Sony HVR-M15J Service Manual page 225

Recording
Symptom
No picture is output via HDV/DV jack.
About the audio level setting:
• You do not know how to adjust the input
level.
• The recorded level is too low.
• The recorded sound is distorted.
No sound or undesired sound is output
from AUDIO jacks in OUTPUT.
If an i.LINK cable is connected when you
editing, the monitor does not display any
image.
EE sound is not output.
EE picture and EE sound are not output.
Cause/Remedy
t Reconnect the i.LINK cable (not supplied).
• INPUT SELECT switch is set to a position other than HDV/DV.
t Set the switch to HDV/DV.
t Set [HDV/DV SEL] in [IN/OUT REC] menu correctly.
Confirm the level of the sound output from the player by referring to the player's
instruction manual.
If you are not clear about the player's output level, try the following procedures.
• Set [AUDIO AGC] in [AUDIO SET] menu to [OFF], set [AUDIO REC LV] to [0
dB], and play back the tape which you intend to use for playback. When the
playback audio level is at its maximum, if the audio levels meters exceed 0 dB,
set [AUDIO REC LV] to [–6 dB]. When the volume is too low, set [AUDIO REC
LV] to [+6 dB]. The recorded sound at the portion where the meters exceed 0 dB
will be distorted.
For details of the acceptable maximum input level, see page 50.
t When the audio mode is 32 kHz (4-channel), set [AUDIO MIX] in [AUDIO
SET] menu to [CH1, CH2]. When the audio mode is 32 kHz (4-channel) on the
unit, audio is recorded in channel 1/2.
t Use the correct setting for [HDV/DV SEL] in [IN/OUT REC] menu in
accordance with the equipment to be connected.
t If the audio mode is set to 32 kHz (4-channel), Set [AUDIO MIX] to [CH1,
CH2] or [MIX].
• [EE/PB SEL] in [IN/OUT REC] menu is set to [PB].
t Set [EE/PB SEL] to [EE].
• The setting of INPUT SELECT switch does not match the signal input.
t Set the switch according to the signal input.
• With an analog connection, the current setting of [60i/50i SEL] in [OTHERS]
menu is not appropriate.
t Set it to the appropriate position for the device you are using.
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