Chapter 8 Maintenance And Troubleshooting; Periodic Maintenance; Digital Hours Meter - Sony PDW-R1 Operation Manual

8-1 Periodic Maintenance

8-1-1 Digital Hours Meter

The digital hours meter can provide six items of
information about the operational history of the unit. This
information appears in the time data display section, in the
video panel, and on an external monitor to which the
output of the VIDEO OUT 2 (SUPER)/SDI OUT
(SUPER) connector is input. Use the information as a
guide in scheduling periodic maintenance.
For periodic maintenance, consult your Sony dealer.
Display modes of the digital hours meter
H01: OPERATION mode
Displays the total number of hours the unit has been
powered on in units of 1 hour.
H11: OPERATION mode (resettable)
Same as H01 except that the count is resettable.
This can be used as a guide in determining when to replace
parts.
H12: LASER PARAMETER mode (resettable)
This shows a counter of the cumulative light output time
by the optical head in units of hours.
resettable.
This can be used as a guide in determining when to replace
the optical head.
1) The counter advances at different rates during recording and playback. It
is also affected by the ambient temperature.
H13: SEEK RUNNING mode (resettable)
This shows the cumulative seek operation time for the
optical head in units of hours. The count is resettable.
This can be used as a guide in determining when to replace
the seek motor.
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H14: SPINDLE RUNNING mode (resettable)
This shows the cumulative spindle rotation time, in units of
hours. The count is resettable.
This can be used as a guide in determining when to replace
the spindle motor.
H15: LOADING COUNTER mode (resettable)
Display the total number of times disc has been loaded in
the unit. The count is resettable.
To display the digital hours meter
Press the MENU button, then turn the jog dial or shuttle
dial to display the required item in the time data display
and in the video panel or on an external monitor.
KEY INHI TC COUNTER
ON SEL HOLD
INT PRESET F-RUN
NETWORK
LOCAL EXT
ACCESS REMOTE RP188 REGEN R-RUN
OFF
ALL/CH-1 CH-2 CH-3 CH-4
METER MONITOR
VARIABLE
SEL SEL
REC
PRESET
PB
L/ST/R
AUDIO
PREV PLAY NEXT STOP REC
F REV F FWD
TOP END
MENU button
To exit from the digital hours meter
Press the MENU button.
To jump to H01
Press the MENU button, then the COUNTER SEL button.
Every time you press the COUNTER SEL button, menu
item H01 or B01 is recalled alternately.
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SHUTTLE JOG
SUB THUMB
CLIP NAIL SHIFT
CLIP
ESSENCE
MENU
MARK
MENU SET RESET
SYSTEM S.SEL
MENU
MARK1
IN OUT
MARK2
Shuttle dial
Jog dial