Alarm Messages - Sony DSR-50 Mode D'emploi

Alarm Messages

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