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Troubleshooting
107
Playback
If you are playing back the pictures stored on a “Memory Stick,” refer also to the “Memory Stick”
section. (p. 108)
END SEARCH does not work.
• The cassette was ejected after recording when using a cassette without
Cassette Memory. (p. 116)
• The cassette is new and has nothing recorded.
END SEARCH does not work
correctly.
• There is a blank section in the beginning or middle of the tape. This is
not a malfunction.
Symptom
Cause and/or Corrective Actions
Cannot play back.
c
If the tape has reached the end, rewind the tape. (p. 45)
Horizontal lines appear on the
picture. The displayed pictures are
not clear or do not appear.
c
Clean the head using the cleaning cassette (optional). (p. 123)
Fine patterns flicker, diagonal lines
look jagged.
c
Adjust [SHARPNESS] to the
(soften) side in the
(CAMERA
SET) menu before recording. (p. 60)
No sound or only a low sound is
heard.
c
Set [MULTI-SOUND] to [STEREO] in the
(STANDARD SET)
menu. (p. 77)
c
Turn up the volume. (p. 45)
c
On the
(STANDARD SET) menu, adjust [AUDIO MIX] from the
[ST2] (additional sound) side until the sound is heard appropriately.
(p. 78)
c
When you are using an S VIDEO plug, make sure the red and white plugs
of the A/V connecting cable are connected as well. (p. 53)
The sound breaks off.
c
Clean the head using the cleaning cassette (optional). (p. 123)
Cannot perform the Date search with
the recording date displayed on the
screen.
c
Use a cassette with Cassette Memory. (p. 116)
c
Set [
SEARCH] to [ON] in the
(EDIT/PLAY) menu. (p. 74)
• There is a blank section in the beginning or middle of the tape. This is
not a malfunction.
“---” 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.
END SEARCH does not work.
• The cassette was ejected after recording when using a cassette without
Cassette Memory. (p. 116)
• The cassette is new and has nothing recorded.
END SEARCH does not work
correctly.
• There is a blank section in the beginning or middle of the tape. This is
not a malfunction.
Noises appear and
is displayed
on the screen.
• The tape was recorded in a TV color system other than that of your
camcorder. This is not a malfunction. (p. 115)
Symptom
Cause and/or Corrective Actions
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