Operation Warnings - Sony MSW-970 Operation Manual

8-3 Operation Warnings

When a problem occurs at power on or during operation, a
warning is given by the relevant indicators in the display
Display panel
Warning/ Status
Battery (Flashing/
status Lit)
indication
RF 1)
Lit
SERVO Lit
HUMID! Lit
SLACK Lit
TAPE 4)
Flashing
TAPE and Flashing
E
BATT Flashing
BATT and Flashing
E
1) During recording
2) During playback, fast forward, or stop
3) Additionally "5-0" appears for the tape remaining indication.
4) During recording or in stop mode
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Operation Warnings
Operation warnings
Indicators in viewfinder
: Lit
: 1 flash/s
: 4 flashes/s
WARNING REC/tally BATT
–
–
–
–
1)
panel, in the viewfinder and on the camcorder body. The
speaker and earphone also give audible warnings.
Warning Problem VTR operation
sounds
:
4 beeps/s
:
1 beep/s
:
Continuous
beep
1) Video After clogged head
head gap is detected,
clogged or recording continues
problem in but may be
recording substandard.
circuit
Servo lock Recording
lost continuous but may
be substandard.
1) Condensa- Recording
tion on the continues but stops
2)
optical if the tape sticks to
pickup. the head drum.
Playback, fast
forward, and rewind
do not operate.
The tape VTR stops. An error
cannot be code appears in the
wound time code display
properly. section of the
display panel. Look
up the error code in
the Maintenance
Manual.
Near the Operation
end of continues.
tape
End of Recording stops.
tape
4) Battery Operation
almost
continues.
exhausted.
Battery Operation stops.
exhausted.
5) The VTR once stops recording in auto interval recording mode.
Action to take
Clean the head. If
recording is still
substandard, turn off the
power, and consult your
Sony service
representative
Turn off the power and
contact your Sony
service representative.
(This indication may be
given momentarily when
the tape starts moving,
but this does not indicate
a problem.)
Stop the tape, and wait
until the HUMID indicator
disappears.
Remove the cassette by
the method described in
the Maintenance Manual.
Close the cassette lid
without loading a
cassette, turn off the
power, and consult your
Sony service
representative.
Be prepared to change
the cassette.
Change the cassette.
Change the battery.
5)
Change the battery.