Sony HVR-Z7E/Z7P - Manual (Page 106)

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Troubleshooting (Continued)
End search or last scene review does not work.
• Do not eject the cassette after recording (p. 45).
• There is nothing recorded on the cassette.
• There is a blank section between recorded sections of the tape. This is not a malfunction.
Auto focus does not function.
• Set the focus ring to mode B and press the ASSIGN button to which [FOCUS] is assigned
until the automatic focus function is enabled (p. 28, 43).
• Adjust the focus manually if the automatic focus does not work properly (p. 28).
Menu items are grayed out or do not work.
• You cannot select grayed out display items in the current recording/playback situation.
• There are some functions you cannot activate simultaneously. The following list shows
examples of unworkable combinations of functions and menu items.
Cannot use Situation
[BACK LIGHT],
[SPOTLIGHT] Two or more of iris, gain, and shutter speed are set manually.
[AE SHIFT] Iris, gain, and shutter speed are all set manually.
[CNTRST ENHCR] During [BACK LIGHT]
[FADER] No tape is inserted.
[D.EXTENDER] [REC TYPE] of [HDV PROGRE.] is set to [PROGRESSIVE].
[REC TYPE] of [HDV PROGRE.] is set to [INTERLACE] and
[SCAN TYPE] is set to [25].
[SCAN TYPE] of [DV PROGRE.] is set to [25].
[ZEBRA], [PEAKING],
[CAM DATA DSP],
[HISTOGRAM] During [COLOR BAR]
[SMTH SLW REC] [REC TYPE] of [HDV PROGRE.] is set to [PROGRESSIVE].
[REC TYPE] of [HDV PROGRE.] is set to [INTERLACE] and
[SCAN TYPE] is set to [25].
[SCAN TYPE] of [DV PROGRE.] is set to [25].
[REC CTL MODE] of [EXT REC CTRL] is set to [EXT
ONLY].
During [COLOR BAR]
[MARKER] During [DATE REC]
[LCD BL LEVEL],
[VF B.LIGHT] During using AC power source
[FOCUS MACRO] A Carl Zeiss lens is mounted, and the focus ring is set to
mode B.
A Carl Zeiss lens is not mounted.
[STEADYSHOT],
[FLANGE BACK] A Carl Zeiss lens is not mounted.