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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