If such an alarm message appears, a connection or operation error may have been made, or condensation on heads may have occurred. Follow the direction indicated on the monitor screen.

Note

To display alarm messages on the monitor screen, it is necessary for the monitor to be connected to the SUPER connector, and set the following menu items to ON.

CHARA. DISPLAY (see page 66)

ALARM (see page 67)

REF ALARM (see page 67)

Alarm messages and associated directions

Alarm message on monitor screen

Direction

Alarm message in time

(Cause)

 

counter display

 

 

 

A non-standard signal is being used for

Use a standard signal.

VIN NON-STD

input video.

 

 

 

 

 

A non-standard ref. signal is being used

Use a standard signal.

REF NON-STD

for REF. VIDEO.

 

 

 

 

 

Abnormal settings selected in setup

Correct the setup menu settings. Contact your Sony

ILL. SETUP!

menu.

dealer if this alarm message appears again after

 

 

making corrections.

 

 

 

 

Audio mixing mode cannot be changed

REC mode!

during recording.

 

 

 

 

 

Audio REC (recording) mode cannot be

REC mode!

changed during recording.

 

 

 

 

 

Counter mode is selected.

Use the COUNTER SELECT button to light the TC or

CNT mode!

 

U-BIT time data type indicator in the display section.

 

 

 

 

Input selection cannot be changed in

REC mode!

REC (recording) mode.

 

 

 

 

 

Input signal does not conform to

Unknown Sig

DVCAM/DV format.

 

 

 

 

 

Input signal is 625/50. (For DSR-

625/50 sig! (For DSR-

DR1000)

 

DR1000)

 

 

 

Input signal is 525/60. (For DSR-

525/60 sig! (For DSR-

DR1000P)

 

DR1000P)

 

 

 

Input video is not detected.

Check the VIDEO indicator in the INPUT signal

No INPUT!

 

display section and supply an appropriate video

 

 

signal.

 

 

 

 

Input video signal does not synchronize

Use a reference video signal.

ILL. REF!

with REF. VIDEO signal.

 

 

 

 

 

Invalid subclip.

There is an invalid subclip setting, for example a Mark

CLIP set !

 

Out point before a Mark In point. Correct the setting.

 

 

 

 

MODE CANNOT BE CHANGED

To exit simultaneous recording and playback mode,

Dual REC !

DURING DUAL RECORDING.

press the R button in the PANEL SELECT section to

 

 

stop recording and then press the R button again so

 

 

that the button goes out.

 

 

 

 

Moisture has been detected.

Keep the power on and wait until this alarm message

HUMID!

 

disappears.

 

 

 

 

Rec inhibit mode is selected.

Set the REC INHIBIT menu item (see page 65) to

REC INHI.!

 

OFF.

 

 

 

 

Remote mode is selected.

Set the LOCAL/REMOTE switch to LOCAL.

REMOTE!

 

 

 

Simultaneous recording and playback.

Stop the unit by pressing the STOP button and then

Dual Rec !

 

switch with the buttons in the PANEL SELECT

 

 

section.

 

 

 

 

TC EXTERNAL is selected.

Set the TC MODE menu item (see page 68) to INT

TC EXT!

 

PRESET.

 

 

 

 

TCG REGEN mode is selected.

Set the TC MODE menu item (see page 68) to INT

REGEN mode!

 

PRESET.

 

 

 

 

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