Troubleshooting - Sony 50P Operating Instructions Manual

Troubleshooting

Please check the following before contacting your Sony dealer.
Symptom
The power cannot be turned on.
The unit will not operate even if the power
has been turned on.
The cassette cannot be inserted.
It takes time to eject the cassette.
No picture.
Noise appears on the screen.
No picture via the DV jack.
The audio is noisy.
Pause is released automatically.
Duplication does not function.
Audio dubbing does not function.
A menu is not available.
Cause/Remedy
• Battery pack charge is low. t Replace the battery pack.
• The AC adaptor is disconnected. t Connect the AC adaptor.
• Moisture condensation has occurred. t Turn off the power, remove the battery
pack and disconnect the AC adaptor. Reinstall the battery pack or connect the
AC adaptor after about one minute and turn on the power. Then if there is a
cassette in the unit, remove the cassette and keep the cassette lid open, power
on the unit and leave it on for more than one hour.
• The cassette is not inserted straight. t Insert it straight.
• There is moisture condensation on the head drum. t Keep the cassette lid
open and turn the power on. Then, wait more than one hour.
• The cassette is not inserted straight. t Insert it straight.
This is not a malfunction. t This unit ejects the cassette slowly to protect the
tape.
The video heads are dirty. t Clean the video heads using the supplied cleaning
cassette.
• A damaged cassette is inserted. t Insert an other cassette.
• The video heads are dirty. t Clean the video heads using the supplied
cleaning cassette.
Reconnect the i.LINK cable (DV cable) (not supplied).
A damaged cassette is inserted. t Insert an other cassette.
Pause mode is automatically released to protect the tape.
Check the STOP/CAUTION No. and the warning messages displayed on the
LCD monitor. Take the appropriate action (See page 72 (GB)) .
You are trying to dub the sound on a DV-formatted tape. t You can dub the
sound only on a DVCAM-formatted tape. Use a DVCAM-formatted tape (See
page 74 (GB)) .
• If you have set the DVCAM/DV select switch to DV, some menus will be
disabled. t Set the DVCAM/DV select switch to DVCAM (See page 29 (GB)) .
• Some menus are only available in the EE mode or playback mode. t Set the
unit to the EE mode or playback mode.
• Some TC/UB SET menu items are available only if you have set TC MAKE to
PRESET. t Set TC MAKE to PRESET.
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