Monitor problems

Symptom

Cause

Remedy

 

 

 

Data is not

The CHARA. DISPLAY menu item is

Set the CHARA. DISPLAY menu item (see page 68) to ON.

superimposed on the

set to OFF.

 

monitor screen.

 

 

The monitor is not connected to the

Connect the monitor to the BY/CPST (SUPER) connector.

 

 

BY/CPST (SUPER) connector of this

(You must make this connection to display any type of text on

 

unit.

the monitor.)

 

 

 

The image on the

The 75 termination switch for video

Set the 75 termination switch to ON or connect a

monitor screen is too

input on the monitor is in the OFF

terminator.

bright.

position, or a 75 terminator is not

 

 

fitted to its video input connector.

 

 

 

 

The image on the

In a video signal loop-through

Set the 75 termination switches to OFF on all monitors

monitor screen is too

connection of video monitors, 75

other than the loop-end monitor.

dark.

termination switches for video input on

 

 

monitors other than the loop-end

 

The image is too dark

 

monitor are in the ON position.

 

when recording a

 

 

 

composite video

 

 

signal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audio problem

 

 

 

 

 

Symptom

Cause

Remedy

 

 

 

The REC/PB LEVEL

The VAR switch on the front panel is

Set the VAR switch to REC when recording, or set it to PB

control knobs do not

set to PRESET.

when playing back.

work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Editing restriction

 

 

 

 

 

Symptom

Cause

 

 

 

Execution of video

This phenomenon cannot be avoided with an editing system using this unit as the recorder.

editing in insert mode

 

 

erases subcode data

 

 

(user bit data, etc.)

 

 

recorded on tape other

 

 

than time code data.

 

 

 

 

 

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