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Types of trouble and how to correct trouble
In the playback mode
Symptom
Cause and/or Corrective Action
• The tape is recorded in the Hi8
/Standard 8 mm
system.
• The POWER switch is set to MEMORY, CAMERA or OFF
(CHG).*
2)
c
Set it to VCR/PLAYER *
2)
(p. 45).
• The cassette has run out of tape.
c
Rewind the tape (p. 45).
• The television’s video channel is not adjusted correctly.
c
Adjust it *
3)
(p. 51).
• EDIT is set to ON in the menu settings.
c
Set it to OFF *
3)
(p. 214).
• The video head may be dirty.
c
Clean the heads using the Sony V8-25CLD cleaning
cassette (optional) (p. 248).
• The stereo tape is played back with HiFi SOUND set to 2
in the menu settings.*
4)
c
Set it to STEREO (p. 214).
• The volume is turned to minimum.
c
Press (p. 45).
• AUDIO MIX is set to the ST2 side in the menu settings.*
4)
c
Adjust AUDIO MIX (p. 214).
• The tape has a blank portion between recorded portions
(p. 90).
• PB MODE is set to
/ in the menu settings.
c
Set it to AUTO (p. 215).
c
Set PB MODE to
/ in the menu settings (p. 215).
• The TV color system recorded on the tape is different from
that of your camcorder.
*
1)
*
2)
Modes on the POWER switch vary depending on models (p. 16).
*
3)
*
4)
*
5)
*
6)
The picture does not appear on the
screen when playing back a tape.*
1)
The tape does not move when a
video control button is pressed.
The playback button does not work.
There are horizontal lines on the
picture.
The playback picture is not clear or
does not appear.
No sound or only a low sound is
heard when playing back a tape.
The date search does not work
correctly.*
5)
The picture which is recorded in the
Digital8 system is not played back.*
6)
The tape which is recorded in the
Hi8
/standard 8 mm system
is not played back correctly.*
6)
“PAL” is displayed on the screen.*
4)
