Diagnosis Menu; Operation Check - Sony F23 Operation Manual

Operation Check

When the F23/F35 is connected to the video recorder using
this adapter, you can check the connection status on the
subdisplay of the camera and a video monitor connected to
the camera.
Note
F23/F35 before Ver 1.2 requires version upgrading.
Consult Sony service personnel.
Subdisplay
You can check the optical level on the system status page
of the subdisplay located on the side of the camera.
For details on subdisplay operations, refer to the
Operation Manual of the F23 or F35.
CAM:
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VTR:
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CAM: Optical reception level on the camera side
VTR: Optical reception level on the SRW-1 side
The status of the level is indicated with eight segments.
If 6 to 8 segments are lit: Normal
If 3 to 5 segments are lit: Cautioning level
If only 1 or 2 segments are lit: Warning level
If no segment is lit: No signal or unusable level
The meanings are the same as those of the OPT indicator
of the adapter. For measures to be taken, see page 20.
FUNCTION display
The optical level can also be checked on the FUNCTION
display on a monitor connected to the camera.
For details on the FUNCTION display, refer to the
Operation Manual of the F23 or F35.
F U N C T I O N
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F O R M A T : 5 9 . 9 4 i
( 3 0 ) F P S
A S 1 : O F F
A S 2 : O F F
A S 3 : O F F
A S 4 : O F F
Level
O P T L V L C A M :
indications
V T R :
OPT LVL
CAM: Optical reception level on the camera side
VTR: Optical reception level on the SRW-1 side
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4 : 2 : 2
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The status of the level is indicated with eight segments.
If 6 to 8 segments are lit: Normal
If 3 to 5 segments are lit: Cautioning level
If only 1 or 2 segments are lit: Warning level
If no segment is lit: No signal or unusable level
The meanings are the same as those of the OPT indicator
of the adapter. For measures to be taken, see page 20.

DIAGNOSIS menu

The <SYSTEM STATUS> page of the DIAGNOSIS menu
displayed on a monitor connected to the camera shows the
docking and optical statuses.
For details on menu operations, refer to the Operation
Manual of the F23 or F35.
< S Y S T E M S T A T U S >
D O C K I N G S T A T U S
T O P : - - -
R E A R : O P T C A - V T R
O P T I C A L S T A T U S
V T R t C A M
C A M V T R
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DOCKING STATUS
Indicates the device docked on the top or rear of the
camera.
– – –: No device
IF BOX: Interface box supplied with the camera
VTR: SRW-1 video recorder
OPT CA: CA-F101 (Changes to "OPT CA – VTR"
when the camera is connected to the recorder via the
adapter.)
(IF BOX), (OPT CA): Indicated in parentheses if
combination use of the docked device is not allowed.
OPTICAL STATUS
Indicates the optical reception status on the camera side
(VTRtCAM) and that on the recorder side (CAMtVTR)
while signal transmission is in progress.
OK: Normal
CARE: Cautioning level
WARNING: Warning level
NG: Unusable level
NO SIGNAL: No signal
The meanings are the same as those of the OPT indicator
of the adapter. For the measures to be taken, see page 20.
Warning/error message
If a problem occurs in this unit, a warning is given by the
following message indication on the viewfinder or monitor
screen:
D 0 1 T O P
: O K
: O K
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