Operation Warnings

When a problem occurs at power on or during operation, a warning is given by one of the following.

Warning indicators on the STATUS screen of the LCD monitor

WARNING lamps, and audible warnings from the speaker and earphones

Indicators on the viewfinder

The volume of the audible warnings can be adjusted with the ALARM knob. Set the ALARM knob to the minimum to mute the sound.

STATUS screen of

 

Warning

Indicators in

 

 

 

the LCD monitor

WARNING lamp

sounds

viewfinder

 

 

 

and viewfinder

 

 

 

 

Problem

VTR operation

Action to take

 

 

Continuous

REC/

BATT

 

 

 

 

 

Warning indicator

:Continuous

1 beep/s

TALLY

 

 

 

 

:1 flash/s

:Continuous

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:4 flashes/s

4 beeps/s

:1 flash/s

 

 

 

 

 

 

:4 flashes/s

 

 

 

Warning: RF

1)

1)

1)

 

Clogging of

A warning sound

Clean the video

 

 

 

 

 

the video

is heard when

head. If recording

 

 

 

 

 

head. Trouble

clogging of the

still fails after

 

 

 

 

 

in the

head is

cleaning the head,

 

 

 

 

 

recording

detected.

turn off the power

 

 

 

 

 

section.

Recording may

and consult your

 

 

 

 

 

 

fail.

Sony

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

representative.

Warning: SERVO

2)

2)

2)

 

Servo

Recording

Turn off the power

 

 

 

 

 

problems.

continues but

and consult your

 

 

 

 

 

 

may be

Sony

 

 

 

 

 

 

substandard.

representative.

Warning: HUMID

 

 

 

 

Condensation

During

While the power is

 

 

 

 

 

occurs.

recording,

turned on, wait

 

 

 

 

 

 

recording

until the HUMID

 

 

 

 

 

 

continues.

indicator

 

 

 

 

 

 

Otherwise,

disappears.

 

 

 

 

 

 

operation stops.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ejecting the tape

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

is the only

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

operation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

allowed.

 

Warning: SLACK

 

 

 

 

Trouble when

Operation stops.

Follow the

Er **-***

 

 

 

 

forwarding or

 

instructions given

 

 

 

 

 

rewinding a

 

in the error code

 

 

 

 

 

tape.

 

list (page 127).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turn off the power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and consult your

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sony

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

representative.3)

Warning:

 

 

 

 

Trouble when

Operation stops.

Follow the

CASSETTE

 

 

 

 

inserting or

 

instructions given

Er **-***

 

 

 

 

ejecting a

 

in the error code

 

 

 

 

 

cassette.

 

list (page 127).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turn off the power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and consult your

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sony

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

representative.

Appendix 7 Chapter

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