Warning indicators and messages

Ifindicatorsandmessagesappearintheviewfinderorthedisplaywindow,checkthe following:

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Warning indicators

The video heads are dirty

Slowflashing:

•YouneedtocleantheheadsusingtheSonyV8-25CLD cleaningcassette(notsupplied)(p.55).

The battery is dead or

 

Self-diagnosis display (p. 51)

nearly dead

 

 

Slow flashing:

 

 

•The battery is nearly dead.

 

 

Fast flashing:

 

 

•The battery is dead (p. 9).

C:21:00

 

•The battery is completely

 

 

dead, and cannot be

 

Moisture condensation has

recharged.

 

occurred*

Depending on conditions,

 

Fast flashing:

the E indicator may flash,

 

•Eject the cassette, turn off

even if there are 5 to 10

 

your camcorder, and leave it

 

minutes remaining.

 

for about 1 hour with the

 

 

cassette compartment open

 

 

(p. 55).

Warning indicator as to tape Slow flashing:

•The tape is near the end. •No tape is inserted (p. 14).* •The write-protect tab on the

cassette is out (red) (p. 14).*

Fast flashing:

•The tape has run out (p. 14).*

The lithium battery is weak or is not installed (p. 46)

You need to eject the cassette

Slow flashing:

•The write-protect tab on the cassette is out (red) (p. 14).*

Fast flashing:

•Moisture condensation has occurred (p. 54).

•The tape has run out (p. 14, 23).*

•The self-diagnosis display function is activated (p. 51).*

Warning messages

•CLOCK SET

Resetthedateandtime(p.43).

•For “InfoLITHIUM”

Use an “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (p. 12).

 

BATTERY ONLY

 

•

CLEANING CASSETTE

Thevideoheadsaredirty(p.55).

•START/STOP KEY

Press the START/STOP button to activate the ORC

 

 

setting.Thismessageisdisplayedinwhite(p.41).

•ORC

The ORC setting is working. This message is

 

 

displayedinwhite(p.41).

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