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Chapter 6 Maintenance and inspections
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6. SERVO8. WIRELESS RF
WARNING lamp Flashes four times a second (during recording
and playback).
Indications on LCD screen
“SERVO” display lights (during recording and
playback).
Tally lamp Flashes four times a second (during recording
and playback).
Viewfinder “SERVO” display lights (during recording and
playback).
Alarm Sounds four times a second (during recording and
playback).
Warning description The servo is disturbed.
VTR unit operation Operation continues but the unit may not operate
correctly.
Corrective action Turn off the power and consult your dealer. The
warning display may flash for a moment and then
disappear when tape transport commences: this
is normal and not indicative of a failure or
malfunctioning.
7. RF
WARNING lamp Flashes four times a second (during recording).
Indications on LCD screen
“RF” display flashes (during standby and recording).
Tally lamp Flashes four times a second (during recording).
Viewfinder “RF” display lights (during recording).
Alarm Sounds four times a second (during recording).
Warning description The video heads have become clogged. There is
a problem in the video system.
VTR unit operation The cleaning rollers are activated to clean the
heads (for a maximum of 3 seconds).
Recording continues but the signals may not be
recorded correctly.
The indications on LCD screen are retained until
the REC/PAUSE status is established. They go
off as soon as the unit transfers from the
REC/PAUSE mode to another mode.
Corrective action Clean the heads. If the signals cannot be
recorded correctly even after cleaning, consult
your nearest service center.
WARNING lamp Flashes four times a second (during standby and
recording).
Indications on LCD screen
No indication
Tally lamp Flashes four times a second (during recording).
Viewfinder “WIRELESS RF” display lights for at least 3
seconds during recording.
Alarm Sounds four times a second (for at least 3
seconds during standby and recording).
Warning description Poor wireless signal reception.
VTR unit operation Operation continues but the signals from the
wireless microphone cannot be received.
Corrective action Check the microphone’s power supply and the
reception condition of the receiver.
9. BATTERY NEAR END
WARNING lamp Flashes once a second.
Indications on LCD screen
The bar display that shows the remaining battery
charge starts flashing.
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.
10. TAPE NEAR END
WARNING lamp Flashes once a second (during recording).
Indications on LCD screen
The bar display that shows the remaining tape
amount starts flashing.
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.