Sony DNW-A100 Operation Manual page 21

DISK BUSY indicator
This lights in the following cases:
• When the hard disk is being readied for operation
immediately after power-on
• When the hard disk is being accessed.
When the hard disk is being warmed up, this indicator
slowly flashes. In this case, wailt until the indicator
goes off.
Note
While this indicator is lit, do not power off the unit.
There is a possibility of data on the hard disk being
damaged or destroyed.
ALARM indicator
This lights when a hardware error is detected on the
unit, and goes off when the error is resolved.
When this indicator is lit, an error message appears in
the fluorescent display. If you are using the
COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 3 (SUPER)
connector, then when the CHARACTER switch in the
subsidiary control panel is set to ON, the error
message also appears on the monitor screen.
BETACAM SX indicator
When recording in Betacam SX format or playing
back a tape recorded in Betacam SX format, this
indicator lights.
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1) Servo lock: This refers to the synchronization of the
phase of the drum rotation and the reference signal for the
tape transport position, so that the video heads can trace
the same pattern on the tape for playback or recording.
FULL EDIT/SIMPLE EDIT indicators
When full edit mode is specified as the editing mode
for the disk, the FULL EDIT indicator lights, and
when simple edit mode is specified as the editing mode
for the disk, the SIMPLE EDIT indicator lights.
In the full edit mode, split editing for each of the video
and audio channels is possible. In the simple edit
mode, split editing is not possible.
When you are carrying out nonlinear editing with an
editor connected to this unit, select full edit mode.
In the simple edit mode the maximum possible speed
of data transfer to the built-in hard disk is four times
normal speed, and in the full edit mode it is three times
normal speed.
You can select simple edit mode or full edit mode
using the disk file management menu.
For more information, see Section 7-4, "Disk File
Management Menu" (page 7-25).
KEY INHIBIT indicator
This indicator lights when the KEY INHIBIT switch
on the subsidiary control panel is set to ON.
REC (recording) INHIBIT indicator
This indicator is on or off according to the
combination of the setting of the REC INHIBIT switch
on the subsidiary control panel and the record inhibit
plug on the cassette, as shown in the following table.
When this indicator is on, recording on tape is
prohibited.
REC INHIBIT indicator indications
REC INHIBIT State of the record
switch position inhibit plug on the
cassette
ON Record inhibit/permit
OFF Record inhibit
Record permit
a) It is possible to make a setting (extended menu item 107)
so that in this case the indicator flashes.
SERVO indicator
When the drum servo and capstan servo are locked
this indicator lights.
Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts
REC INHIBIT
indicator
state
Lit
Lit a)
Off
1)
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