JVC GY-DV550U VTR Warning Head, VTR Warning DEW, VTR Warning Stop, VTR Warning Hard, REC Inhibit

14. OTHERS

14-1 Troubleshooting (Cont'd)

WARNINGS IN VIEWFINDER

°Viewfinder Warning Lamps

1.		REC	2.
	BATT ALARM
Battery lamp			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 record-pause to record mode.

•Immediately before the tape runs out or has run out.

•If the unit malfunctions.

Character display warnings:

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. Displayed when copy-guarded IEEE1394 signals are inputted.

•NO TAPE:

Lights when the VTR trigger button is pressed with no videocassette loaded.

Warnings on the White Balance Function

V T R WA R N I NG ( H E A D )	Status 0 or
	Status 1 mode

•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
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