Panasonic AJ- E operating instructions Battery Near END, Tape Near END, Error codes

Chapter 6 Maintenance and inspections

10. BATTERY NEAR END

Indications on LCD screen	The bar display that shows the remaining battery
	charge starts flashing.
WARNING lamp	Flashes once a second.
Tally lamp	Flashes once a second.
Viewfinder	BATT LED starts flashing.
Alarm	Sounds four times a second.
Warning description	The battery charge is nearly depleted.
VTR unit operation	Operation continues.
Corrective action	Replace the battery when it becomes necessary.

11. TAPE NEAR END

Indications on LCD screen	The bar display that shows the remaining tape
	amount starts flashing.
WARNING lamp	Flashes once a second (during recording).
Tally lamp	Flashes once a second (during recording).
Viewfinder	≥The remaining tape display starts flashing (in
	the EE mode).
	≥“=” flashes for 3 seconds one minute before
	the tape reaches the end.
Alarm	Sounds once a second.
Warning description	The tape is close to its end (about 2 minutes
	remain).
VTR unit operation	Operation continues.
Corrective action	Replace the cassette tape when it becomes
	necessary.

6-3-2 Error codes

One of the following error codes appears in the display window when an error has occurred in the unit for some reason.

Error codes (81 to 92) relating to the DVCPRO connector

When an error has occurred while recording the signals which are input to the DVCPRO connector, the error status is indicated by a code which flashes once every two seconds in the time code display area.

Even after the cause of the error is eliminated, the code continues to flash for another six seconds.

Error codes 81 to 90

When recording is paused, the applicable error code lights up on the display for as long as the MODE CHECK button is held down.

Error code 92

Whenever recording is paused, error code 92 lights up and remains lighted.

Code No.	Description of error
04	Pinch solenoid problem
08	Cleaning solenoid problem
0B	Supply reel problem
0C	Take-up reel problem
0D	Capstan problem
0E	Cylinder problem
0F	Loading problem
38	Servo transmission problem
3F	Camera transmission problem
6F	Reference signal problem
11	Video initialization problem

The signals supplied to the DVCPRO connector are not

81k1 speed transfer signals in the DVCPRO (25 Mbps) format.

The signals supplied to the DVCPRO connector are not

82k1 speed transfer signals in the DVCPRO50 (50 Mbps) format.

The video signals supplied to the DVCPRO connector are

83not the correct signals.

The signals supplied to the DVCPRO connector are not

84in the DVCPRO format.

87	The audio signals supplied to the DVCPRO connector
	are not the correct signals.
90	No signals are supplied to the DVCPRO connector.
	Something is wrong with the DVCPRO connector

92connection.

(“1394 INITIAL ERROR” is displayed in the viewfinder.)

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