Maintenance and

Chapter 8

Troubleshooting

8-1Periodic Maintenance

8-1-1 Digital Hours Meter

The digital hours meter can provide six items of information about the operational history of the unit. This information appears in the time data display section, in the video panel, and on an external monitor to which the output of the VIDEO OUT 2 (SUPER)/SDI OUT (SUPER) connector is input. Use the information as a guide in scheduling periodic maintenance.

For periodic maintenance, consult your Sony dealer.

Display modes of the digital hours meter

H01: OPERATION mode

Displays the total number of hours the unit has been powered on in units of 1 hour.

H11: OPERATION mode (resettable) Same as H01 except that the count is resettable.

This can be used as a guide in determining when to replace parts.

H12: LASER PARAMETER mode (resettable) This shows a counter of the cumulative light output time by the optical head in units of hours. 1) The count is resettable.

This can be used as a guide in determining when to replace the optical head.

1)The counter advances at different rates during recording and playback. It is also affected by the ambient temperature.

H13: SEEK RUNNING mode (resettable)

This shows the cumulative seek operation time for the optical head in units of hours. The count is resettable. This can be used as a guide in determining when to replace the seek motor.

H14: SPINDLE RUNNING mode (resettable)

This shows the cumulative spindle rotation time, in units of hours. The count is resettable.

This can be used as a guide in determining when to replace the spindle motor.

H15: LOADING COUNTER mode (resettable) Display the total number of times disc has been loaded in the unit. The count is resettable.

To display the digital hours meter

Press the MENU button, then turn the jog dial or shuttle dial to display the required item in the time data display and in the video panel or on an external monitor.

 

 

 

 

 

TC

COUNTER

 

SUB

THUMB

SHUTTLE

JOG

 

 

KEY INHI

 

 

 

SHIFT

 

 

NETWORK

ON

 

INT

PRESET

F-RUN SEL

HOLD

CLIP

NAIL

 

 

LOCAL

 

 

EXT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACCESS

REMOTE

OFF

 

RP188

REGEN

R-RUN

 

 

CLIP

ESSENCE

 

 

ALL/CH-1

CH-2

CH-3

CH-4

 

 

MENU

MARK

 

 

METER

MONITOR

 

 

 

 

VARIABLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

MENU

SET

RESET

 

REC

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEL

SEL

 

PRESET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L/ST/R

SYSTEM

S.SEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MENU

MARK1

 

PREV

PLAY

 

NEXT

STOP

 

REC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

OUT

 

TOP

F REV

F FWD

END

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MARK2

 

Shuttle dial

Jog dial

MENU button

To exit from the digital hours meter

Press the MENU button.

To jump to H01

Press the MENU button, then the COUNTER SEL button. Every time you press the COUNTER SEL button, menu item H01 or B01 is recalled alternately.

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