Haven't used the 170 before, I've got an HVR-Z1U I know you've probably checked but did one of the switches get turned off

? Or in the menus there is a option to turn each one off or combine them and also do some other stuff, you may want to check there. Sony has a pretty good website, if you search enough they may have an answer for you. Good Luck!!!
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