Troubleshooting - Sony dsr-1800A Operating Instructions Manual

Troubleshooting

If an alarm message appears on the monitor screen, or if
the unit appears to be malfunctioning, please check the
following before contacting your Sony dealer.
Tape problems
Symptom Cause
Recording is not The cassette's REC/SAVE switch is set
possible.
to SAVE.
The unit's tape The REMOTE button is lit and the
transport control LOCAL ENABLE menu item is set to
buttons (PLAY, F FWD,
STOP & EJECT or ALL DISABLE.
REW, etc.) do not
No cassette is loaded.
work.
The NOT EDITABLE The audio recording mode selected on
indicator on the front this unit does not coincide with that of
panel lights up.
the loaded tape.
The recording format of the currently
loaded tape is "DV" or "DVCPRO."
a) In these states, an alarm message appears on the monitor screen and in the
time counter display.
Time data problems
Symptom Cause
Cannot freely set the The TC MODE menu item is set to EXT
initial time data value.
REGEN.
CNT is selected as the time data type
to be displayed (the COUNTER time
data type indicator is lit).
The REMOTE button is lit and the
LOCAL ENABLE menu item is set to
STOP & EJECT or ALL DISABLE.
The tape is running, The MENU button or TC PRESET
but the time data is not button on the menu control panel has
shown in the time been pressed.
counter display.
The U-BIT time data type indicator is lit. Press the COUNTER SEL button to make the COUNTER or
a) In these states, an alarm message appears on the monitor screen and in the
time counter display.
Monitor problems
Symptom Cause
Data is not The CHARA. DISPLAY menu item is
superimposed on the set to OFF.
monitor screen.
The monitor is not connected to the
VIDEO OUT 2 (SUPER) connector of
this unit.
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Remedy
Set the REC/SAVE switch to REC, or use another cassette.
Press the REMOTE button to turn it off, or change the setting
of the LOCAL ENABLE menu item (see page 56) to ALL
ENABLE.
Insert a cassette (see page 24).
• When your current purpose is editing, press the REMOTE
button to turn it off and set the unit for the same audio
recording mode as with the tape using the REC. MODE
menu item (see page 62), then turn on the REMOTE
button again.
• When your current purpose is recording, you can use the
tape currently loaded in the unit.
Replace the tape with one recorded in the DVCAM format.
Remedy
Change the setting of the TC MODE menu item (see page
59) to INT PRESET.
Press the COUNTER SEL button to make the TC or U-BIT
time data type indicator light up (the CNT value cannot be
set freely).
Press the REMOTE button to turn it off or change the setting
of the LOCAL ENABLE menu item (see page 56) to ALL
ENABLE.
Press the button once again to exit the menu control mode,
time code preset mode, or digital hours meter display mode.
(In either of the menu control mode and time code preset
mode, the time data is not shown in the time counter display.)
TC time data type indicator light up.
Remedy
Set the CHARA. DISPLAY menu item (see page 58) to ON.
Connect the monitor to the VIDEO OUT 2 (SUPER)
connector. (You must make this connection to display any
type of text on the monitor.)
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Troubleshooting