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When a problem occurs either at power on or during operation, warnings are given by the WARNING indicator and |
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TALLY indicator, in the display panel, and in the viewfinder. The speaker and earphone also give audible warnings. |
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Display panel | Indicators in the viewfinder | Warning sounds | Problem | VTR action | Corrective action | ||
Warning/ | Flashing/ | :Continuous | :2 flashes/s | : |
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Battery | continuous | :1 flash/s | :4 flashes/s | 4 beeps/s |
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| Continuous beep |
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RF | Continuousa) |
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| a) | Video head gap | After clogged head is detected, recording | Clean the heads. If recording is still |
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| clogged or problem | continues but is substandard. | substandard, turn off the power and consult |
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| your Sony representative. |
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SERVO | Continuous |
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| Servo lock lost. | Recording continues but is substandard. | Turn off the power and consult your Sony |
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| be given momentarily when the tape starts |
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HUMID | Continuous | a) | Condensation on the | Recording continues but stops if the tape |
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| b) | forward, and rewind do not operate. |
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Stop the tape and wait until the HUMID indicator disappears.
SLACK | Continuous | The tape cannot be |
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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 |
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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 |
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| Playback of a tape | Audio is muted even though the picture |
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| recorded with a | is played back. |
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| format different from |
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| that of the camcorder |
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a) | During recording | c) | Also, |
b) | During playback, fast forward, or rewind | d) | During recording or stop mode |
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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.