Chapter 7 Maintenance 97 (GB)
Chapter 7 Maintenance

If an error occurs, a warning appears on the LCD

monitor and the MONITOR VIDEO output (if the

CHARACTER DISPLAY (MONITOR OUT) switch is

set to ON). Check them with the following list.

LCD
monitor Beep Description/Recovery

%Z

DEW
DETECTED
Beep Moisture condensation t Remove the cassette, then wait more than one hour
with the unit powered on.

Q

NO TAPE Beep You tried to record without a cassette. t Insert a cassette.
QNo beep The tape is reaching the end during recording. t Provide a new cassette.
QZ
TAPE END Beep The tape reached the end and still tried to record. t Rewind the tape or replace
the cassette with a new one.
QZ
REC
INHIBIT Beep
The cassette is write-protected. (The REC/SAVE switch is set to SAVE.) t Set the
REC/SAVE switch to REC or use another cassette
(See page 30 (GB))
.
REC MODE
NOT DVCAM
Beep
You tried to dub the sound onto a tape that is not DVCAM-formatted. t Use a
DVCAM-formatted tape on which the sound has been recorded in the 32 kHz
audio mode (4-channel/12 bits).
16BIT OR
NO REC TAPE
Beep
You tried to dub the sound onto a blank tape or onto a tape on which the sound
was not recorded in the 32 kHz audio mode (4-channel/12 bits). t Use a
DVCAM-formatted tape on which the sound has been recorded in the 32 kHz
audio mode (4-channel/12 bits).
DV IN
SELECTED Beep You tried to dub the sound when the INPUT SELECT selector has been set to
DV. t You cannot dub the sound in the DV input mode. Select another input
mode.
CLOCK SET No beep
You did not set the clock when you turned on the unit. t
Set the clock using the
menu
(See page 92 (GB))
.
COPYRIGHT
PROTECTED Beep You tried to record a copyright protected source. t You cannot record a
copyright protected source
(See page 32 (GB))
.
No beep
The video heads are clogged. t Clean the video heads with the supplied
cleaning cassette. (The unit can detect if the video heads are clean only before
recording. If the video heads get clogged during recording, the unit cannot detect
it.)

x

HEAD CLOG
YDisplayed
alternately
CLEANING
CASSETTE
ZBeep The unit is running the self-diagnostics
(See page 100 (GB))
.
Display
window
Err
Err
Err
Err
Err
Err
Err
Err
Err
— a)
Alarm Messages
a) A self-diagnostics code number (see page 100 (GB)) is displayed on the display window.