The black balance adjustment ends in a few seconds with the message “BLACK : OK,” and the adjustment setting is automatically stored in memory.

Notes

During the black balance adjustment, the iris is automatically closed.

During the black balance adjustment, the gain selection circuit is automatically activated so you may see flickering on the viewfinder screen, but this is not a fault.

4 If automatic black balance adjustment cannot be made

If the black balance adjustment cannot be completed normally, an error message will appear for about 3 seconds on the viewfinder screen (in display mode 2 or 3).

Possible messages are listed on the next page.

Black balance adjustment error messages

Error message

Meaning

BLACK : NG

The lens iris did not close; adjustment was

IRIS NOT CLOSED

impossible.

 

 

BLACK : NG

Adjustment could not be completed within

R (or G or B) : TIME LIMIT

the standard number of attempts.

 

 

BLACK : NG

The difference between the reference value

R (or G or B) : OVERFLOW

and the current value is so great that it

 

exceeds the range. Adjustment was

 

impossible.

 

 

If any of the above error messages is displayed, retry the black balance adjustment. If the error message occurs again, an internal check is necessary.

Refer to the Maintenance Manual for information about this internal check.

Note

The black balance cannot be adjusted while the setup menu is displayed on the viewfinder screen. Always set the MENU ON/OFF/PAGE switch to OFF before starting these adjustments.

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