Sony Handycam HDR-FX1 Operating Instructions Manual page 86

Sympt°m Cause and/°r C°rrective Acti°ns
A vertical band appeals when • This phenomenon is called the smear effect. This is not a malfimction.
recording a bright subject
Tiny spots m white appear on the • The spots appear at a slower slmttm speed This is not a malflmction.
screen
Oblique stripes appear on the screen. + Set the ZEBtLkiPEAKING switch to OFF (p. 31 )
Pictme appears too bright on the +Cancel the back light fimcfion (p 25)
saeen, and the subject does not
appear on the screen.
Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions
Cannot play back. +If the tape has leached the end iewind the tape (p 42)
Cannot play back in reverse direction. +Reverse playback is not possible with the tape recorded in the HDV
format
Horizontal lines appear on the +Clean file head using the cleaning cassette (p. 96)
picture The displayed pictures aie
not clear or do not appear
Fine patterns flicker, diagonal lines
look jagged
No sound or
only
a low sound is
heard.
The smmd breaks of£
The date search and index search do
not work.
"---" is displayed on the screen.
END SEARCH does not wink
END SEARCH does not work
conectly
No pictme appears during END
SEARCH or Rec Review
+Adjust [SHARPNESS] to the (soften) side in die PICTURE PROFILE
fimction (p 34).
+ Set [MULTI-SOUND] to [STEREO] on the _ (AUDIO SET) menu
(p 56)
+Turn up the volume (p. 42).
+On tlle _ (AUDIO SET) menu, adjust [AUDIO MIX] from the [ST2]
(additional sound) side until the somld is heard approprintely (p. 56)
+When you are using an S VIDEO cable or a component video cable,
make sure the red and white plugs of the A'V connecting cable are
comlected as well (p. 46)
+Clean tile head using the cleaning cassette (p. 96)
• These is a blatlk section at the beginning or in the middle of the tape. This
is not a malflmction.
• The tape you are playing was recorded withont setting the date and time
• A blmlk section on tile tape is being played.
• The data code on a tape with a scratch or noise ca*motbe read
• The POWER switch is set to CAMERA
• The cassette was ejected aries recording qJ. 44).
• The cassette is new and has nothing recorded.
• These is a blatlk section at the beginning or in the middle of the tape. This
is not a malfimction.
• The tape was recorded in both HDV and DV formats. This is not a
malfimcfion
86 Troubleshooting