Posted by Richard Crowley on 07/03/07 17:29

<hannah.madsen@gmail.com> wrote ...
> I'm getting the following problem - does anyone know how to fix it?
>
> When I play back my tapes from my XM1 the image is split into 8
> horizontal bars - alternating between the image and a grey or green
> bar. The bars are quite chunky as you can imagine.
>
> This still happens when I take that tape out and play it back in
> another camera, a brand new camera in fact, so I think it can't be the
> camera, must be the tape... but
>
> The tapes were brand new when I recorded on to them, and the picture
> was fine as recording.
>
> Here is the weird bit. Sometimes, the stripes go away. Sometimes, when
> I'm watching a tape, and it switches from one take to another take,
> they will appear and disappear with the takes. Which is why I think it
> might be the camera, not the tape. But I've tried them in another
> camera.
>
> It doesn't seem very logical and seems really strange the lines will
> sometimes come and go.
>
> Any ideas?

Sounds like your XM1 camcorder is out of alignment or
worse (the head and/or tape path is damaged). Time to
have it serviced (or at least checked) by a qualified tech.

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