8-3 Operation Warnings
When a problem occurs at power on or during operation, a | panel, in the viewfinder and on the camcorder body. The | |||||
warning is given by the relevant indicators in the display | speaker and earphone also give audible warnings. | |||||
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Display panel | Indicators in viewfinder | Warning | Problem | VTR operation | Action to take | |
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Warning/ | Status | : Lit | : |
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Battery | (Flashing/ | : 1 flash/s | 4 beeps/s |
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| WARNING REC/tally BATT | : |
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RF | Lit 1) | – | 1) | Video | After clogged head | Clean the head. If |
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| head gap | is detected, | recording is still |
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| clogged or | recording continues | substandard, turn off the |
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| problem in | but may be | power, and consult your |
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SERVO | Lit | – |
| Servo lock | Recording | Turn off the power and |
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| lost | continuous but may | contact your Sony |
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| be substandard. | service representative. |
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| (This indication may be |
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| given momentarily when |
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| the tape starts moving, |
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HUMID! | Lit | – | 1) | Condensa- | Recording | Stop the tape, and wait |
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| tion on the | continues but stops | until the HUMID indicator |
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| 2) optical | if the tape sticks to | disappears. |
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| pickup. | the head drum. |
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| Playback, fast |
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| forward, and rewind |
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SLACK | Lit | – |
| The tape | VTR stops. An error | Remove the cassette by |
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| cannot be | code appears in the | the method described in |
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| wound | time code display | the Maintenance Manual. |
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| properly. | section of the | Close the cassette lid |
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| display panel. Look | without loading a |
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| up the error code in | cassette, turn off the |
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TAPE | Flashing4) | 1) |
| Near the | Operation | Be prepared to change |
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| end of | continues. | the cassette. |
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TAPE and | Flashing |
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| End of | Recording stops. | Change the cassette. |
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BATT | Flashing |
| 4) | Battery | Operation | Change the battery. |
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BATT and | Flashing |
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| Battery | Operation stops. | Change the battery. |
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1) During recording |
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| 5) The VTR once stops recording in auto interval recording mode. |
2)During playback, fast forward, or stop
3)Additionally
4)During recording or in stop mode
Maintenance 8 Chapter
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