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Warning indicators and messages

Ifindicatorsandmessagesappearintheviewfinderorthedisplaywindow,checkthefollowing:

Seethepageinparentheses“( )”formoreinformation.

Warning indicators

The video heads are dirty

Slowflashing:

•YouneedtocleantheheadsusingtheSonyV8-25CLD cleaningcassette(notsupplied)(p.76).

The battery is dead or nearly dead

Slowflashing:

•Thebatteryisnearlydead.

Fastflashing:

•Thebatteryisdead(p.13).

•Thebatteryiscompletelydead,and

cannotberecharged.

Self-diagnosis display (p. 67)

Dependingonconditions,the E indicatormayflash,evenifthereare

5to10minutesremaining.

C:21:00

 

 

 

 

 

Moisture condensation has

 

 

 

 

 

occurred*

 

Warning indicator as to tape

 

 

 

Fastflashing:

 

 

 

 

•Ejectthecassette,turnoffyour

 

Slowflashing:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

camcorder,andleaveitfor

 

•Thetapeisneartheend.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

about1hourwiththecassette

 

•Notapeisinserted(p.18).*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

compartmentopen(p.75).

 

•Thewrite-protecttabonthe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cassetteisout(red)(p.18).*

 

 

 

You need to eject the cassette

 

Fastflashing:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slowflashing:

 

•Thetapehasrunout(p.18,29).*

 

•Thewrite-protecttabonthe

 

 

 

 

 

 

The lithium battery is weak

 

 

 

cassetteisout(red)(p.18).*

 

 

 

 

Fastflashing:

 

or is not installed (p. 62)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

•Moisturecondensationhas

 

 

 

 

 

occurred(p.75).

 

 

 

 

 

•Thetapehasrunout

 

 

 

 

 

(p.18,29).*

 

 

 

 

 

•Theself-diagnosisdisplay

Warning messages

 

 

 

functionisactivated(p.67).*

 

 

 

 

• CLOCK SET

Resetthedateandtime(p.58).

 

• For “InfoLITHIUM”

Use an “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (p. 16).

 

BATTERY ONLY

 

 

 

 

CLEANING CASSETTE

Thevideoheadsaredirty(p.76).

 

• START/STOP KEY

Press the START/STOP button to activate the ORC setting. This

 

 

messageisdisplayedinwhite(p.52).

• ORC

TheORCsettingisworking.Thismessageisdisplayedinwhite

 

 

(p.52).

 

* Youhearthemelodyorbeepsound.

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