Trouble Shooting And Maintenance; Trouble Shooting - Ikegami Editcam 3 DNS-33W Operation Manual

7.

TROUBLE SHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE

This chapter explains how to take countermeasures when you encounter troubles and how to inspect the Camera and peripheral
equipment.

7.1 Trouble Shooting

If you encounter troubles while operating the camera, take proper countermeasures, referring to the following table. Furthermore,
refer to in each chapter.
Notice
Phenomenon
Power is not turned on.
FP2 cannot be ejected.
It takes for a while to start
recording or playback.
Warning "Check Time/Date"
appears on the color LCD
upon powering up.
The warning above appears
each time of powering up.
Warning "CAM BACKUP BATT
WARN" appears on the VF.
FP2 is not properly
recognized.
Video from the camera
cannot be recorded.
External input video cannot
be recorded.
Nothing appears on the color
LCD.
Touch panel does not
respond.
Audio cannot be recorded.
Audio is distorted.
Noise level is high.
When zooming the lens, the
subject through the telephoto
and wide angle is not in focus.
Sensitivity of the camera is low.
Sensitivity of the camera is
high.
Sensitivity of the microphone
is low, or the microphone is
not operative.
Check/Cause
Is the AC pack properly connected?
Is a charged battery pack properly connected?
Is the camera restarted just after the POWER
switch is turned OFF?
Is the power of the camera turned on?
Is the FIELDPAK switch set to "SAVE"?
Time and date are not set to the camera.
The backup battery of the recorder section is
drained.
The backup battery of the camera section is
drained.
• Currently selected compression format for
recording is different from that of the loaded
FP2.
• Sampling frequency of the currently selected
audio is different from that of the loaded FP2.
Is the FP2 loaded?
Does the FP2 have any disk space?
Is the external VIDEO output line properly
connected to the GENLOCK IN connector?
Is an appropriate input source set to the recorder
section?
Did you start recording by pressing the "REC"
button?
Is power of the color LCD turned off?
Is the camera restarted just after the POWER
switch is turned OFF?
Is the panel switch on the right side of the camera
turned OFF?
Is the AUDIO LEVEL adjustment knob set to
minimum?
Is the AUDIO INPUT switch properly set?
Is the setting of input level too high?
Is the setting of input level too low?
Is the flange back of the lens properly adjusted?
Is the SHUTT/SUP-V switch turned ON?
Is unsuitable ND filter setting selected?
Is HYPER GAIN switch turned ON?
Is GAIN SELECT switch set to "M" or "H"?
Is unsuitable ND filter setting selected?
Is the microphone properly connected?
Are the switch settings appropriate?
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7. TROUBLE SHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE
Connect the AC pack and power cord properly.
Connect a charged battery.
When restarting the camera, turn on the power 10 seconds or
more after powering off.
Press the EJECT key after power is on.
When FP2 cannot be ejected, it can be taken out forcibly. Refer
to " How to Take out FieldPak on Emergency" described in
the next page.
Set the FIELDPAK switch to "STBY".
Set time and date by "TIME & DATE" menu of the recorder
section.
Please contact Ikegami's sales and service centers or Techno
Ikegami Co., Ltd.
When existing data in the loaded FP2 needs to be kept
Replace the FP2 with another FP2 formatted by the
compression format and sampling frequency to be used.
When existing data in the loaded FP2 can be erased
Set the compression format and sampling frequency to be used by
the "PROJECT" menu of the recorder section and format the FP2 .
Load the FP2.
Delete unnecessary clip or replace the FP2 with another FP2
having enough disk space.
Connect the external VIDEO output line properly.
Set "SWITCHER" item to "EXTERNAL" by "PROJECT" menu
of the recorder section.
Press the REC key on the control switch panel to start
recording.
Turn ON the LCD Light switch.
When restarting the camera, turn on the power 10 seconds or
more after powering off.
Turn ON the touch panel switch.
Turn the AUDIO LEVEL knob to an appropriate audio level.
Set the AUDIO INPUT switch according to the connected
microphone and audio input line.
Turn the AUDIO LEVEL knob to an appropriate audio level.
Adjust the flange back of the lens again.
Turn the SHUTT/SUP-V switch OFF or select a proper shutter
speed.
Turn the ND FILTER knob to select the ND filter which suits the
lighting condition.
Turn the HYPER GAIN switch OFF.
Set the GAIN SELECT switch to "L".
Turn the ND FILTER knob to select the ND filter which suits the
lighting condition.
Connect the microphone properly.
Set the MIC POWER switch and MIC ATT switch properly.
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