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Troubleshooting (Continued) A vertical band appears when recording candlelight or electric light in the dark. • This occurs when the contrast between the subject and the background is too high. This is not a malfunction. A vertical band appears when recording a bright subject. • This phenomenon is called the smear effect. This is not a malfunction. The color of the picture is not correctly displayed. • Deactivate the NightShot plus function (p. 26). The screen picture is bright, and the subject does not appear on the screen. • Deactivate the NightShot plus function (p. 26), or cancel the BACK LIGHT function (p. 26). The picture appears too bright, or flickering or changes in color occurs. • These anomalies may occur when recording pictures under the discharge tube, such as a fluorescent lamp, sodium lamp, or mercury lamp, with [PORTRAIT] or [SPORTS]. This is not a malfunction. Cancel [PROGRAM AE] to reduce the anomaly (p. 42). Black bands appear when you record a TV screen or computer screen. • Set [STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] (p. 44). Playback You cannot play back tape. • Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to turn on the PLAY/EDIT lamp. • Rewind the tape (p. 25). 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. 69). No sound or only a low sound is heard. • Turn up the volume (p. 25). • Adjust [AUDIO MIX] from the [ST2] (additional sound) side until the sound is heard appropriately (p. 52). • If you are using an S VIDEO plug, make sure the red and white plugs of the A/V connecting cable are also connected (p. 32). 58

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A vertical band appears when recording candlelight or electric light in the dark.
•
This occurs when the contrast between the subject and the background is too high. This is not
a malfunction.
A vertical band appears when recording a bright subject.
• This phenomenon is called the smear effect. This is not a malfunction.
The color of the picture is not correctly displayed.
• Deactivate the NightShot plus function (p. 26).
The screen picture is bright, and the subject does not appear on the screen.
• Deactivate the NightShot plus function (p. 26), or cancel the BACK LIGHT function (p. 26).
The picture appears too bright, or flickering or changes in color occurs.
• These anomalies may occur when recording pictures under the discharge tube, such as a
fluorescent lamp, sodium lamp, or mercury lamp, with [PORTRAIT] or [SPORTS]. This is
not a malfunction. Cancel [PROGRAM AE] to reduce the anomaly (p. 42).
Black bands appear when you record a TV screen or computer screen.
• Set [STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] (p. 44).
You cannot play back tape.
• Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to turn on the PLAY/EDIT lamp.
• Rewind the tape (p. 25).
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. 69).
No sound or only a low sound is heard.
•
Turn up the volume (p. 25).
• Adjust [AUDIO MIX] from the [ST2] (additional sound) side until the sound is heard
appropriately (p. 52).
• If you are using an S VIDEO plug, make sure the red and white plugs of the A/V connecting
cable are also connected (p. 32).
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Troubleshooting (Continued)