LINK cable.
• You cannot view the picture in the HD
(high definition) image quality on the TV
which is not compatible with the
HDV1080i specification (p. 37). Refer to
the instruction manuals supplied with your
TV.
• Down convert the pictures recorded in
HDV format to DV format and play back in
SD (standard definition) image quality
(p. 62).
• Play back pictures using another connecting
cable (p. 37).
Playing back on TV
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