14. OTHERS
14. OTHERS
14-1 Troubleshooting (Cont'd)
Alarm Indications (Cont'd)
Depending on the alarm conditions, the warning indicators in the LCD display, the WARNING indicator, the TALLY lamp, alarm tones and the viewfinder appear as shown in the following table.
| Alarm Indications |
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| WARNING | TALLY | WARNING Lamp | |
LCD Display | Alarm Tone | On Screen Display | ||
| Indicator | Lamp | REC Lamp | BATT. Lamp |
"DEW" |
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| VTR WARNING (DEW) |
indicator |
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"SERVO" |
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| VTR WARNING (SERVO) |
indicator |
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"SYnc inh" |
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indicator |
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"RF" |
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| VTR WARNING (HEAD) |
indicator |
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"HEAd CLoG" |
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indicator | (Only during the interval from when the VTR trigger |
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"Li" |
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indicator |
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Remaining |
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tape time |
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| TAPE NEAR END |
REMAIN |
| (In record mode only) | About 2 min. before tape end. | |
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| TAPE END |
Remaining |
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battery power |
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E BATT |
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E BATT
LOW BATTERY
WARNINGS IN VIEWFINDER
Viewfinder Warning Lamps
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| REC | 2. |
BATT ALARM |
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Battery lamp |
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| REC/ALARM lamp |
1. BATTERY lamp
This red lamp lights under the following circumstance. Lights red : • When the battery voltage becomes too low
for the camera to operate.
2. REC/ALARM lamp
This lamp lights or blinks green under the following conditions.
Lights Green : • While recording
Blinks Green : • During the interval where the unit switches from
•Immediately before the tape runs out or has run out.
•If the unit malfunctions.
Character display warnings:
LOW BATTERY : This blinks when the battery level
becomes too low.
TAPE NEAR END : Less than 3 minutes tape remaining.
TAPE END : The tape has run out.
Function Failures
When an abnormality occurs in the unit or an improper operation is performed, one of the following warning messages will appear in the viewfinder.
•VTR WARNING (HEAD):
Lights in case of video head clogging.
(Head clogging is detected and indicated during playback and recording check using the RET button on the lens section.)
•VTR WARNING (SERVO):
Lights in the case of drum servo trouble during recording.
•VTR WARNING (DEW):
Lights when condensation occurs in the unit.
•VTR WARNING (STOP):
Lights in case the unit stops operating.
•VTR WARNING (HARD):
Lights when abnormality occurs in the unit.
•VTR WARNING (REW):
Lights when abnormality occurs with tape rewind operation.
•CLOSE CASSETTE COVER:
Lights when the cassette cover has not been closed.
•REC INHIBIT:
Indicated when an unrecordable videocassette (the switch on the back of the cassette is set to SAVE) is loaded.
•NO TAPE:
Lights when the VTR trigger button is pressed with no videocassette loaded.
V T R WA R N I NG ( H E A D ) | Status 0 or |
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Warnings on the White Balance Function
Viewfinder
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BATT lamp |
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•AUTO WHITE A, B NG: OBJECT
•AUTO WHITE A, B ERROR: LOW LIGHT
•AUTO WHITE A, B ERROR: OVER LIGHT
Improper object.
•Check whether the object being shot is white enough.
•Check that selected filter suits the illumination conditions.
Amount of incident light insufficient.
•Check to see if it is necessary to increase illumination or perform
iris adjustment.
Amount of incident light excessive.
•Check to see if illumination and iris adjustment are appropriate.
A U T O WH I T E | A |
NG : O B J E C T |
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