6-3

Operation Warnings

 

 

 

When a problem occurs either at power on or during operation, warnings are given by the WARNING indicator and

 

TALLY indicator, in the display panel, and in the viewfinder. The speaker and earphone also give audible warnings.

 

 

 

Operation warnings

 

 

 

 

Display panel

Indicators in the viewfinder

Warning sounds

Problem

VTR action

Corrective action

Warning/

Flashing/

:Continuous

:2 flashes/s

:

 

 

 

Battery

continuous

:1 flash/s

:4 flashes/s

4 beeps/s

 

 

 

status

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WARNING REC/tally BATT

:1 beep/s

 

 

 

indication

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuous beep

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RF

Continuousa)

 

 

a)

Video head gap

After clogged head is detected, recording

Clean the heads. If recording is still

 

 

 

 

 

clogged or problem

continues but is substandard.

substandard, turn off the power and consult

 

 

 

 

 

in recording circuit.

 

your Sony representative.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SERVO

Continuous

 

 

 

Servo lock lost.

Recording continues but is substandard.

Turn off the power and consult your Sony

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

representative. Note that this indication may

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

be given momentarily when the tape starts

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moving, but this does not indicate a problem.

 

HUMID

Continuous

a)

Condensation on the

Recording continues but stops if the tape

 

head drum.

sticks to the head drum. Playback, fast

 

 

 

 

 

 

b)

forward, and rewind do not operate.

 

 

 

 

Stop the tape and wait until the HUMID indicator disappears.

SLACK

Continuous

The tape cannot be

 

 

wound properly.

VTR stops. An error code appears in the time code display section of the display panel. Look up the error code in the Maintenance Manual.

Remove the cassette by the method described in the Maintenance Manual. Close the cassette lid without loading a cassette, turn off the power, and consult your Sony representative.

TAPEc)

Flashinga)

a)

Near the end of tape.

Operation continues.

Be prepared to change the cassette.

TAPE and E Flashing

End of tape.

Record, playback, and fast forward do

 

 

not operate.

Change the cassette or rewind the tape.

BATT

Flashing

d)

Low battery.

Operation continues. e)

Change the battery.

BATT and E

Flashing

 

Dead battery.

Operation stops.

Change the battery.

Time

 

 

Playback of a tape

Audio is muted even though the picture

 

counterf)

 

 

recorded with a

is played back.

 

 

 

 

format different from

 

 

 

 

 

that of the camcorder

 

 

a)

During recording

c)

Also, “5-0” appears for the tape remaining indication.

b)

During playback, fast forward, or rewind

d)

During recording or stop mode

 

 

e)

During auto interval recording mode, once the VTR stops.

f)The current format of the camcorder and the format with which the tape has been recorded are displayed in turn on the time counter display.

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