Troubleshooting; Alarms - Sony PDW-F30 Operating Instructions Manual

Item name (name between
[ ] is name in the time data
display section)
H3: SEEK RUNNING[Seek]
H4: SPINDLE
RUNNING[Spdl]
H5: LOADING
COUNTER[Load]
To exit from the digital hours meter
Press the MENU button.
When the unit is powered on
Alarm message in time
data display section
MENU Ver. UP
ILL. SETUP!
Exchg batt!
Description
This shows the cumulative
seek operation time for
optical head in units of
hours.
This shows the cumulative
spindle rotation time in units
of hours.
Display the total number of
times discs have been
loaded in the unit.
Alarm message in monitor video section
THE SETUP MENU SOFTWARE HAS BEEN
UPGRADED.
SET THE SETUP MENU ITEMS TO THE
DESIRED SETTINGS.
INVALID SETTINGS SELECTED IN SETUP
MENU.
SET ITEMS IN THE SETUP MENU TO THE
APPROPRIATE VALUES. CONTACT SERVICE
IF THIS ALARM APPEARS AGAIN AFTER
ABOVE PROCEDURE.
BATTERY NEEDS REPLACING. PLEASE
CONTACT SERVICE.

Troubleshooting

Alarms

An alarm (warning message) appears in the time data
display section when an operation is attempted which is
inappropriate for the settings on this unit or the state of the
disc. Both the alarm message and the action to take to
resolve the problem appear in the monitor video section
and on the screen of the external video monitor connected
to the unit.
Example alarm in time data display section
ALARM
REMOTE MODE IS SELECTED.
SET REMOTE/LOCAL/NETWORK
SWITCH TO LOCAL.
Example alarm in monitor video section
When an alarm is displayed, remove the alarm cause by
following the action to take. If the alarm display does not
disappear, contact your Sony dealer.
Please note that there are some alarms which do not appear
depending on the setting of DISPLAY CONTROL
>ALARM in the setup menu (see page 82).
See "System Menu" (page 77) for more information about
setup menu operations.
Description/action
Reset the settings in the setup menu (see page
77).
Reset the settings in the setup menu (see page
77). If the same message appears after you
reset the settings, contact your Sony dealer.
The NVRAM battery is exhausted. Contact your
Sony dealer.
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Troubleshooting