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.
xii
).
Call for service (
p. 75
) or use a
commercially available cleaning
tape (
p. xii
).
Use a new cassette.
Set the AUDIO menu item to “AU-
DIO 1” or “AUDIO 1
L
2” (
p. 60
).
Charge battery pack or replace it
with a fully charged one (
pp. 5–7
).
Turn on Rotate Playback (
p. 45
).
Pla
ybac
k mode
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