Sony HVR-M25P VCR User Manual


 
84 Chapter 6 Maintenance
Chapter 6 Maintenance
Symptom Cause/Remedy
When the tape is rewound to its beginning,
the playback automatically starts.
During playback, the unit starts rewinding
suddenly.
When the tape reaches its end, rewinding
starts automatically.
The unit does not function as part of a
digital non-linear editing system.
Although the i.LINK cable is connected,
the image from an external equipment is
not displayed.
No image is displayed even though the
video cable is connected correctly.
The image looses color or is distorted
when you play back the tape on a
television set or monitor connected to the
unit.
is displayed on the screen.
• TIMER switch is set to REPEAT.
t Set TIMER switch to OFF.
• You pressed PLAY button while holding REW button down.
t If you do this, the unit rewinds the tape to its beginning and begins playback
(See page 15)
.
• TIMER switch is set to REPEAT.
t When TIMER switch is set to REPEAT, the unit starts rewinding at the
moment when a signal for index search or a blank portion is detected. Set
TIMER switch to OFF.
• TIMER switch is set to REPEAT.
t When TIMER switch is set to REPEAT, the unit starts rewinding at the
moment when the end of the tape is detected. Set TIMER switch to OFF.
• INPUT SELECT switch is set to a setting other than HDV/DV.
t Set it to HDV/DV.
• The editing controller or the editing software is not compatible with the unit.
t Refer to the instruction manuals of the controller or the software and consult
their manufacturers.
t Disconnect and then reconnect the i.LINK cable correctly.
• INPUT SELECT switch is set to a setting other than HDV/DV.
t Set it to HDV/DV.
• There are output restrictions for some [HDMI/CMPNT] settings of [VIDEO OUT]
in [IN/OUT REC] menu. For details,
see page 68
.
• INPUT SELECT switch setting does not match the cable connected to the unit.
t Set INPUT SELECT switch to S VIDEO or VIDEO to match the cable
connection.
t Connect the unit to a television set or monitor that is compatible with its [60i/
50i SEL] format.
t Set [60i/50i SEL] in [OTHERS] menu, according to the signal-format (page
79).
• This icon is displayed when you playback a tape recorded with 4-channel
microphone recording on another device. This unit does not support 4-channel
microphone recording. (The icon is displayed when you play back a tape
recorded with 4-channel microphone in DVCAM or DV (SP) format. However, it
is not displayed during playback of a tape recorded with 4-channel microphone
in HDV format.)
Troubleshooting