Sony HDR-FX1 Operating Instructions - Page 86

Symptom, Cause and/or Corrective Actions, AUDIO SET menu, adjust [AUDIO MIX] from the [ST2]

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Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions A vertical band appears when recording a bright subject. • This phenomenon is called the smear effect. This is not a malfunction. Tiny spots in white appear on the screen. • The spots appear at a slower shutter speed. This is not a malfunction. Oblique stripes appear on the screen. cSet the ZEBRA/PEAKING switch to OFF (p. 31). Picture appears too bright on the screen, and the subject does not appear on the screen. cCancel the back light function (p. 25). Playback Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions Cannot play back. cIf the tape has reached the end, rewind the tape (p. 42). Cannot play back in reverse direction. cReverse playback is not possible with the tape recorded in the HDV format. Horizontal lines appear on the picture. The displayed pictures are not clear or do not appear. cClean the head using the cleaning cassette (p. 96). Fine patterns flicker, diagonal lines cAdjust [SHARPNESS] to the - (soften) side in the PICTURE PROFILE look jagged. function (p. 34). No sound or only a low sound is heard. cSet [MULTI-SOUND] to [STEREO] on the (AUDIO SET) menu (p. 56). cTurn up the volume (p. 42). cOn the (AUDIO SET) menu, adjust [AUDIO MIX] from the [ST2] (additional sound) side until the sound is heard appropriately (p. 56). cWhen you are using an S VIDEO cable or a component video cable, make sure the red and white plugs of the A/V connecting cable are connected as well (p. 46). The sound breaks off. cClean the head using the cleaning cassette (p. 96). The date search and index search do • There is a blank section at the beginning or in the middle of the tape. This not work. is not a malfunction. "---" is displayed on the screen. • The tape you are playing was recorded without setting the date and time. • A blank section on the tape is being played. • The data code on a tape with a scratch or noise cannot be read. END SEARCH does not work. • The POWER switch is set to CAMERA. • The cassette was ejected after recording (p. 44). • The cassette is new and has nothing recorded. END SEARCH does not work correctly. • There is a blank section at the beginning or in the middle of the tape. This is not a malfunction. No picture appears during END SEARCH or Rec Review. • The tape was recorded in both HDV and DV formats. This is not a malfunction. 86 Troubleshooting

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Troubleshooting
86
Playback
A vertical band appears when
recording a bright subject.
•
This phenomenon is called the smear effect. This is not a malfunction.
Tiny spots in white appear on the
screen.
•
The spots appear at a slower shutter speed. This is not a malfunction.
Oblique stripes appear on the screen.
c
Set the ZEBRA/PEAKING switch to OFF (p. 31).
Picture appears too bright on the
screen, and the subject does not
appear on the screen.
c
Cancel the back light function (p. 25).
Symptom
Cause and/or Corrective Actions
Cannot play back.
c
If the tape has reached the end, rewind the tape (p. 42).
Cannot play back in reverse direction.
c
Reverse playback is not possible with the tape recorded in the HDV
format.
Horizontal lines appear on the
picture. The displayed pictures are
not clear or do not appear.
c
Clean the head using the cleaning cassette (p. 96).
Fine patterns flicker, diagonal lines
look jagged.
c
Adjust [SHARPNESS] to the – (soften) side in the PICTURE PROFILE
function (p. 34).
No sound or only a low sound is
heard.
c
Set [MULTI-SOUND] to [STEREO] on the
(AUDIO SET) menu
(p. 56).
c
Turn up the volume (p. 42).
c
On the
(AUDIO SET) menu, adjust [AUDIO MIX] from the [ST2]
(additional sound) side until the sound is heard appropriately (p. 56).
c
When you are using an S VIDEO cable or a component video cable,
make sure the red and white plugs of the A/V connecting cable are
connected as well (p. 46).
The sound breaks off.
c
Clean the head using the cleaning cassette (p. 96).
The date search and index search do
not work.
•
There is a blank section at the beginning or in the middle of the tape. This
is not a malfunction.
“---” is displayed on the screen.
•
The tape you are playing was recorded without setting the date and time.
•
A blank section on the tape is being played.
•
The data code on a tape with a scratch or noise cannot be read.
END SEARCH does not work.
•
The POWER switch is set to CAMERA.
•
The cassette was ejected after recording (p. 44).
•
The cassette is new and has nothing recorded.
END SEARCH does not work
correctly.
•
There is a blank section at the beginning or in the middle of the tape. This
is not a malfunction.
No picture appears during END
SEARCH or Rec Review.
•
The tape was recorded in both HDV and DV formats. This is not a
malfunction.
Symptom
Cause and/or Corrective Actions