Sony 4-114-858-12(1) - Manual (Page 109)

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The picture or sound breaks off.
• The tape was recorded in both of the HDV and DVCAM (DV) formats. This is not a
malfunction.
The movies freeze for a while, or the sound breaks off.
• This occurs if the tape or video head is dirty (p. 124).
• Use the Sony mini DV cassette tape.
“---” is displayed on the screen.
• The tape you are playing back was recorded without setting the date and time.
• A blank section on the tape is being played back.
• The data code on a tape with a scratch or noise cannot be read.
• A movie recorded in the extended clear scan (
) range is being played back.
• The tape you are playing was recorded with the gain set to -6dB.
• The tape you are playing was recorded with [HYPER GAIN] set to [ON].
Noises appear and or is displayed on the screen.
• The tape was recorded in a TV color system other than that of your camcorder (PAL). This is
not a malfunction.
Date Search does not work correctly.
• Be sure to record more than 2 minutes after the date changed. If one day’s recording is too
short, your camcorder may not accurately find the point where the recording date changes.
• There is a blank section between recorded sections of the tape. This is not a malfunction.
No picture appears during End search, Rec review or Last scene review.
• The tape was recorded in both HDV and DVCAM (DV) formats. This is not a malfunction.
New sound added to a recorded tape on another camcorder is not heard.
• Set [DV AUDIO MIX] from [CH1,CH2] (original sound) to [MIX] or [CH3,CH4] (p. 77).
appears on the LCD screen.
• This appears when you play back a tape recorded on other recording devices using a 4ch
microphone. This camcorder does not comply with the 4ch microphone recording standard.
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