Panasonic AJ-HD1200A operating instructions Error messages, Error No Error message and description

Error messages

When something goes wrong with the unit, one of the following error messages will appear on the front panel’s counter display and on the monitor’s superimposed display.

With a superimposed display, the error number will appear in the counter value display area.

If T&S&M is selected as the menu item No.006 [DISPLAY SEL] setting, the error messages will appear in the mode display area of the superimposed display.

Error No.	Error message and description
	DEW
	When dew (condensation) has been detected, the
	error number flashes, and the unit is transferred to
	the EJECT mode. In the EJECT mode, the tape is
	ejected, and no further tape operations can be
	performed.
	After the tape has been ejected, the cylinder
	continues to rotate in order to dry out the
	condensation. When the condensation has dried
	out, the error display is cleared, and the VTR can be
– d –	operated again.
	O If condensation is detected in the EJECT mode,
	the cylinder starts rotating straight away.
	O If condensation is detected when a cassette is
	inserted, the cylinder stops rotating, and after the
	tape has been ejected, it resumes rotating.
	Wait with power supplied to the unit until the
	condensation has dried out. When ON is selected
	as the menu item No.152 [HUMID OPE] setting, the
	unit can still be operated.
	The counter value and “– – d – –” appear alternately
	on the front panel’s counter display area.
	SERVO NOT LOCKED
E – 00	This appears when the servo is not locked for 3 or
	more seconds during playback or recording.
	LOW RF
E – 01	This appears when there is no head output (due to
	clogging, for instance) for 1 or more seconds during
	playback.
	HIGH ERROR RATE
E – 02	This appears when the error rate has deteriorated,
	and either the video or audio playback signals are
	subject to correction or interpolation.
	NO RF
	This appears when a blank area on the tape has
	been detected for 1 or more seconds during
	playback.
E – 09	The unit recognizes an area on the tape as blank
	when all the conditions below are satisfied.
	O There are no output signals from any of the
	heads.
	O Playback data cannot be read.
	O No CTL signal is present.
	FAN STOP
	This appears when the fan motor has stopped
E – 10	operating.
	The unit’s power is automatically turned off in about
	five minutes after the motor has shut down.

Error No.	Error message and description
	INVALID TC MODE (in 23/24 Hz mode)
	This appears during playback if the time code is
	recorded in the DF mode. The video output is
	disrupted and the sound output is muted at the time
E – 93	code drop points.
	The VTR continues to operate.
	If a tape recorded using a variable frame rate
	camera is to be played back with the unit, the time
	code must be recorded in the non-drop frame (NDF)
	mode.
	TC SEQUENCE UNMATCH
	(in 23/24 Hz mode and 25 Hz mode)
	This appears during playback when the correlation
	between the active frame information and time code
	is not correct. The video output may not be uniform
	(it may not move smoothly).
E – 94	The VTR continues to operate.
	The information of the active frame (first frame
	where the frame image is switched) is recorded on
	tapes which have been recorded using a variable
	frame rate camera. When playing back these tapes
	in the unit, frame 0 of the time code must be
	detected at the active frame position.
	FRONT LOAD MOTOR
	This appears when the cassette has failed to move
	up even six seconds after the unit has been
	transferred to the EJECT mode.
E – 29	<Note>
	If the cassette fails to move down even when six
	seconds has elapsed after the cassette was
	inserted, the unit will be transferred to the EJECT
	mode.
	LOADING MOTOR
	This appears when the unloading operation fails to
	be completed within 6 seconds.
E – 31	<Note>
	If the loading operation fails to be completed within
	six seconds after the cassette was inserted, the unit
	will be transferred to the EJECT mode.
	SERVO CONTROL ERROR
E – 35	This appears when there has been no response
	from the servo microcomputer for 1 second or more.
	SERVO COMM ERROR
E – 37	This appears when the servo microcomputer fails to
	carry out an instruction of the system control
	microcomputer even after 10 seconds have elapsed.
	SERVO FG ERROR
	This appears when the automatic reel and capstan
E – 38	rotation adjustment, which is performed in the
	EJECT mode, has not been carried out properly
	when the unit’s power was switched on.

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