If automatic black balance adjustment cannot be made
If the black balance adjustment cannot be completed normally, an error message will appear for about 3 seconds on the viewfinder screen (in display mode 2 or 3).
Possible messages are listed below.
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| BLACK : NG | The lens iris did not close; adjustment was | ||
| IRIS NOT CLOSED | impossible. | ||
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| BLACK : NG | Adjustment could not be completed within | |
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| TIME LIMIT | the standard number of attempts. | |
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| BLACK : NG | The difference between the reference | |
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| R (or G or B) : OVERFLOW | value and the current value is so great that | |
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| it exceeds the range. Adjustment was | |
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| impossible. | |
If any of the above error messages is displayed, retry the black balance adjustment. Keep pushing the AUTO W/B BAL switch to BLK until - BLACK SET- appears after the
For information about this internal check, refer to “Maintenance Manual”.
Note
If the lens cable is not firmly connected to the lens connector, it may not be possible to adjust the lens iris. If this happens, the black balance will be incorrect.