Sony DSR-50 - Manuel (Page 94)

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(GB) Chapter 7 Maintenance
Chapter 7 Maintenance
Alarm Message
Alarm Messages
If an error occurs, a warning appears on the LCD monitor and the VIDEO OUT1 output (if the SUPERIMPOSE
switch is set to ON). If you have set the DISPLAY (LCD OFF/OFF/ON) selector to LCD OFF, you still can
recognize a warning by means of the display window, the warning indicator or warning tone. Check them with the
following list.
Note
A warning tone is only output to the headphones or return sound to the camera. The warning tone is not output to
the AUDIO MONITOR OUT jack or the AUDIO OUT jacks.
LCD
monitor
Display
window
Indicator lamp (flash/on) a)
Unit Camera
WARNING REC/Tally BATT
Beep Description/Recovery
% %
Rapid
flashing
Rapid
flashing
Beep
Moisture condensation (without a tape) t Keep the
cassette lid open and turn the power on, then wait
more than one hour.
%Z %Z
Rapid
flashing
Rapid
flashing
Beep
Moisture condensation (with a tape) t Remove the
cassette and keep the cassette lid open and turn the
power on, then wait more than one hour.
Q
NO TAPE
Q
Slow
flashing
Beep
You tried to record without a cassette. t Insert a
cassette.
Q Q
Slow
flashing
Slow
flashing
No
beep
The tape is reaching the end. t Provide a new
cassette.
QZ
TAPE END
QZ ON
Rapid
flashing
Beep
The tape reached the end and still tried to record. t
Rewind the tape or replace the tape with a new one.
QZ QZ
Slow
flashing
Beep
The cassette is write-protected. (The REC/SAVE switch
is set to SAVE.)
t Set the REC/SAVE switch to REC
or use another cassette (See page 40 (GB)).
REC MODE
Slow
flashing
Beep
You tried to dub the sound onto a tape that is not
DVCAM-formatted.
t Use a DVCAM-formatted tape
on which the sound has been recorded in the 32 kHz
audio mode (4-channel/12 bits).
TAPE
Slow
flashing
Beep
You tried to dub the sound onto a blank tape or onto
a tape on which the sound has been not recorded in
the 32 kHz audio mode (4-channel/12 bits).
t Use a
DVCAM-formatted tape on which the sound has been
recorded in the 32 kHz audio mode (4-channel/12
bits).
DV IN
Slow
flashing
Beep
You tried to dub the sound when the INPUT SELECT
selector has been set to DV.
t You cannot dub the
sound in the DV input mode. Select another input
mode.
CLOCK SET
No
beep
You have not set the clock when you turned on the unit.
t Set the clock with the menu (See page 92 (GB)).
COPY
INHIBIT
Slow
flashing
Beep
You tried to record a copyright-protected source.
t You cannot record a copyright-protected source
(See page 43 (GB)).
Rapid
flashing
Rapid
flashing
No
beep
The video heads are clogged. t Clean the video
heads with the supplied cleaning cassette. (The unit
detects if the video heads are clean only before
recording. If the video heads get clogged during
recording, the unit cannot detect it.)
e
Slow
flashing
Slow
flashing
Slow
flashing
No
beep
The power voltage is low. t If you are using a
battery pack, replace the battery pack. If you are
using an AC adaptor, select NI-CD in
u REMAIN. If
the warning is still displayed, use an AC adaptor that
meets the specifications of the unit.
x
Y
x
Displayed
alternately
CLEANING
CASSETTE