Warning System - Panasonic AJ-SDC915 Operating Instructions Manual

Warning System

If trouble is detected immediately after the power is turned on or during operation, the display window (LCD), WARNING lamp,
lamps inside the viewfinder, and warning tones from the speaker and earphone inform the operator of trouble.
Display window (LCD)
Warning
Warning
Item
display
display
status
Flashes
RF RF
F1)
SERVO SERVO Lighted
HUMID HUMID Lighted
SLACK SLACK Flashes
F1) During recording
F2) During playback, fast forward or rewind
|Note{
If a cleaning tape is not available to deal with video head clogging, etc., first estab-
lish the STOP mode and then press the STOP button again while the RESET but-
ton on the side panel is kept depressed. While these buttons are held down, the
cleaning roller will clean the heads for a maximum of 10 seconds.
Lamps
WARN-
REC
ING
lamp
lamp
Emitted
Flashes Flashes
4 times
4 times 4 times
per
per per
second
second second
F1)
Flashes Flashes Emitted
4 times 4 times 4 times
per per per
second second second
Emitted
4 times
per
Flashes
second
4 times
F1)
Lighted
per
second
Continu-
ous
tone F2)
Flashes Flashes
Continu-
4 times 4 times
ous
per per
tone
second second
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Warning VTR (section)
contents operation
Head clogging is
detected and a
warning tone
emitted. Images
may not be
Video head recorded properly.
clogging, RF flashing status
recording can be held until
system trouble REC/PAUSE
mode is activated,
and it goes off
when REC/
PAUSE mode is
released.
Recording
continues, but
The servo is
images may not
out of order.
be recorded
properly.
Recording
continues, but
stops if tape
sticking occurs.
Condensation
Playback, fast
forward and
rewind operation
stops.
An error code
appears in the
time code display
Tape wind-up
position of the
trouble
display window
(LCD) and the
VTR stops.
Clean the heads.
If images still
cannot be
recorded properly
after the heads
are cleaned,
consult your
dealer.
Turn off the power
and consult your
dealer. (Lamps
may flash briefly
and then go off
when tape running
starts, but this
does not indicate
trouble.)
If tape running
stops and the
HUMID display
does not go off
even when the
power is turned off
and then on again,
wait until the
display goes off.
Check the error
code in the display
window (see
page 151) and
consult your
dealer.