Troubleshooting and Maintenance 6 Chapter
Troubleshooting
If an alarm message appears on the monitor screen, or if the unit appears to be malfunctioning, please check the following before contacting your Sony dealer.
Tape problem
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The unit’s tape | The REMOTE button is lit and the | Press the REMOTE button to turn it off, or change the setting | |
transport control | LOCAL ENABLE menu item is set to | of the LOCAL ENABLE menu item (see page 38) to ALL | |
buttons (PLAY, F FWD, | STOP & EJECT or ALL DISABLE. a) | ENABLE. | |
REW, etc.) do not |
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No cassette is loaded. a) | Insert a cassette (see page 21). | ||
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a)In these states, an alarm message appears on the monitor screen and in the time counter display.
Time data problem
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The tape is running, | The | Press the COUNTER SEL button to make the COUNTER or | |
but the time data is not |
| TC time data type indicator light up. | |
shown in the time |
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counter display. |
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Monitor problems |
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Data is not | The CHARA. DISPLAY menu item is | Set the CHARA. DISPLAY menu item (see page 40) to ON. | |
superimposed on the | set to OFF. |
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monitor screen. |
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The monitor is not connected to the | Connect the monitor to the VIDEO OUT 2 (SUPER) | ||
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| VIDEO OUT 2 (SUPER) connector of | connector. (You must make this connection to display any | |
| this unit. | type of text on the monitor.) | |
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The image on the | The 75 Ω termination switch for video | Set the 75 Ω 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 Ω terminator is not |
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The image on the | In a video signal | Set the 75 Ω termination switches to OFF on all monitors | |
monitor screen is too | connection of video monitors, 75 Ω | other than the | |
dark. | termination switches for video input on |
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| monitor are in the ON position. |
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i.LINK interface problems |
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Symptom | Cause | Remedy | |
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This unit cannot be | Performance of i.LINK interface is not | • Check the computer for connections and setup. | |
recognized or | guaranteed with all IEEE 1394 devices. | • Contact your computer hardware/software manufacturer to | |
controlled by computer | It is only guaranteed as a tape dubbing | check system requirements and product compatibility. | |
via i.LINK interface. | facility between VTRs. |
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