Sony DCR-HC15 Operation Manual page 88

Types of trouble and how to correct trouble
During playback
Symptom
Playback is not possible.
There are horizontal lines on the
picture or the playback picture is
not clear or does not appear.
No sound or only a low sound is
heard when playing back the tape.
The sound breaks off.
Displaying the record date does
not work.
New sound added to the recorded
tape is not heard.
The title is not displayed.
Picture is distorted and PAL
appears on the screen.
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Cause and/or Corrective Actions
• The tape has run out.
c Rewind the tape (p. 32).
• The video head may be dirty.
c Clean the head using a cleaning cassette (optional) (p.
104).
• The stereo tape is played back with HiFi SOUND set to 2
in the menu settings.
c Set HiFi SOUND to STEREO (p. 81).
• Volume is turned to minimum.
c Turn up the volume (p. 32).
• AUDIO MIX is set to the ST2 side in the menu settings.
c Adjust AUDIO MIX (p. 81).
• The video head may be dirty.
c Clean the head using a cleaning cassette (optional) (p.
104).
• The tape has a blank portion in the recorded portion (p.
34).
• AUDIO MIX is set to the ST1 side in the menu settings.
c Adjust AUDIO MIX (p. 81).
• TITLE DSPL is set to OFF in the menu settings.
c Set it to ON (p. 82).
• The TV color system recorded on the tape is different from
that of the TV.