Sony HVR-Z1E Operating Instructions Manual page 110

Playback
Symptom
Cannot play back.
Cannot play back in reverse direction. cReverse playback is not possible with the tape recorded in the HDV
Horizontal lines appear on the
picture. The displayed pictures are
not clear or do not appear.
Fine patterns flicker, diagonal lines
look jagged.
No sound or only a low sound is
heard.
The sound breaks off.
The date search and index search do
not work.
The time code does not return to
00:00:00:00 even if the tape was
rewound to the beginning of
recording.
User-bits are not displayed correctly
during fast-forward and rewinding.
"---" is displayed on the screen.
END SEARCH does not work.
END SEARCH does not work
correctly.
No picture appears during END
SEARCH or Rec Review.
Cannot view the picture or hear the
sound on the TV connected with the
component video cable.
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Troubleshooting
Cause and/or Corrective Actions
cIf the tape has reached the end, rewind the tape (p. 49).
format.
cClean the head using the cleaning cassette (p. 122).
cAdjust [SHARPNESS] to the – (soften) side in the PICTURE PROFILE
function (p. 35).
cTurn up the volume (p. 49).
cOn the
(AUDIO SET) menu, set [AUDIO MIX] to [MIX] (p. 65).
cWhen 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
connected as well (p. 53).
cClean the head using the cleaning cassette (p. 122).
• There is a blank section at the beginning or in the middle of the tape. This
is not a malfunction.
• The time code at the beginning of recording may not appear correctly,
however, this is not a malfunction. If you start playback, both time code
and picture are displayed correctly from the beginning.
• User-bits are not displayed correctly if the video signal is HDV without
user-bits recorded and dubbed via i.LINK connection. [-- -- -- --] appears
during playback, and [00 00 00 00] during fast-forward/rewinding.
• 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.
• The POWER switch is set to CAMERA.
• The cassette was ejected after recording (p. 51).
• The cassette is new and has nothing recorded.
• There is a blank section at the beginning or in the middle of the tape. This
is not a malfunction.
• The tape was recorded in both HDV and DVCAM (DV) formats. This is
not a malfunction.
cSet [COMPONENT] on the
requirements of the connected device (p. 74).
cWhen you are using the component video cable, make sure the red and
white plugs of the A/V connecting cable are connected (p. 53).
(IN/OUT REC) menu according to the