DIAG

Function menus

<DIAG>

The warnings and hour-meter can be checked on these menu screens. On the SHIFT menu screen, error log files can be checked, deleted or saved onto or loaded from IC cards.

Warning mark

SHIFT

 

 

F1

 

 

F2

 

F3

 

F4

 

F5

 

F6

Warning messages

Description

which are saved

(Refer to page 118 and following.)

 

 

 

 

NO RF

A blank section on the tape lasting more

 

than 1 second has been detected.

 

(During normal playback)

 

 

SV NOT LOCKED

The servo has been disengaged for more

 

than 3 seconds. (During recording,

 

normal playback or editing)

 

 

LOW RF

An envelope level which is about 1/3 of

 

normal or a CTL level which is about 1/6

 

of normal has been detected for more

 

than 1 second. (During recording, normal

 

playback or editing)

 

 

HIGH ERROR RATE

The error rate has deteriorated, and

 

correction or compensation has been

 

applied to the video or audio playback

 

signals. (During normal playback)

 

 

Warning display

When a warning occurs in this VTR, the warning mark

(W)blinks at the top left of the screen. If F1 (WARN) is now pressed, the details of the warning can be checked out on the LCD monitor.

When more than one warning has occurred, turn the ADJ dial to scroll through the messages.

Hour-meter display

When F2 (HOURS) is pressed, the hour-meter information can be checked out on the LCD monitor.

Error log function

The error log mode can be selected by pressing the SHIFT button and switching the screen to <DIAG

SHIFT>.

SHIFT

 

 

F1

 

 

F2

 

F3

 

F4

 

F5

 

F6

General description

When the following warnings have occurred while the tape is running, the warning messages, time codes and operating modes are saved, and a list of this information can be read out on the LCD monitor. Up to 99 warnings which have occurred can be saved. If the storage capacity of 99 warnings is exceeded, the processing that is conducted as a result is based on the setup menu item No.015 (AUTO STEP) setting.

LCD monitor displays

Operation mode display

Saved warning status display

Time code display

Warning display

Operation mode display

This indicates the operation mode at the point when the warning was saved.

Warning display

This indicates the warning message which is saved.

Saved warning status display

This indicates the number of the currently displayed warning which has been saved and the total number of warnings which have been saved.

Time code display

This indicates the time code at the point when the warning was saved.

Cueing up the tape to the warning point

The warning list displayed on the LCD monitor can be scrolled by turning the ADJ dial. When the warning occurrence point to be checked is selected and the PREROLL button is pressed, the tape is cued up to the position of the time code which has been saved.

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Panasonic HD1700pe manual Diag, Hour-meter display, Error log function, LCD monitor displays