Sony Handycam DCR-PC330 Operation Manual page 107

Symptom
END SEARCH does not work.
END SEARCH does not work
correctly.
Playback
If you are playing back the pictures stored on a "Memory Stick," refer also to the "Memory Stick"
section. (p. 108)
Symptom
Cannot play back.
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.
Cannot perform the Date search with
the recording date displayed on the
screen.
"---" is displayed on the screen.
END SEARCH does not work.
END SEARCH does not work
correctly.
Noises appear and is displayed
on the screen.
Cause and/or Corrective Actions
• The cassette was ejected after recording when using a cassette without
Cassette Memory. (p. 116)
• The cassette is new and has nothing recorded.
• There is a blank section in the beginning or middle of the tape. This is
not a malfunction.
Cause and/or Corrective Actions
cIf the tape has reached the end, rewind the tape. (p. 45)
cClean the head using the cleaning cassette (optional). (p. 123)
cAdjust [SHARPNESS] to the
SET) menu before recording. (p. 60)
cSet [MULTI-SOUND] to [STEREO] in the
menu. (p. 77)
cTurn up the volume. (p. 45)
cOn the
(STANDARD SET) menu, adjust [AUDIO MIX] from the
[ST2] (additional sound) side until the sound is heard appropriately.
(p. 78)
cWhen you are using an S VIDEO plug, 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 (optional). (p. 123)
cUse a cassette with Cassette Memory. (p. 116)
cSet [
SEARCH] to [ON] in the
• There is a blank section in the beginning or 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 cassette was ejected after recording when using a cassette without
Cassette Memory. (p. 116)
• The cassette is new and has nothing recorded.
• There is a blank section in the beginning or middle of the tape. This is
not a malfunction.
• The tape was recorded in a TV color system other than that of your
camcorder. This is not a malfunction. (p. 115)
(soften) side in the (CAMERA
(STANDARD SET)
(EDIT/PLAY) menu. (p. 74)
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