Error messages (continued)

Displaying the warning information

zA warning message appears when a warning has occurred. “NO WARNING” appears when a warning has not occurred.

zWhen more than one warning has occurred simultaneously, move the joystick up or down to check the description of each warning.

Warning messages

Priority

Monitor display

Description

Corrective action

VTR operation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High

 

If condensation is detected, the error number flashes and

 

 

 

the unit transfers to eject mode. The drum rotates after

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the cassette is ejected to eliminate the condensation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Once the unit is released from condensation status, the

 

 

 

 

 

E-20

error message display is cleared and the VTR is able to

 

 

 

 

 

be used.

Leave the power on and wait.

EJECT

 

 

 

(DEW)

 

 

 

z If condensation is detected in the eject mode, the drum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

starts rotating as soon as it is detected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

z If condensation is detected when the cassette has

 

 

 

 

 

 

been inserted, the drum rotation is stopped, and after

 

 

 

 

 

 

the tape is ejected, the drum starts rotating.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E-95

(When “SLTC” is selected in menu No. 032 REC REF)

 

 

 

 

 

Appear when a time code for a signal input into the HD

Check the time code

Operation

 

 

 

(INVALID

SDI IN connector is not stepping at the standard rate in

 

 

 

information of the input signal.

continues.

 

 

 

EMBEDDED TC)

synchronizing the image frames to be recorded with the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

time code.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the cable connection is in

Signal input

 

 

 

E-92

 

loop status, reconnect to 1 to

and output

 

 

 

Display if the IEEE1394 digital interface connection status

1.

through the

 

 

 

(1394 INITIAL

 

 

 

is irregular

If not using the loop

IEEE1394

 

 

 

ERROR)

 

 

 

 

connection, turn the POWER

digital interface

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

switch OFF > ON.

is stopped.

 

 

 

E-04

This appears when the signals supplied from the

Check that the 1394 input has

No recording o

 

 

 

(UNKNOWN SIG)

IEEE1394 digital interface are not DVCPRO/DV format

been connected properly.

perations are

 

 

 

signals.

possible.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E-90

This appears when the initialization process fails during

Check the input signal.

Operation

 

 

 

(NOT 1X 100M SIG)

communication via the IEEE1394 digital interface.

continues.*1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This appears when the compressed video signals

 

 

 

 

 

E-16

supplied from the IEEE1394 digital interface are irregular

Check the 1394 input signals.It

Operation

 

 

 

signals.

is possible that playback

 

 

 

(INVALID VIDEO

 

 

 

z This warning appears only during recording operations.

signals of an unrecorded tape

continues.*1

 

 

 

SIG)

 

 

 

In such cases, no signals are recorded on the tape,

are being input.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and only erasure of existing signals is performed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E-17

This appears when the audio signals supplied from the

Check the 1394 input signals.It

 

 

 

 

IEEE1394 digital interface are irregular signals.

is possible that signals other

Operation

 

 

 

(INVALID AUDIO

z This warning appears only during recording operations.

than 1x playback signals are

 

 

 

continues.*2

 

 

 

SIG)

In such cases, the signals are recorded with the audio

being input from a VTR or

 

 

 

 

signals muted.

other device.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This appears when the time code information supplied

 

 

 

 

 

E-18

from the IEEE1394 digital interface is irregular

Check the time code of the

Operation

 

 

 

information.

 

 

 

device which is supplying the

 

 

 

(INVALID TC SIG)

z This warning appears only during recording operations.

continues.*3

 

 

 

 

In such cases, the internally generated time code is

time code.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

recorded.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E-14

This appears when the signals supplied to the IEEE1394

 

Operation

 

 

 

digital interface are at variance from the system format

Check the input signal.

 

 

 

(NO MATCH SIG)

continues.*1

 

 

 

which is set by this unit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E-10

This appears when the fan motor has shut down.

Check the fan for foreign

Operation

 

 

 

z The power automatically turns off if 5 minutes pass with

 

 

 

(FAN STOP)

matter.

continues.

 

 

 

 

the fan stopped.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This appears when a blank section lasting for more than

 

 

 

 

 

 

one second on the tape has been detected during

 

 

 

 

 

E-09

playback.

Check the tape. It is possible

 

 

 

 

A blank section is identified as such when all the following

Operation

 

 

 

(NO RF)

conditions are met:

that an unrecorded tape has

continues.

 

 

 

been loaded.

 

 

 

 

z There are no output signals from any of the heads.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

z The playback data cannot be read.

 

 

 

 

 

 

z There is no CTL signal (DV/DVCAM tapes excluded).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*1 This error message always appears in the EE mode.

In such a case, black signals are recorded as the video signals, and the audio signals are muted. *2: This error message always appears in the EE mode.

In such a case, the audio signals are muted.

*3: This error message always appears in the EE mode.

In such a case, the time code of the time code generator inside this unit is recorded as the time code signal.

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