Sony DSR-25 AlarmAlarmMessageMessages

Maintenance 6 Chapter

AlarmAlarmMessageMessages

If an error occurs, a warning appears on the LCD monitor and the analog video output (if the CHARACTER DISPLAY switch is set to ON). Check them with the following list.

LCD		Beep	Display	Description/Recovery
monitor			window
%Z		Beep	Err	Moisture condensation t Remove the cassette, then wait more than one hour
DEW				with the unit powered on.
DETECTED
Q		Beep	Err	You tried to record without a cassette. t Insert a cassette.
NO TAPE
Q		No beep	—	The tape is reaching the end during recording. t Provide a new cassette.
QZ		Beep	Err	The tape reached the end and still tried to record. t Rewind the tape or replace
TAPE END				the cassette with a new one.
QZ				The cassette is write-protected. (The REC/SAVE switch is set to SAVE.) t Set the
REC		Beep	Err	REC/SAVE switch to REC or use another cassette (See page 26 (GB)).
INHIBIT
				You tried to dub the sound onto a tape that is not DVCAM-formatted. t Use a
REC MODE		Beep	Err	DVCAM-formatted tape on which the sound has been recorded in the 32 kHz
				audio mode (4-channel/12 bits).
NOT DVCAM
				You tried to dub the sound onto a blank tape or onto a tape on which the sound
16BIT OR		Beep	Err	was not recorded in the 32 kHz audio mode (4-channel/12 bits). t Use a
				DVCAM-formatted tape on which the sound has been recorded in the 32 kHz
NO REC TAPE
				audio mode (4-channel/12 bits).
				You tried to dub the sound when the INPUT SELECT selector has been set to
DV IN		Beep	Err	DV. t You cannot dub the sound in the DV input mode. Select another input
SELECTED				mode.
CLOCK SET		No beep	—	You did not set the clock when you turned on the unit. t Set the clock using the
				menu (See page 67 (GB)).
COPYRIGHT		Beep	Err	You tried to record a copyright protected source. t You cannot record a
				copyright protected source (See page 28 (GB)).
PROTECTED
x				The video heads are clogged. t Clean the video heads with the supplied
HEAD CLOG				cleaning cassette. (The unit can detect if the video heads are clean only before
	YDisplayed	No beep	Err	recording. If the video heads get clogged during recording, the unit cannot detect
	alternately			it.)
CLEANING
CASSETTE
Z		Beep	— a)	The unit is running the self-diagnostics (See page 75 (GB)).

a) A self-diagnostics code number (see page 75 (GB)) is displayed on the display window.

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