Displaying the “HOURS METER” information

Turn the search dial to move the cursor ( * ). The description for the item where the cursor is located is shown on the counter display.

Item No.

Item

Description

 

 

 

H00

OPERATION

Displays the time that the power has been supplied in one-hour units.

 

 

 

H01

DRUM RUN

Displays the time that the drum has been rotating in one-hour units.

 

 

 

H02

TAPE RUN

Displays the time that the tape has been running during FF, REW, PLAY, SEARCH (JOG,

 

 

VAR, SHTL), REC, and EDIT modes (except for STILL in the JOG, VAR or SHTL mode) in

 

 

one-hour units.

 

 

 

H03

THREADING

The number of times for threading/unthreading is displayed in single units.

 

 

 

H11

DRUM RUN r

Displays the time that the drum has been rotating in one-hour units. (Can be reset)

 

 

 

H12

TAPE RUN r

Displays the time that the tape has been running during FF, REW, PLAY, SEARCH (JOG,

 

 

VAR, SHTL), REC, and EDIT modes (except for STILL in the JOG, VAR or SHTL mode) in

 

 

one-hour units. (Can be reset)

 

 

 

H13

THREADING r

The number of times for threading/unthreading is displayed in single units. (Can be reset)

 

 

 

H30

POWER ON

The number of times the power has been turned on is displayed in single units.

 

 

 

<Notes>

The resettable items in the “HOURS METER” information are reset by the shop when performing maintenance or other work.

The search buttons and the search dial cannot be operated while the DIAG menu is displayed.

If “T&S&M” is selected in the setup menu No. 008 (DISPLAY SEL), a message appears in the mode display whenever a warning or error occurs. When multiple events occur, the event with the highest priority is displayed.

Priority

Display

Description

 

 

 

High

Error messages

When an abnormal operation is detected in this unit, the AUTO OFF lamp lights up

 

(See error message table)

and an error message is displayed.

 

 

 

 

INT SG

If “BB” or “CB” in No. 600 (INT SG) in the setup menu is selected, pressing the REC

 

 

button or the EDIT button (E to E mode) will display “INT SG” for the first two

 

 

seconds. This is also displayed for the first two seconds when starting editing.

 

 

 

 

NO INPUT

If there is no input signal (except for analog audio) to the connector selected using

 

 

the INPUT SELECT switch, pressing the REC button or the EDIT button (E to E

 

 

mode) will display “NO INPUT” for the first two seconds. This is also displayed for

 

 

the first two seconds when starting editing.

 

 

 

 

Warning messages

When a warning occurs in this unit, the warning lamp lights up and a warning

 

(See error message table)

message is displayed. When multiple warnings occur, the warning with the highest

Low

 

priority is displayed.

 

 

 

Warning messages

Priority

Monitor display

Description

VTR operation

 

 

 

 

High

FAN STOP

This is displayed when the fan motor stops.

Operation continues

 

 

 

 

 

SERVO NOT LOCKED

This is displayed when the servo is not locked for three or

Operation continues

 

 

more seconds during playback, recording, or editing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOW RF

This is displayed when envelope levels approximately 1/3

 

 

 

that of normal levels are detected for more than one second

Operation continues

 

 

during playback, recording, or editing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

HIGH ERROR RATE

This is displayed when the error rate increases and

 

 

 

correction/interpolation is performed on either the video or

Operation continues

Low

 

audio playback signal.

 

 

 

 

 

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Panasonic AJ-D950 manual Displaying the Hours Meter information

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