Warning System - Sony SRPC-1 Operation Manual

Warning System

When an error is detected immediately after the system is
powered on, or during operation, the control panel display
and the tally indicator (see page 10) alert you to the error.
In addition, warning and alarm tones are output from the
EARPHONES jack.
Notes
• Warning tones are not output unless BEEP(PHONE)
>WARN in the AUDIO Setup menu (see page 53) is set
to HIGH or LOW.
Warning tones
: 1 beep/
second
: 4 beeps/
second
:
Continuous
tone
—
a)
a)
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Warning System
Alarm tones Tally indicator
: 1 beep/
: 1 flash/second
second
: 4 flashes/
: 4 beeps/
second
second
:
Continuous
tone
— —
— b)
—
— b)
• Alarm tones are not output unless BEEP(PHONE)
>ALARM in the AUDIO Setup menu (see page 53) is
set to HIGH or LOW.
The following table lists the types of warning and alarm
tones, and the state of the tally indicator, for warnings,
errors, and other conditions which require your attention,
such as tape end, near tape end, battery exhausted, and
battery almost exhausted, along with the steps to take when
they occur.
Description VTR (SRW-1)
behavior
A warning message Continues
condition occurred. operation.
(Excepting "Servo
lock lost during
recording"
described below.)
Servo lock lost Recording
during recording. continues, but the
results may be
invalid.
An error occurred Continues
(Excepting "0050 operation or stops,
NO REC RF"). depending on the
type of error.
"0050 NO REC RF" Recording
error occurred. RF continues, but the
signals cannot be results may be
detected. Video invalid.
head clogging or
failure in recording
system.
Steps to take
Check the warning
message, and
resolve the
condition, referring
to the "Description"
column in the table
of "Warning
(page
messages"
100)
.
Turn off the power
and contact a Sony
service
representative.
Check the warning
message, and
resolve the
condition, referring
to the "Description"
column in the table
of "Error
(page
messages"
98)
. Or contact a
Sony service
representative.
If a slack error
occurs, refer to the
maintenance
manual and remove
the cassette, or
contact a Sony
service
representative.
Clean the video
heads. If recording
fails after head
cleaning, turn off
the power and
contact a Sony
service
representative.