Symptom
Cause and Correction
Recognition of disc is not
complete.
Pressing the playback
button will not start
playback.
No playback image appears
on TV screen.
Playback picture is
momentarily interrupted.
Poor playback picture.
Playback picture is greatly
distorted.
No sound.
Disc Navigation thumbnails
do not appear.
Photos on card cannot be
played back.
It will take some time to
play back photos on card.
Does dirt or fingerprint adhere to disc, or is disc scratched?
Clean the disc.
Was the image recorded on a device other than VDR-M70/M50?
Playback of image recorded on devices other than VDR-M70/M50 may be
impossible.
Has scene been edited on a device other than VDR-M70/M50?
If a scene that was recorded on VDR-M70/M50 is edited on a device other
than VDR-M70/M50, playback may not be possible on VDR-M70/M50.
Is TV input selector set correctly?
If the TV has multiple video input jacks, check to see whether the correct input
jack was selected.
If VDR-M70/M50 is connected to VCR, set the input selector of VCR to
"external input (LINE)".
Is VDR-M70/M50 connected to TV correctly?
Check the connections.
Does dirt or fingerprint adhere to disc, or is disc scratched?
Clean the disc.
Was the image input from analog VCR (VHS, 8 mm) and recorded?
The problem may be improved if a VCR equipped with TBC (time base corrector)
circuit is used for playback.
Was recording of external input made with "Frame" specified?
Specify "Field" for "PHOTO Input" in record mode settings.
Is the TV volume control set correctly?
Adjust volume control on TV.
Did the image recorded from AV input/output jack have noise or disturbance?
Re-record image with no noise or disturbance.
Is a photo recorded on devices other than VDR-M70/M50 being played back?
The VDR-M70/M50 specifications allow it to play back photos that are
recorded conforming to DCF standard and have 80-4000 horizontal pixels x 60-
3000 vertical pixels.
Make sure that the photo to be played back satisfies these specifications. Note
that even photos that satisfy the specifications may not be playable, depending
on the recording status.
The thumbnail of any photo that cannot be played back will appear in single
blue.
Is a photo with a large number of pixels being played back?
It will take some time to play back a photo with a large number of pixels.
During playback
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VDR-M70EG / VDR-M70EB / VDR-M70GC / VDR-M50EG / VDR-M50EB / VDR-M50GC
