Sony HVR-A1E Operating Manual page 89

Image data stored on a "Memory Stick Duo" cannot be played back.
• You cannot see movies recorded with other camcorder on the "Memory Stick Duo."
• Image data cannot be played back if you have modified files or folders, or have edited the
data on a computer. (The file name flashes in that case.) This is not a malfunction (p. 107).
• Pictures recorded on other devices may not be played back. This is not a malfunction (p.
107).
Horizontal lines appear on the picture. The displayed pictures are not clear or
do not appear.
• Clean the head using the cleaning cassette (optional) (p. 111).
You cannot hear the sound recorded with 4CH MIC REC on another camcorder.
• Adjust [ AUDIO MIX] (p. 58).
Fine patterns flicker, diagonal lines look jagged.
• Adjust [SHARPNESS] to the
No sound or only a low sound is heard.
• Turn up the volume (p. 23).
• Adjust [ AUDIO MIX] from the [CH3, CH4] (additional sound) side until the sound is
heard appropriately (p. 58).
• When you are using an S VIDEO plug or component video cable (supplied), make sure the
red and white plugs of the A/V connecting cable are connected as well (p. 33).
The time code does not return to 00:00:00:00 even if the tape was rewound to
the beginning of recording.
• 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 during fast-forward and rewinding.
• 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 picture or sound breaks off.
• The tape was recorded in both HDV and DVCAM (DV) formats. This is not a malfunction.
The sound breaks off.
• Clean the head using the cleaning cassette (optional) (p. 111).
(soften) side during recording (p. 45).
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