Appendix 3, M20 Transport & System Error MessagesA3-2 ALESIS M20 REFERENCE MANUAL 1.06
WIND STATE ERRORS:
"FORWARD TIMEOUT ERROR 1" Slowdown time from capstan disengaged
fast wind to capstan engaged wind exceeds
3 sec
"REWIND TIMEOUT ERROR 1" Slowdown time from capstan disengaged
fast wind to capstan engaged wind exceeds
3 sec
"INVALID FWD CONDITION 1" Invalid result of capstan engaged slower
wind
"INVALID REW CONDITION 1" Invalid result of capstan engaged slower
wind
"INVALID FWD CONDITION 2" If a destination is reached during a capstan
engaged wind
"INVALID REW CONDITION 2" If a destination is reached during a capstan
engaged wind
"INVALID FWD CONDITION 3" If a destination is reached during a capstan
disengaged wind
"INVALID REW CONDITION 3" If a destination is reached during a capstan
disengaged wind
“TC wait state invalid” Tape is fast-forwarding or rewinding and
the local time code is the same for 200
consecutive queries, which is about a 3-
second timeout
TAPE TYPE DETECTION ERRORS:
"CALIBRATION ERROR 1" Tape type determined when not at play
speed
"CALIBRATION ERROR 2" Problem in getting tape to necessary speed
to allow calibration
"CALIBRATION ERROR 3" Problem in getting tape to necessary speed
to allow calibration
"CALIBRATION ERROR 4" Problem when calibrating takeup reel
"CALIBRATION ERROR 5" Supply tach can’t use timer resource
"CALIBRATION ERROR 6" Trying to calibrate an unformatted tape
"CALIBRATION ERROR 7" Beginning of tape sensor error
"CALIBRATION ERROR 8" No supply tachs present for calibration
"CALIBRATION ERROR 9” Capstan speed feedback from servo chip is
not in range
"CALIBRATION ERROR 10" Clock source changed during calibration
"CALIBRATION ERROR 11" Local time code value out of range for large
hub tape
"CALIBRATION ERROR 12" Local time code value out of range for small
hub tape
"CALIBRATION ERROR 13" Error in result of hub size calculation