Sony Handycam DCR-HC26E Operating Manual page 73

Playback
You cannot play back tape.
• Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to turn on the PLAY/EDIT lamp.
• Rewind the tape (p. 23).
Horizontal lines appear on the picture. The displayed pictures are not clear or
do not appear.
• Clean the head using the cleaning cassette (optional) (p. 88).
No sound or only a low sound is heard.
• Set [HiFi SOUND] to [STEREO] (p. 47).
• Turn up the volume (p. 23).
• Adjust [AUDIO MIX] from the [ST2] (additional sound) side until the sound is heard
appropriately (p. 56).
• If you are using an S VIDEO plug, make sure the red and white plugs of the A/V connecting
cable are also connected (p. 33).
The sound breaks off.
• Clean the head using the cleaning cassette (optional) (p. 88).
"---" 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.
Noises appear and
• The tape was recorded in a TV color system other than that of your camcorder (PAL). This is
not a malfunction (p. 83).
is displayed on the screen.
• The tape you are playing was recorded on another device with a 4ch microphone (4CH MIC
REC). Your camcorder is not compatible with 4ch microphone recording.
Date search does not work correctly. (DCR-HC24E/HC35E)
• 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 in the beginning or between recorded sections of the tape. This is not
a malfunction.
is displayed on the screen.
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