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14. OTHERS
14-1 Troubleshooting (Cont'd)
WARNINGS IN VIEWFINDER
Viewfinder Warning Lamps
1.
BATT
ALARM
Battery lamp
1.
BATTERY lamp
This red lamp lights under the following circumstance.
Lights red : • When the battery voltage becomes too low
for the camera to operate.
2.
REC/ALARM lamp
This lamp lights or blinks green under the following
conditions.
Lights Green : • While recording
Blinks Green : • During the interval where the unit
switches from record-pause to record
mode.
• Immediately before the tape runs out or
has run out.
• If the unit malfunctions.
Character display warnings:
LOW BATTERY : This blinks when the battery level
becomes too low.
TAPE NEAR END: Less than 3 minutes tape remaining.
TAPE END
: The tape has run out.
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REC
2.
REC/ALARM lamp
Function Failures
When an abnormality occurs in the unit or an improper opera-
tion is performed, one of the following warning messages will
appear in the viewfinder.
• VTR WARNING (HEAD):
Lights in case of video head clogging.
(Head clogging is detected and indicated during playback
and recording check using the RET button on the lens sec-
tion.)
• VTR WARNING (SERVO):
Lights in the case of drum servo trouble during recording.
• VTR WARNING (DEW):
Lights when condensation occurs in the unit.
• VTR WARNING (STOP):
Lights in case the unit stops operating.
• VTR WARNING (HARD):
Lights when abnormality occurs in the unit.
• VTR WARNING (REW):
Lights when abnormality occurs with tape rewind opera-
tion.
• CLOSE CASSETTE COVER:
Lights when the cassette cover has not been closed.
• REC INHIBIT:
Indicated when an unrecordable videocassette (the switch
on the back of the cassette is set to SAVE) is loaded.
Displayed when copy-guarded IEEE 1394 signals are
inputted.
• NO TAPE:
Lights when the VTR trigger button is pressed with no vid-
eocassette loaded.
Warnings on the White Balance Function
V T R WA RN I NG ( H E A D )
• AUTO WHITE A, B
NG: OBJECT
Improper object.
• Check whether the object being
• Check that selected filter suits the
• AUTO WHITE A, B
Amount of incident light insufficient.
ERROR: LOW LIGHT
• Check to see if it is necessary to
• AUTO WHITE A, B
ERROR: OVER LIGHT
Amount of incident light excessive.
• Check to see if illumination and iris
A U T O WH I T E A
NG : OB J E C T
Status 0 or
Status 1 mode
shot is white enough.
illumination conditions.
increase illumination or perform
iris adjustment.
adjustment are appropriate.
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