Sony DSR-1800A Operating Instructions Manual page 87

Displaying the digital hours meter
Use the following procedure.
1
Press the MENU button on the menu control panel.
The menu selection level display appears on the
monitor screen and in the time counter display.
Menu selection level display
SYSTEM MENU
SETUP MENU
AUTO FUNCTION
HOURS METER
Monitor screen
2
Press the j button to select "HOURS METER."
SYSTEM MENU
SETUP MENU
AUTO FUNCTION
HOURS METER
Monitor screen
3
Press the k button.
The cumulative counts by the digital hours meter are
indicated on the monitor screen and in the time counter
display.
Setup menu
Time counter display
Hours meter
Time counter display
Digital hours meter indications on the monitor
screen
All four counts (T1, T2, T3, and CT) are indicated on the
monitor screen.
Resettable trip counts
Unresettable counts
HOURS METER
T1 00000 X10 HOURS
T2 0000/00000 X10 HOURS
T3 0000/00000 X10 HOURS
CT 0000/00000 X10 COUNT
T1:OPERATION
T2:DRUM ROTATION
T3:TAPE RUNNING
CT:THREADING
The four-digit value to the left of the slash (/) is the
resettable trip count, and the right value is the cumulative
total from manufacture.
Digital hours meter indications in the time
counter display
One of the four indications appears in the time counter
display at a time. Use the J and j buttons on the menu
control panel to change the item displayed.
Initially, only the trip value appears. Hold down the k
button to display also the cumulative total from
manufacture, which will appear to the right of the trip
value and the slash (/).
The following illustrates the digital hours meter
indications in the time counter display in all four display
modes. The right-hand indication for each display mode is
the indication you can view while holding down the k
button on the menu control panel.
T1 (OPERATION) mode:
Oper. 00000
T2 (DRUM ROTATION) mode:
Drum 0000
T3 (TAPE RUNNING) mode:
Tape 0000
CT (THREADING) mode:
Thread 0000
0000/00000
0000/00000
0000/00000
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Maintenance