Sony UVW-1800 Operating Instructions Manual page 72

A "V" appears on the screen.
The time code (or other time
counter indication)
superimposed on the
monitor is one frame behind.
The picture does not appear
in video EE mode.
No superimposed
information appears on the
monitor screen.
The monitor screen is too
bright.
The monitor screen is too
dark.
The video image is too dark
when editing a composite
video signal.
a) In this state an alarm message appears on the monitor screen and time counter display.
The TBC DELAY menu item is
set to "VIDEO DELAY".
A reference video signal is not
being input. Alternatively, the
input video signal is not
synchronized to the reference
a)
signal .
The time code is being
displayed in the top third of the
screen.
The connector to which the
video signal is input does not
match the setting of the VIDEO
IN selector switch.
The CHARACTER switch is in
the OFF position.
The monitor is not connected to
the VIDEO 2 (SUPER)
OUTPUT connector.
The monitor INPUT connector
75 Q. termination switch is in
the OFF position, or there is no
terminating device.
The 75 Cl termination of the
video signal input is duplicated.
For example, when using the
REF. VIDEO INPUT connector
tor a loop-through connection,
the 75 a termination switches
of the REF. VIDEO INPUT
connector and the VIDEO
INPUT connector are both set
to the ON position.
Set TBC DELAY to "SYNC DELAY". (The UVW-
series has a built-in time base corrector. Therefore,
in editing mode or video EE mode, the output video
signal is delayed exactly 8 lines behind the
reference signal. This means that when the TBC
DELAY setting is "VIDEO DELAY", the video
appears 8 lines lower on the monitor, and a "V"
appears. However, even if the TBC DELAY item is
set to "SYNC DELAY", if the monitor is
synchronized to an external reference, a "V" also
appears. This is not a malfunction.)
Input a reference signal which is synchronized to
the input video signal. Alternatively, use the REF.
VIDEO INPUT connector on this unit in loop-
through mode, and connect to the player REF.
VIDEO INPUT. (In editing mode, the servo
synchronizes to the input video signal. Therefore, if
the input video signal and reference video signal
are not synchronized, the time base corrector and
servo will not synchronize, and therefore the picture
will break up. Recording in this condition, however,
will not affect the quality of the recording.)
Move the display position down. (When using a
superimposed time code, and recording on another
VTR avoid the top third of the screen. In the UVW-
series, the time code is superimposed as soon as
read, and therefore even discontinuous time
information such as user bit data can be displayed
with the minimum of delay. However, since the
new data value is still being processed while the
beam is scanning the top third of the screen, the
data from the previous frame appears if the time
code is diaplayed within this area.)
Make the setting of the VIDEO IN selector switch
match the connector to which the video signal is
input. When inputting a component signal, also set
the component input connector selection switch
correctly.
Set the CHARACTER switch to the ON position.
Connect the monitor to the VIDEO 2 (SUPER)
OUTPUT connector. (To display superimposed
information, the monitor must be connected to the
VIDEO 2 (SUPER) OUTPUT connector.)
Set the monitor INPUT connector 75 Q termination
switch to the ON position, or connect a terminating
device.
Set the 75 ft termination switch of the connector
being used for a loop-through connection to the
OFF position.
Chapter 9 Operational Problems 9-5 (E)