Sony HVRM25AU - Professional Video Cassete recorder/player Operating Instructions Manual page 85

Symptom
The cassette memory data and title are not
displayed when using a cassette tape with
the cassette memory function.
The remaining tape time is not displayed.
Output/Playback
Symptom
Superimposed text data is displayed on
the monitor.
Cannot playback.
Cannot playback in reverse at various
speeds.
30p and/or 24p characteristics of the tape
are not detected.
Horizontal lines are displayed on an image.
An image has block noise.
An image is blurred or not displayed.
A picture input via the HDV/DV jack is
not displayed.
EE picture and EE sound are not output.
The audio breaks up.
Duplication does not function.
Cannot perform a date search or index
search.
Cause/Remedy
• The unit does not support the cassette memory function and therefore such data
is not displayed.
t To always display the remaining tape time, set [
[DISPLAY SET] menu to [ON] (page 75).
Cause/Remedy
t Change the setting of the DISPLAY OUTPUT switch on the front panel (page
8).
You can also select the type of the text data to be displayed (page 23).
t If the tape has reached its end, rewind the tape.
• The unit cannot play back a tape recorded in HDV format in the reverse direction
at various speeds (page 40).
• While the tape is fast forwarding or rewinding during playback, a portion of the
tape recorded using 30p or 24p system has been detected as that of a 60i
system.
t To detect the portion as 30p or 24p, search for the part during playback at
normal speed.
• The video heads are dirty.
t Clean the video heads using the supplied cleaning cassette.
• A damaged tape is loaded.
t Remove the cassette and insert another one.
• You have tried to make the unit play back a tape recorded in LP mode of the DV
format.
t The unit can play back only tapes recorded in the HDV, DVCAM format or in
SP mode of the DV format. A tape recorded in LP mode of the DV format
cannot be played back on the unit (page 30).
t Reconnect the i.LINK cable (not supplied).
• The INPUT SELECT switch is set to a position other than HDV/DV.
t Set the switch to HDV/DV (page 8).
t Set [HDV/DV SEL] in the [IN/OUT REC] menu correctly (page 70).
• [EE/PB SEL] in the [IN/OUT REC] menu is set to [PB].
t Set [EE/PB SEL] to [EE] (page 74).
• The setting of the INPUT SELECT switch does not match the signal input.
t Set the switch according to the signal input (page 8).
• A damaged tape is loaded.
t Remove the cassette and insert another one.
• The video heads are dirty.
t Clean the video heads using the supplied cleaning cassette.
• You have tried to make the unit play back a tape recorded in LP mode of the DV
format.
t The unit can play back only tapes recorded in the HDV, DVCAM or DV (SP)
formats. A tape recorded in LP mode of the DV format cannot be played back
on the unit (page 30).
• Check the STOP/CAUTION No. and the warning messages displayed on the
LCD monitor. Take the appropriate action (page 62).
• There is a portion with no recording at the beginning or in the middle of a tape.
This is not a malfunction.
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