Operating Instructions

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Chapter 9 Maintenance and Inspections
Warning System
Warning Description Tables
If a problem is detected immediately after the power is turned on, or during operation, this will be indicated by the
WARNING lamp, lamps inside the viewfinder and a warning tone.
Priority
Warning
type
LCD or viewfinder
indication
Tally lamp
Warning
lamp
Alarm
tone
*6
Warning description
and recording/playback
operation
Countermeasures
1 System error
SYSTEM ERROR
Cause indication *
1
Red
blinking
Blinks 4
times per
second
Blinks 4
times per
second
Continuous
tone
P2 microprocessor or control
failure. Operation stops.
Check the cause
indication *
1
and
consult your
distributor.
2
Incorrect
P2 card
removal
TURN POWER OFF
Blinks red
Blinks 4
times per
second
Blinks 4
times per
second
Continuous
tone
A P2 card was removed
during access and card data
was corrupted.
Both access LEDs light
orange.
Turn off the power.
Repair the P2 card if
the clips on the card
are corrupted.
3
The
battery is
exhauseted
LOW BATTERY Red
blinking, and the battery
level bar blinks with
the empty status. (This
indication appears also
when MENU indications
have been turned OFF.)
Blinks 1 time
per second
Lights
Continuous
tone
The battery is exhausted.
Recording and playback
stop. The camera stops
automatically when the
voltage drops.
Replace the battery.
4
P2 card fully
recorded
P2
FULL
Blinks red (appears only for
3 seconds in MCR mode.)
Blinks 4
times per
second after
completion
of recording.
Lights after
completing
recording
Continuous
tone after
completing
recording
No more space on P2
cards left for recording.Stop
recording.
*3
Delete clips that are
no longer needed or
insert a new card.
5
Recording
error
REC WARNING
Cause indication
*2
Blinks
red
Blinks 4
times per
second
Blinks 4
times per
second
Intermittent
tone 4
times per
second
A recording error has
occurred. The error may
terminate recording or let it
continue.
*4
Turn the power off
and then back on
again and check
recording and
playback. Replace
any P2 card that
does not enable
normal recording.
6
Irregular
reference
signal
TEMPORARY PAUSE
IRREGULAR FRM SIG
Blinks red.
Blinks 4
times per
second
Blinks 4
times per
second
Intermittent
tone 4
times per
second
An irregular reference
signal input to GENLOCK IN
prevents normal recording
by pausing recording. The
recorded clip is divided.
• Recording resumes when
the signal returns to normal.
Recording does not resume
if interval, one-shot or loop
recording is in progress.
Check the
GENLOCK IN signal.
7
Drop in
reception
quality of
wireless
receiver
transmission
WIRELESS RF
Blinks red
Blinks 4
times per
second
(Recording
only)
Blinks 4
times per
second
No
Indicates poor reception
from the wireless receiver.
Recording continues but
wireless microphone cannot
be received.
Check microphone
power supply and
receiver reception
status.
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