Sony HVR-Z7E Operating Manual page 106

Troubleshooting (Continued)
End search or last scene review does not work.
• Do not eject the cassette after recording (p. 45).
• There is nothing recorded on the cassette.
• There is a blank section between recorded sections of the tape. This is not a malfunction.
Auto focus does not function.
• Set the focus ring to mode B and press the ASSIGN button to which [FOCUS] is assigned
until the automatic focus function is enabled (p. 28, 43).
• Adjust the focus manually if the automatic focus does not work properly (p. 28).
Menu items are grayed out or do not work.
• You cannot select grayed out display items in the current recording/playback situation.
• There are some functions you cannot activate simultaneously. The following list shows
examples of unworkable combinations of functions and menu items.
Cannot use
[BACK LIGHT],
[SPOTLIGHT]
[AE SHIFT]
[CNTRST ENHCR]
[FADER]
[D.EXTENDER]
[ZEBRA], [PEAKING],
[CAM DATA DSP],
[HISTOGRAM]
[SMTH SLW REC]
[MARKER]
[LCD BL LEVEL],
[VF B.LIGHT]
[FOCUS MACRO]
[STEADYSHOT],
[FLANGE BACK]
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Situation
Two or more of iris, gain, and shutter speed are set manually.
Iris, gain, and shutter speed are all set manually.
During [BACK LIGHT]
No tape is inserted.
[REC TYPE] of [HDV PROGRE.] is set to [PROGRESSIVE].
[REC TYPE] of [HDV PROGRE.] is set to [INTERLACE] and
[SCAN TYPE] is set to [25].
[SCAN TYPE] of [DV PROGRE.] is set to [25].
During [COLOR BAR]
[REC TYPE] of [HDV PROGRE.] is set to [PROGRESSIVE].
[REC TYPE] of [HDV PROGRE.] is set to [INTERLACE] and
[SCAN TYPE] is set to [25].
[SCAN TYPE] of [DV PROGRE.] is set to [25].
[REC CTL MODE] of [EXT REC CTRL] is set to [EXT
ONLY].
During [COLOR BAR]
During [DATE REC]
During using AC power source
A Carl Zeiss lens is mounted, and the focus ring is set to
mode B.
A Carl Zeiss lens is not mounted.
A Carl Zeiss lens is not mounted.