Error messages which appear during operation
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TOO | BRIGHT | This appears when the white balance is to be | Stop down the iris a little more, and adjust the | ||
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| operated) or when the screen is excessively | insert the electronic shutter or attach the ND | ||
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TOO DARK ERROR | This appears when the white balance is to be | Open the iris a little more, increase the gain (if | |||
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| adjusted (when the AUTO W/B BAL switch was | this is warranted by the subject brightness), and | ||
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| operated) or when the screen is excessively | adjust | the white | balance. If the error display |
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| dark. | remains, direct some light onto the subject. | ||
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LENS UNIT ERROR | This appears when the lens cable has been | The cause is almost always a disconnected lens | |||
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| disconnected or when the lens iris control circuit | cable. | If the display appears even when the | |
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| has been damaged. | cable is connected properly, consult with your | ||
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SELECT SW ERROR | This appears when the AUTO W/B BAL switch | Adjust the white balance (operate the AUTO | |||
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| was operated with the white balance selector | W/B BAL switch) with the white balance selector | ||
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| switch at a position other than MEMO. | switch at the MEMO position. | ||
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OUTPUT SW ERROR | This appears when the AUTO W/B BAL switch | Adjust the white balance (operate the AUTO | |||
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| was operated with the OUTPUT switch at a | W/B BAL switch) with the OUTPUT switch at the | ||
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| position other than CAM. | CAM position. |
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BLACK BAL ERROR | This points to a malfunction in the camera unit. | Consult with your dealer. | |||
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WHITE BAL | ERROR | This appears when the white balance was not | If the TOOL BRIGHT ERROR, TOO DARK | ||
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| attained properly due to some condition or | ERROR or LENS UNIT ERROR message has | ||
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| other. | appeared, take the corresponding measure, and | ||
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| then try adjusting the white balance again. | ||
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| If the WHITE BAL ERROR TRY AGAIN | ||
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| message has appeared but the TOOL BRIGHT | ||
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| ERROR, TOO DARK ERROR or LENS UNIT | ||
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| ERROR message has not appeared, proceed to | ||
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| attain the white balance again. If the display still | ||
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| appears even after two or three attempts, | ||
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| consult with your dealer. | ||
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Remarks:
The above errors are detected when the white balance is adjusted (when the AUTO W/B BAL switch has been operated). The LENS UNIT ERROR is also detected immediately after the power has been switched on.
SERVO | This appears when an unrecorded part of a tape | It is normal for this display to appear with |
| is played back or at other times when the VTR | unrecorded parts of tapes. If the display |
| servo lock is disengaged. | appears during the playback of an obviously |
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| recorded tape or during recording, this points to |
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| a malfunction. Consult with your dealer. |
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HUMID | This signifies that condensation has formed. | Refer to page 63 where detailed instructions |
| Refer to page 63 where detailed instructions | can be found. |
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POWER OFF | This is not an error message. It is a warning which indicates that the power will be turned off very | |
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