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Troubleshooting (continued) – Sony HVR-Z7E User Manual

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Troubleshooting (Continued)

End search or last scene review does not work.

• Do not eject the cassette after recording (p. 47).
• There is nothing recorded on the cassette.
• There is a blank section between recorded sections of the tape. This is not a malfunction.

Auto focus does not function.

• Set the focus ring to mode B and press the ASSIGN button to which [FOCUS] is assigned

until the automatic focus function is enabled (p. 30, 45).

• Adjust the focus manually if the automatic focus does not work properly (p. 30).

Menu items are grayed out or do not work.

• You cannot select grayed out display items in the current recording/playback situation.
• There are some functions you cannot activate simultaneously. The following list shows

examples of unworkable combinations of functions and menu items.

Cannot use

Situation

[BACK LIGHT],

[SPOTLIGHT]

Two or more of iris, gain, and shutter speed are set manually.

[AE SHIFT]

Iris, gain, and shutter speed are all set manually.

[CNTRST ENHCR]

During [BACK LIGHT]

[FADER]

No tape is inserted.

[D.EXTENDER]

[REC TYPE] of [HDV PROGRE.] is set to [PROGRESSIVE].
[REC TYPE] of [HDV PROGRE.] is set to [INTERLACE] and
[SCAN TYPE] is set to [25].
[SCAN TYPE] of [DV PROGRE.] is set to [25].

[ZEBRA], [PEAKING],
[CAM DATA DSP],
[HISTOGRAM]

During [COLOR BAR]

[SMTH SLW REC]

[REC TYPE] of [HDV PROGRE.] is set to [PROGRESSIVE].
[REC TYPE] of [HDV PROGRE.] is set to [INTERLACE] and
[SCAN TYPE] is set to [25].
[SCAN TYPE] of [DV PROGRE.] is set to [25].
[REC CTL MODE] of [EXT REC CTRL] is set to [EXT
ONLY].
During [COLOR BAR]

[MARKER]

During [DATE REC]

[LCD BL LEVEL],
[VF B.LIGHT]

During using AC power source

[FOCUS MACRO]

A Carl Zeiss lens is mounted, and the focus ring is set to

mode B.
A Carl Zeiss lens is not mounted.

[STEADYSHOT],
[FLANGE BACK]

A Carl Zeiss lens is not mounted.