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14-1 Troubleshooting (Cont'd)
Alarm Indications (Cont'd)
Depending on the alarm conditions, the warning indicators in the LCD display, the WARNING indicator, the TALLY lamp, alarm
tones and the viewfinder appear as shown in the following table.
Alarm Indications
WARNING
TALLY
LCD Display
Alarm Tone
Indicator
Lamp
REC Lamp
"DEW"
indicator
"SERVO"
indicator
"SYnc inh"
indicator
"RF"
indicator
"HEAd CLoG"
indicator
(Only during the interval from when the VTR trigger
button is pressed and until recording starts.)
"Li"
indicator
Remaining
tape time
REMAIN
H
M
(In record mode only)
Remaining
battery power
E BATT
(Except for play
/search mode)
E BATT
14. OTHERS
Viewfinder
WARNING Lamp
On Screen Display
BATT. Lamp
VTR WARNING (DEW)
VTR WARNING (SERVO)
VTR WARNING (HEAD)
TAPE NEAR END
About 2 min. before tape end.
TAPE END
LOW BATTERY
LOW BATTERY
Viewfinder
VTR WARNING (SERVO)
REC
BATT lamp
BATT
ALARM
14. OTHERS
14-1 Troubleshooting (Cont'd)
WARNINGS IN VIEWFINDER
Viewfinder Warning Lamps
1.
Battery lamp
1.
BATTERY lamp
This red lamp lights under the following circumstance.
Lights red : • When the battery voltage becomes too low
2.
REC/ALARM lamp
This lamp lights or blinks green under the following
conditions.
Lights Green : • While recording
Blinks Green : • During the interval where the unit
Character display warnings:
LOW BATTERY
TAPE NEAR END : Less than 3 minutes tape remaining.
TAPE END
On Screen
Display
REC lamp
87
88
Function Failures
When an abnormality occurs in the unit or an improper operation
is performed, one of the following warning messages will appear
in the viewfinder.
• VTR WARNING (HEAD):
Lights in case of video head clogging.
(Head clogging is detected and indicated during playback
and recording check using the RET button on the lens
REC
2.
BATT
ALARM
section.)
REC/ALARM lamp
• VTR WARNING (SERVO):
Lights in the case of drum servo trouble during recording.
• VTR WARNING (DEW):
Lights when condensation occurs in the unit.
• VTR WARNING (STOP):
for the camera to operate.
Lights in case the unit stops operating.
• VTR WARNING (HARD):
Lights when abnormality occurs in the unit.
• VTR WARNING (REW):
Lights when abnormality occurs with tape rewind operation.
• CLOSE CASSETTE COVER:
switches from record-pause to record
Lights when the cassette cover has not been closed.
mode.
• REC INHIBIT:
• Immediately before the tape runs out or
Indicated when an unrecordable videocassette (the switch
has run out.
on the back of the cassette is set to SAVE) is loaded.
• If the unit malfunctions.
• NO TAPE:
Lights when the VTR trigger button is pressed with no
: This blinks when the battery level
videocassette loaded.
becomes too low.
: The tape has run out.
Warnings on the White Balance Function
• AUTO WHITE A, B
NG: OBJECT
• AUTO WHITE A, B
ERROR: LOW LIGHT
• AUTO WHITE A, B
ERROR: OVER LIGHT
Status 0 or
V T R WA RN I NG ( H E A D )
Status 1 mode
Improper object.
• Check whether the object being
shot is white enough.
• Check that selected filter suits the
illumination conditions.
Amount of incident light insufficient.
• Check to see if it is necessary to
increase illumination or perform
iris adjustment.
Amount of incident light excessive.
• Check to see if illumination and iris
adjustment are appropriate.
A U T O WH I T E A
NG : OB J E C T
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