Maintenance 9 Chapter

9-3

Operation Warnings

 

 

 

 

When a problem occurs at power on or during operation, a

camcorder body. The speaker and earphone also give

warning is given by the relevant indicators on the color and

audible warnings.

 

 

monochrome LCDs, in the viewfinder and on the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operation warnings

 

 

 

Indicators on color/

Indicators in viewfinder/on

Warning sounds

Problem

VDR opera-

Action to

monochrome LCDs

camcorder body

 

 

tion

take

Warning/

 

Flashing/

:Continuous

:1 flash/s

:4 beeps/s

 

 

 

Battery

 

continuous

:4 flashes/s

 

:1 beep/s

 

 

 

status

 

 

 

:

 

 

 

 

 

WARNING REC/tally BATT

 

 

 

indication

 

 

Continuous beep

 

 

 

RF

 

Continuous1)

 

 

1)

Problem in

Recording

If recording is

(on color

 

 

 

 

 

recording

continues but

substandard,

LCD only)

 

 

 

 

 

circuit

may be

turn off the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

substandard.

power and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

consult your

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sony

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

representative.

SERVO

 

Continuous

 

 

 

Servo lock

Recording

Turn off the

(on color

 

 

 

 

 

lost.

continues but

power and

LCD only)

 

 

 

 

 

 

may be

consult your

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

substandard.

Sony

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

representative.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note that this

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

indication may

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

be given

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

momentarily

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

when

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

recording/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

playback

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

begins, but this

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

does not

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

indicate a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

problem.

HUMID

 

Continuous

 

 

1)

Condensa-

Recording/

Stop recording/

(on color

 

 

 

 

2)

tion on the

playback

playback, turn

LCD only)

 

 

 

 

optical

continues but

off the power,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pickup.

stops when an

then turn it on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

error occurs on

again, and wait

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the drive.

until the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HUMID

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

indicator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

disappears.

DISC3)

 

Flashing1)

1)

1)

1)

Disc almost

Operation

Be prepared to

 

 

 

 

 

 

full.

continues.

change the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

disc.

DISC and E

Flashing

6)

6)

6)

Disc full.

Recording

Change the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stops.

disc.

BATT

 

Flashing

 

 

4)

Battery

Operation

Change the

 

 

 

 

 

 

almost

continues. 5)

battery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

exhausted.

 

 

BATT and E

Flashing

 

 

 

Battery

Operation

Change the

 

 

 

 

 

 

exhausted.

stops.

battery.

1) During recording

 

 

6) During recording pause

 

 

2)During playback, fast forward, fast reverse, or stop

3)Also, “5-0” appears for the disc remaining indication.

4)During recording or stop mode

5)During auto interval recording mode, once the VDR stops.

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