Appendix 7 Chapter

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:

 

 

 

 

Reference

A warning sound

Check if the

REFERENCE

 

 

 

 

signal problem

is heard when a

reference signal is

 

 

 

 

 

during

reference signal

input appropriately

 

 

 

 

 

recording.

problem is

to the GENLOCK

 

 

 

 

 

 

detected during

IN connector.

 

 

 

 

 

 

recording.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recording

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

continues but

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

may be

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

substandard.

 

Warning: TAPE

1)

1)

1)

 

Tape almost

Operation

Change the tape

(remaining tape

 

 

 

 

full.

continues.

when necessary.

capacity also

 

 

 

 

Tape full.

Operation stops

Change the tape or

flashes.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

during recording,

rewind it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

playback, and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fast-forwarding.

 

Warning: BATT

 

 

 

 

Battery almost

Operation

Change the battery

(remaining battery

 

 

 

 

exhausted.

continues.

when necessary.

capacity also

 

 

 

 

Battery

Operation stops.

Change the

flashes.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

exhausted.

 

battery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warning: LID

 

The lid of the

Operation

An indicator

OPEN 2)

 

 

 

 

cassette

continues.

appears for several

 

 

 

 

 

compartment

 

seconds and

 

 

 

 

 

is not closed.

 

disappears

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

automatically.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Close the lid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

securely.

1)During recording

2)During recording and playback

3)Note that a tape is damaged if the camcorder is operated while “SLACK” is displayed.

For details about the warning displays and error messages on the viewfinder, see page 127.

126 Operation Warnings