Sony DXC-D35 Important Notes on Operation Characteristics of CCD Sensors, Vertical smear

DXC-D35P/D35WSP(CE)	DXC-D35/D35WS(UC)
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Important Notes on Operation

Characteristics of CCD Sensors

The following effects may appear in the image. They are characteristic of cameras using CCDs (charge- coupled devices), and do not indicate a malfunction.

Vertical smear

When shooting a very bright object, such as a light, the highlight tends to produce vertical tails. This effect is much reduced in this camera.

Vertical tail on the image

Monitor screen

Bright object (electric light, sun, etc.)

Warning Indications

If a fault occurs during operation, a warning is given	WARNING indicator on the VTR also lights or
by the REC/TALLY and BATT indicators in the	flashes, and warning indications appear in the display
viewfinder and the tally lamp lighting or flashing, and	window. There is also a warning tone in the earphone.
also by warning indications on the viewfinder screen.
When you are using a DSR-1/1P or PVV-3/3P, the

Warning indications

Camera			VTR			Fault	VTR action	What to do
REC/	BATT	Viewfinder	WARNING	Display	Warning tone
TALLY	indicator	screen	indicator	window
indicator		indication
and tally
lamp
	—	—		RF		The video	The VTR emits	Carry out head cleaning,
				(during		heads are	a warning tone	referring to the instruction
				recording		clogged, or	when it detects	manual for the VTR. If the
				only)	(During	there is some	head clogging.	problem persists after cleaning
					recording only) other fault in			the heads, disconnect the
						the recording		power and consult your Sony
						system.		dealer.
	—	—		SERVO		The servo	Recording	Disconnect the power and
						lock has	continues, but	consult your Sony dealer. (The
						been lost.	the recording	SERVO indication may flash
							may not be	momentarily when the tape
							satisfactory.	transport starts, but this does
								not indicate a problem.)

White flecks

If the camera is operated at a high temperature, white flecks may appear in the image.

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— — HUMID

(During

recording)

(During

playback, rewind, or fast forward)

— — SLACK

—	—	TAPE
	(During	(flashing,
		during
	recording	recording
	only)	only)
—	—	TAPE
		(flashing)
	BATT	BATT
	11.0V	(flashing) (During
		recording)
	BATT	BATT
	10.5V	(flashing)

There is	Recording	Stop the tape transport. Wait
condensation. continues, but		until the HUMID indication
	if the tape	does not appear when you
	sticks to the	power the unit on.
	drum,
	recording
	stops.
	Playback,
	rewind, or fast
	forward stops.
The tape is	The operation	Press the EJECT button to
not wound	stops. (Refer	eject the cassette. Close the
properly.	to the service	cassette compartment and
	manual or	check that the top panel has
	maintenance	descended before powering
	manual.)	off. Then consult your Sony
		dealer. (Do not attempt to
		insert any cassette.)
The tape is	Operation	Change the cassette if
near the end.	continues.	necessary.
The tape is at	Recording,	Change the cassette.
the end.	playback, and
	fast forward all
	stop.
The battery is	Operation	Change the battery when
almost	continues.	possible.
exhausted.
The battery is	Operation	Change the battery.
exhausted.	continues.

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Continuous	Flashing once per second		Flashing four times per second
Four beeps per second		One beep per second		Continuous

For the warnings appearing in the viewfinder when a VTR is connected, see the section “Viewfinder Normal Indications” (page 54).

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