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Warning System
If trouble is detected immediately after the power is turned on or during operation, the display window (LCD), WARNING lamp,
lamps inside the viewfinder, and warning tones from the speaker and earphone inform the operator of trouble.
Item
RF
SERVO
HUMID
SLACK
Display window (LCD)
Warning
contents
Warning
display
Video head
clogging,
recording
system trouble
The servo is
out of order.
Condensation
Tape wind-up
trouble
Warning
display
status
Remain-
ing
battery
level
display
Remain-
ing tape
length
display
WARN-
ING
lamp
REC
lamp
Lamps
Emitted
4 times
per
second
F
1)
Emitted
4 times
per
second
Emitted
4 times
per
second
F
1)
Continu-
ous
tone
F
2)
Continu-
ous
tone
Warning
tone
VTR (section)
operation
Head clogging is
detected and a
warning tone
emitted. Images
may not be
recorded properly.
RF flashing status
can be held until
REC/PAUSE
mode is activated,
and it goes off
when REC/
PAUSE mode is
released.
Recording
continues, but
images may not
be recorded
properly.
Recording
continues, but
stops if tape
sticking occurs.
Playback, fast
forward and
rewind operation
stops.
An error code
appears in the
time code display
position of the
display window
(LCD) and the
VTR stops.
Countermeasures
Clean the heads.
If images still
cannot be
recorded properly
after the heads
are cleaned,
consult your
dealer.
Turn off the power
and consult your
dealer. (Lamps
may flash briefly
and then go off
when tape running
starts, but this
does not indicate
trouble.)
If tape running
stops and the
HUMID display
does not go off
even when the
power is turned off
and then on again,
wait until the
display goes off.
Check the error
code in the display
window (see
page 149) and
consult your
dealer.
RF
SERVO
HUMID
SLACK
Flashes
F
1)
Lighted
Lighted
Flashes
Flashes
4 times
per
second
Flashes
4 times
per
second
Lighted
Flashes
4 times
per
second
Flashes
4 times
per
second
Flashes
4 times
per
second
Flashes
4 times
per
second
Flashes
4 times
per
second
F
1) During recording
F
2) During playback, fast forward or rewind
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Note
{
If a cleaning tape is not available to deal with video head clogging, etc., first estab-
lish the STOP mode and then press the STOP button again while the RESET but-
ton on the side panel is kept depressed. While these buttons are held down, the
cleaning roller will clean the heads for a maximum of 10 seconds.