Sony MSW-900P Operation Manual page 317

display panel, and in the viewfinder. The speaker and earphone also give
audible warnings.
VTR action
Problem
Video head gap After clogged head is detected, recording
continues but is substandard.
clogged or problem
in recording circuit.
Servo lock lost. Recording continues but is substandard.
Condensation on the Recording continues but stops if the tape
sticks to the head drum. Playback, fast
head drum.
forward, and rewind do not operate.
The tape cannot be
VTR stops. An error code appears in the
wound properly.
time code display section of the display
panel. Look up the error code in the
Maintenance Manual.
Operation continues.
Near the end of tape.
Record, playback, and fast forward do not
End of tape.
operate.
Operation continues.
Low battery.
Operation stops.
Dead battery.
e) During auto interval recording mode, once the VTR stops.
Corrective action
Clean the heads. If recording is still
substandard, turn off the power and consult
your Sony representative.
Turn off the power and consult your Sony
representative. Note that this indication may
be given momentarily when the tape starts
moving, but this does not indicate a problem.
Stop the tape and wait until the HUMID
indicator disappears.
Remove the cassette by the method
described in the Maintenance Manual.
Close the cassette lid without loading a
cassette, turn off the power, and consult
your Sony representative.
Be prepared to change the cassette.
Change the cassette or rewind the tape.
e)
Change the battery.
Change the battery.
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