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Chapter 5 Maintenance 57
Chapter 5 Maintenance
Playback
Symptom Cause/Remedy
Cannot playback.
Cannot playback in reverse at various
speeds.
Horizontal lines are displayed on an image
or the image is blurred or not displayed.
The audio is noisy.
Cannot perform a date search and index
search.
The time code is not reset to “00:00:00:00”
after rewinding a tape to the recording
starting point.
A user bit is not displayed correctly during
fast-forward/rewind.
“– – – – – – ” appears.
Although the component video cable is
connected properly to a television set or
monitor to play back a tape, no image or
audio is output.
When you connect the unit to a 4:3
television set, the displayed image
appears flattened.
After playing at 1/10 of normal speed in
forward or reverse for more than 1 minute,
normal playback forward starts.
The pause mode of playback, recording,
or audio dubbing is released
automatically.
t If a tape has reached its end, rewind the tape.
• This unit cannot play back a tape recorded in the HDV format in the reverse
direction at various speeds. (p. 28)
t The video heads are dirty. Clean the video heads using the supplied cleaning
cassette.
•A damaged tape is loaded.
t Remove the cassette and insert another one.
• You have tried to make the unit play back a tape recorded in the LP mode of the
DV format.
t This unit can play back only tapes recorded in the HDV, DVCAM format or in
the SP mode of the DV format. A tape recorded in the LP mode of the DV
format cannot be played back on this unit.
•A damaged tape is loaded.
t Remove the cassette and insert another one.
t The video heads are dirty. Clean the video heads using the supplied cleaning
cassette.
• You have tried to make the unit play back a tape recorded in the LP mode of the
DV format.
t This unit can play back only tapes recorded in the HDV, DVCAM format or in
the SP mode of the DV format. A tape recorded in the LP mode of the DV
format cannot be played back on this unit.
• There is a portion with no recording at the beginning or in the middle of a tape.
This is not a malfunction.
t The time code is not displayed correctly at the starting point of recording. This
condition, however, is not a malfunction. When you restart playback, the time
code and images are displayed correctly from the starting point.
t When input video signals without a user bit are recorded while HDV is input to
i.LINK, the user bit will not be displayed correctly. Either “– – – – – – – – ” or
“00 00 00 00” is displayed during playback and fast-forward/rewind,
respectively.
• The tape being played back was recorded without setting the date and time.
• The tape portion being played back has no recording.
• If there is a scratch or noise on the tape, the data code cannot be read.
t Use the correct setting for [COMPONENT] on the [IN/OUT REC] menu in
accordance with the equipment to be connected.
• No audio is output from the COMPONENT OUT jacks.
t Connect also an audio cable.
t When you watch a tape recorded in the HDV format on a 4:3 television set,
set [DOWN CONVERT] on the [IN/OUT REC] menu correctly before playback.
t DVCAM/DV tape images recorded in wide mode are not displayed correctly.
Use a widescreen-compatible monitor.
• To protect a tape, the unit is set to start normal playback after playing at 1/10 of
normal speed in forward or reverse for more than 1 minute.
t Play back the tape at 1/3 of normal speed.
• To protect the tape and the video heads, the unit goes into the stop mode after
the pause mode of recording, audio dubbing, or duplicating continues for more
than about 3 minutes.
(Continued)