Panasonic AG-HPX600EJ, AG-HPX600EN, AG-HPX600P Warning system, Warnings description list, lamp, Warning, Priority, Tally lamp, Warning type, Action to take, ffPress the <REC> button

Chapter 10 Maintenance and Inspection — Warning systemWarning systemWarnings description list

If an error is detected immediately after the camera turns on or during operation, the <WARNING> lamp and the lamp on the viewfinder screen indicate the error.

Priority	Warning type	Viewfinder screen display	Tally lamp	Warning	Description of the warning and	Action to take
				lamp	recording/playback behavior
		[SYSTEM ERROR] factor	Flashes four	Flashes four	Error in the P2 microcomputer	Check the factor display*1
1	System error		times every	times every	or control. The current operation	and consult the place of
		display*1 flashes in red.
			second	second	will stop.	purchase.
			Flashes four	Flashes four	An error occurred in the built-in	Turn off the power. If the
	P2 card removal	[TURN POWER OFF] flashes			memory because the P2 card
						clip in the ejected P2 card
2			times every	times every	being accessed was ejected.
	error	in red.				contains errors, fix the
			second	second	Both of the access LEDs flash in
						errors.
					orange.
		[LOW BATTERY] flashes in red			The battery has run out.
		and an empty remaining battery
3	Battery empty		Flashes once		Recording and playback will stop.
		indicator bar flashes. (Displayed		illuminated		Change the batteries.
		even if its display setting is turned	every second		If the voltage drops further, the
		off in the setting menu.)			power is automatically turned off.
			Flashes four
	P2 card fully		times every	Lights up after	The P2 card space is used up.	Delete some clips or insert
4	recorded	[ FULL] flashes in red.	second after	the recording	Recording will stop.*3	a new card.
			the recording	finishes
			finishes
			Flashes four			Turn off the power and on
		[REC WARNING] factor display*2		Flashes four	Error in recording.	again, and then check your
5	Recording error		times every	times every	The recording may stop or	recording and playback.
		flashes in red.
			second	second	continue.*4	If the recording operation
						fails, change the P2 card.
					Correct recording is not
					possible due to corruption of the
					<GENLOCK IN> input signal,
					and the recording is suspended
	Corruption of	[TEMPORARY PAUSE	Flashes four	Flashes four	temporarily. The clip will be
					divided.	Check the <GENLOCK IN>
6		IRREGULAR FRM SIG] flashes	times every	times every
	standard signal				ffRecording resumes when	signal.
		in red.	second	second	the signal returns to normal.
					However, recording does not
					resume in interval recording,
					one-shot recording, and loop
					recording.
			Flashes four	Flashes four	The error indicates poor	Check the microphone
					wireless audio reception
7	Low wireless	[WIRELESS RF] flashes in red.	times every			power supply and the
				times every	condition. Recording continues
	signal reception		second (for			reception status of the
				second	without receiving the wireless
			recording only)			wireless receiver.
					microphone signal.
		One remaining battery indicator
8	Battery nearly	bar flashes. (Also displayed when	Flashes once	Flashes once	The battery is about to run out.	Change the batteries as
	empty	the [OTHER DISPLAY] item	every second	every second	The current operation will	needed.
		on the setting menu [DISPLAY			continue.*5
		SETUP] screen is set to [OFF].)
			Flashes	Flashes	The remaining P2 card capacity
	P2 card nearly	The remaining P2 card capacity			is two minutes or less (the	Change the P2 cards
9			once every	once every
					remaining indicator display is less	as needed or insert an
	full	indicator flashes.	second during	second during
			recording.	recording.	than one minute). This warning is	additional card.
					issued only during recording.

*1 [P2 SYSTEM ERROR] factor display

ff[P2 MICON ERROR]: P2 microcomputer is not responding.ff[P2 CONTROL ERROR]: Error occurred in the P2 recording control.ff[CAM MICON ERROR]: Camera microcomputer is not responding.

*2 [REC WARNING] factor display

ff[CARD ERROR*]: Error in P2 card (the slot number of the error card is displayed on *). Recording will stop.

ff[REC RAM OVERFLOW]: Recording RAM overflow. Recording will stop.

ff[PULL DOWN ERROR]: Image pull-down error in 24P, 25P, and 30P. Recording continues.

ff[OVER MAX NUMBER CLIPS]: An attempt was made to record more than the maximum number of clips (1000) to one P2 card.

ff[ERROR]: Other recording errors.

*3 The warning stops if the following operations are made.

ffPress the playback related buttons. ffPress the <THUMBNAIL> button. ffEject the P2 card or insert another card.

*4 The warning stops if the following operations are made.

ffPress the <REC> button.

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