Sony Handycam HDR-FX1 Operating Instructions Manual page 86

Symptom
A vertical band appears when
recording a bright subject.
Tiny spots in white appear on the
screen.
Oblique stripes appear on the screen. cSet the ZEBRA/PEAKING switch to OFF (p. 31).
Picture appears too bright on the
screen, and the subject does not
appear on the screen.
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.
"---" 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.
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Troubleshooting
Cause and/or Corrective Actions
• This phenomenon is called the smear effect. This is not a malfunction.
• The spots appear at a slower shutter speed. This is not a malfunction.
cCancel the back light function (p. 25).
Cause and/or Corrective Actions
cIf the tape has reached the end, rewind the tape (p. 42).
format.
cClean the head using the cleaning cassette (p. 96).
cAdjust [SHARPNESS] to the – (soften) side in the PICTURE PROFILE
function (p. 34).
cSet [MULTI-SOUND] to [STEREO] on the
(p. 56).
cTurn up the volume (p. 42).
cOn the
(AUDIO SET) menu, adjust [AUDIO MIX] from the [ST2]
(additional sound) side until the sound is heard appropriately (p. 56).
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. 46).
cClean the head using the cleaning cassette (p. 96).
• There is a blank section at the beginning or in the middle of the tape. This
is not a malfunction.
• 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. 44).
• 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 DV formats. This is not a
malfunction.
(AUDIO SET) menu