Sony HVR-Z1E/Z1P User Manual
Troubleshooting
110
Playback
Symptom
Cause and/or Corrective Actions
Cannot play back.
cIf the tape has reached the end, rewind the tape (p. 49).
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.
picture. The displayed pictures are
not clear or do not appear.
cClean the head using the cleaning cassette (p. 122).
Fine patterns flicker, diagonal lines
look jagged.
look jagged.
cAdjust [SHARPNESS] to the – (soften) side in the PICTURE PROFILE
function (p. 35).
No sound or only a low sound is
heard.
heard.
cTurn up the volume (p. 49).
cOn the
cOn the
(AUDIO SET) menu, set [AUDIO MIX] to [MIX] (p. 65).
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. 53).
connected as well (p. 53).
The sound breaks off.
cClean the head using the cleaning cassette (p. 122).
The date search and index search do
not work.
not work.
• There is a blank section at the beginning or in the middle of the tape. This
is not a malfunction.
The time code does not return to
00:00:00:00 even if the tape was
rewound to the beginning of
recording.
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.
and picture are displayed correctly from the beginning.
User-bits are not displayed correctly
during fast-forward and rewinding.
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.
during playback, and [00 00 00 00] during fast-forward/rewinding.
“---” 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.
• 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. 51).
• The cassette is new and has nothing recorded.
• The cassette was ejected after recording (p. 51).
• The cassette is new and has nothing recorded.
END SEARCH does not work
correctly.
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.
SEARCH or Rec Review.
• The tape was recorded in both HDV and DVCAM (DV) formats. This is
not a malfunction.
Cannot view the picture or hear the
sound on the TV connected with the
component video cable.
sound on the TV connected with the
component video cable.
cSet [COMPONENT] on the
(IN/OUT REC) menu according to the
requirements of the connected device (p. 74).
cWhen you are using the component video cable, make sure the red and
white plugs of the A/V connecting cable are connected (p. 53).