14. OTHERS
98
•
AUTO WHITE A, B
NG: OBJECT
•
AUTO WHITE A, B
ERROR
:
LOW LIGHT
•
AUTO WHITE A, B
ERROR
:
OVER LIGHT
WARNINGS IN VIEWFINDER
°
Viewfinder Warning Lamps
V T R WA R N I NG ( H E A D )
Status 0 or
Status 1 mode
A U T O WH I T E
A
NG : O B J E C T
14-1 Troubleshooting (Cont'd)
1.
BATTERY lamp
This red lamp lights under the following circumstance.
Lights red
: • When the battery voltage becomes too low
for the camera to operate.
2.
REC/ALARM lamp
This lamp lights or blinks green under the following
conditions.
Lights Green
: • While recording
Blinks Green
: • During the interval where the unit
switches from record-pause to record
mode.
• Immediately before the tape runs out or
has run out.
• If the unit malfunctions.
Character display warnings:
TAPE NEAR END
: Less than 3 minutes tape remaining.
TAPE END
: The tape has run out.
Function Failures
When an abnormality occurs in the unit or an improper operation
is performed, one of the following warning messages will appear
in the viewfinder.
• VTR WARNING (HEAD):
Lights in case of video head clogging.
(Head clogging is detected and indicated during playback
and recording check using the RET button on the lens
section.)
• VTR WARNING (SERVO):
Lights in the case of drum servo trouble during recording.
• VTR WARNING (DEW):
Lights when condensation occurs in the unit.
• VTR WARNING (STOP):
Lights in case the unit stops operating.
• VTR WARNING (HARD):
Lights when abnormality occurs in the unit.
• VTR WARNING (REW):
Lights when abnormality occurs with tape rewind operation.
• CLOSE CASSETTE COVER:
Lights when the cassette cover has not been closed.
• REC INHIBIT:
Indicated when an unrecordable videocassette (the switch
on the back of the cassette is set to SAVE) is loaded.
Displayed when copy-guarded IEEE1394 signals are
inputted.
• NO TAPE:
Lights when the VTR trigger button is pressed with no
videocassette loaded.
Warnings on the White Balance Function
Improper object.
• Check whether the object being
shot is white enough.
• Check that selected filter suits the
illumination conditions.
Amount of incident light insufficient.
• Check to see if it is necessary to
increase illumination or perform
iris adjustment.
Amount of incident light excessive.
• Check to see if illumination and iris
adjustment are appropriate.
REC
BATT
ALARM
1.
2.
Battery lamp
REC/ALARM lamp
