JVC GY-DV550 instruction manual Troubleshooting Contd, Alarm Indications Contd, 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	Viewfinder

14. OTHERS 14-1 Troubleshooting (Cont'd) WARNINGS IN VIEWFINDER

Viewfinder Warning Lamps

•	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.

LCD Display
"DEW"
indicator
"SERVO"
indicator
"SYnc inh"
indicator
"RF"
indicator
"HEAd CLoG"
indicator
"Li"
indicator
Remaining
tape time
REMAIN
H	M

WARNING	TALLY	WARNING Lamp
		Alarm Tone	On Screen Display
Indicator	Lamp
		REC Lamp	BATT. Lamp
			VTR WARNING (DEW)
			VTR WARNING (SERVO)
			VTR WARNING (HEAD)
(Only during the interval from when the VTR trigger
button is pressed and until recording starts.)

	TAPE NEAR END
(In record mode only)	About 2 min. before tape end.

	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.

•	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.

Remaining
battery power
E	BATT
	(Except for play
	/search mode)
E	BATT

TAPE END

The voltage display of status screen 1 will flash.

The voltage display of status screen 1 will flash.

 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.

 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.

	Viewfinder
		On Screen
		Display
	VTR WARNING (SERVO)
BATT lamp	REC	REC lamp
	BATT ALARM

•Check to see if illumination and iris adjustment are appropriate.

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