Troubleshooting - The picture does not appear on the television.
Before Troubleshooting
- Is the camera connected to the TV correctly?
- Set the TV input to external input mode.
Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen
You can view pictures on a TV screen by connecting your camera to your TV with the HDMI cable.Preparations: Turn this unit and the TV off.
- Connect the camera and a TV.
- Check the direction of the terminals and plug in/out straight holding onto the plug. It may result in malfunction by the deforming of the terminal if it is plugged in obliquely or in wrong direction.
- Do not connect devices to incorrect terminals. Doing so
may cause malfunction.
- Use a “High Speed HDMI cable” with the HDMI logo. Cables that do not comply with the HDMI standards will not work. “High Speed HDMI cable” (Type A plug, up to 1.5 m (4.9 feet) long).
- Check the [HDMI Mode (Play)].
- Press [MENU] → [Setup] → [TV Connection] → [HDMI Mode (Play)]
- For model DC-GH5 and similar:
- To play back motion pictures recorded with [System Frequency] set to [59.94 Hz (NTSC)] and the recording frame rate set to 24p in [Rec Quality], set [HDMI Mode (Play)] to [AUTO]. For settings other than [AUTO], it cannot output at 24 frames/second.
- No picture is displayed on the screen of this unit.
- Turn on the TV and select the input to match the connector in use.
- Turn the camera on and then press [Playback].
Notes:
- If the ambient temperature is high or a signal is continuously output via HDMI, after [Camera Hot] is displayed, the HDMI signal output may stop to protect the camera. Wait until the camera cools down.
- Depending on the [Aspect Ratio], black bands may be displayed on the top and bottom or the left and right of the pictures.
- Change the screen mode on your TV if the picture is displayed with the top or bottom cut off.
- HDMI output will be canceled if a USB connection cable (supplied) is connected simultaneously.
- No sound is output from the camera speakers.
- Read the operating instructions for the TV.
- The recorded pictures can be played back on a TV with an SD
Memory Card slot
- The file format of the motion pictures that can be played back differs depending on the TV model.
- For cards compatible with playback, refer to the operating instructions of the TV.
- Depending on the TV model, pictures may not be displayed on the full screen.
- For model DC-GH5 and similar:
- When [System Frequency] is set to a broadcasting system different from that of your region, images may not be played back correctly.
