Warning System - Panasonic AJ-D400P Service 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
Lighted
RF RF
1)
SERVO SERVO Lighted
HUMID HUMID Lighted
SLACK SLACK Flashes
1) During recording
2) During playback, fast forward or rewind
Note
If a cleaning tape is not available to deal with video head clogging, etc., first es-
tablish the STOP mode and then press the STOP button again while the RESET
button 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 Video head
4 times
4 times 4 times clogging,
per
per per recording
second
second second system trouble
1)
Flashes Flashes Emitted
4 times 4 times 4 times The servo is
per per per out of order.
second second second
Emitted
4 times
per
Flashes
second
4 times
Lighted 1) Condensation
per
second
Continu-
ous
tone 2)
Flashes Flashes
Continu-
4 times 4 times Tape wind-up
ous
per per trouble
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
recorded properly.
Recording
continues, but
images may not
be recorded
properly.
Recording
continues, but
stops if tape
sticking occurs.
Playback, fast
forward and
rewind operation
stops.
An error code
appears in the
time code display
position of the
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 118) and
consult your
dealer.