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Chapter 6
Maintenance
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Troubleshooting
When the tape is rewound to its beginning,
the playback automatically starts.
• The TIMER switch is set to REPEAT.
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Set the TIMER switch to OFF.
• You pressed the PLAY button while holding the REW button down.
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If you do this, the unit rewinds the tape to its beginning and begins playback
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During playback, the unit starts rewinding
suddenly.
• The TIMER switch is set to REPEAT.
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When the TIMER switch is set to REPEAT, the unit starts rewinding at the
moment when a signal for index search or a blank portion is detected. Set the
TIMER switch to OFF.
When the tape reaches its end, rewinding
starts automatically.
• The TIMER switch is set to REPEAT.
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When the TIMER switch is set to REPEAT, the unit starts rewinding at the
moment when the end of the tape is detected. Set the TIMER switch to OFF.
The unit does not function as part of a
digital non-linear editing system.
• The INPUT SELECT switch is set to a setting other than HDV/DV.
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Set it to HDV/DV.
• The editing controller or the editing software is not compatible with the unit.
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Refer to the instruction manuals of the controller or the software and consult
their manufacturers.
Although the i.LINK cable is connected,
the image from external equipment is not
displayed.
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Disconnect and then reconnect the i.LINK cable correctly.
• The INPUT SELECT switch is set to a setting other than HDV/DV.
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Set it to HDV/DV.
No image is displayed even though the
video cable is connected correctly.
• There are output restrictions for some [SDI/CMPNT] settings of [VIDEO OUT] in
the [IN/OUT REC] menu. For details,
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• The INPUT SELECT switch setting does not match the cable connected to the
unit.
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Set the INPUT SELECT switch to S VIDEO or VIDEO to match the cable
connection.
The image loses color or is distorted when
you play back the tape on a television set
or monitor connected to the unit.
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Connect the unit to a television set or monitor that is compatible with its [60i/50i
SEL] format.
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Set [60i/50i SEL] in the [OTHERS] menu, according to the signal-format
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is displayed on the screen.
• This icon is displayed when you playback a tape recorded with 4-channel
microphone recording on another device using external surround microphones.
The unit does not support 4-channel microphone recording using external
surround microphones. (This icon is displayed when you play back a tape
recorded with external 4-channel recording using a surround microphone in
DVCAM or DV (SP) format.)
Symptom
Cause/Remedy