Panasonic HD DVCAM 14000 audio playback issues
by dotd1979
on
Nov 6, 2007 at 9:23:33 am
Hi I'm new. I'm not sure this is the right place for this.
I've been using a panasonic HD DVCAM 14000 deck to log and capture DV and HDVX tapes. One day last week, as I started up the deck it wouldn't play back audio. The audio levels didn't register at all. The image played back fine. We tried to troubleshoot the problem to no avail (no changes we made in the settings did anything). As I was waiting to hear from the panasonic tech support, suddenly and for no apparent reason, the deck started to work again.
The deck is very new, and I can't afford to have the deck sporadicly stop working. I need to know why the deck stopped working.
Has anyone heard of this happening? Has anyone else had audio issues with this deck? Does anyone have an idea of what could cause it to happen?
Again I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this, and if it isn't, then can anyone point me to where I should be looking for an answer to this question.
Re: Panasonic HD DVCAM 14000 audio playback issues by Mads Nybo Jorgensen on Nov 6, 2007 at 11:27:44 am
Hey MJP.
Are you sure you got the VTR name right? Panasonic and DVCAM (Sony product) normally doesn't go well together...
Depending on what DV stock you've used, it could be that the heads are dirty? The early DVC-PRO decks used to be infamous for keeping the tape emulsion on the heads.
All the Best
Mads
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Re: Panasonic HD DVCAM 14000 audio playback issues by Steve Wargo on Nov 7, 2007 at 7:28:54 am
My first inclination would be to turn it off and unplug it from power for 15 minutes. If that doesn't clear it up, try a head cleaning tape.
Many VHS vcr problems were cured over the years by unplugging them overnight. That's why people would take them into a shop for repair and they would work fine for the tech. Sometime they're just a bit confused.
Also, record a casette with bars and tone for 30 minutes and keep it handy as a test tape. Slip that in when a problem arises. for testing purposes.
Steve Wargo
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