Digital Recorder
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1.10 Critical Alerts
The ViX05 constantly monitors the hard drive, camera inputs and system so that detected
fault conditions will be reported to the user as soon as possible by means of a “critical alert”
message on the screen. Alerts are also added to the event list.
•
FailTest
This alert indicates that the self-test has failed – try the
following
Press the HELP key then the MON key twice, to call up the
“INFO-2 Status” screen. One of a number of fault
conditions may be noted.
If a checksum error is reported, enter the menu, change
any setting and return to LIVE mode so that settings are
saved. Try changing a password also.
Switch off the ViX05, wait 10 seconds and switch on again.
Try a power-on reset
If the problem persists, contact your supplier.
•
HD1, 2,3 Fail
This alert indicates that a hard drive is not working.
Check that the drive drawers are correctly fitted
Check the lock in the drive drawer is turned full counter-
clockwise
Press the HELP key then the MON key three times, to call
up the “INFO-3 Drives” screen. Press
OK
to rescan the
drives.
Check
the
DISC ACTIVITY
LED is flickering
Check that the red
DISC POWER
led it lit.
•
HD1, 2,3 SMART
This alert indicates that the hard drive may stop working soon
•
The SMART monitoring detects imminent failure of a hard
drive, so if this warning occurs, the drive should be
changed at the earliest opportunity.
To cancel a critical alert, press the
FIND
key several times until the “
FIND-3 Event
”
screen is displayed.
F IN D
View the recent alerts (press
TAG
to see latest). Press
OK
to cancel critical alerts.
Note that if the alert condition persists, the alert message will re-appear.
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