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Troubleshooting
If an alarm message appears on the monitor screen or
the time counter display, or if the unit appears to be
malfunctioning, please check the following before
contacting your Sony dealer.
Tape problems
Symptom
Recording is not possible.
The unit's tape transport
control buttons (PLAY, F FWD,
REW, etc.) do not work.
The NOT EDITABLE indicator
on the front panel lights up.
Time data problems
Symptom
Cannot freely set the time
data's initial value.
The tape is running, but the
time data is not shown in the
time counter display.
Input problems
Symptom
It is not possible to record a
QSDI signal.
a) In these states, an alarm message appears on the
monitor screen and on the time counter display.
Cause
The cassette's REC/SAVE switch is set
to SAVE.
a)
The REMOTE/LOCAL switch is set to
REMOTE and "LOCAL ENABLE" under
the OPERATIONAL FUNCTION menu
item is set to "STOP & EJECT" or "ALL
a)
DISABLE".
a)
No cassette is loaded.
The recording mode selected on this unit
does not coincides with that of the
loaded tape.
a)
The recording format of the currently
loaded tape is "DV".
a)
Cause
"TC MODE" under the TIME CODE
menu item has been set to "EXT
REGEN".
a)
CNT is selected as the time data type to
be displayed. (The "COUNTER" time
a)
data type indicator is lit.)
The REMOTE/LOCAL switch is set to
REMOTE and "LOCAL ENABLE" under
the OPERATIONAL FUNCTION menu
item is set to "STOP & EJECT" or "ALL
DISABLE".
a)
The MENU button or TC PRESET button
on the menu control panel has been
pressed.
The "U-BIT" time data type indicator is lit.
Cause
No QSDI signal is input to the unit.
Remedy
Set the REC/SAVE switch to REC.
Set the REMOTE/LOCAL switch to LOCAL and
change the menu setting of "LOCAL ENABLE" to
"ALL ENABLE". (See page 42.)
Insert a cassette. (See page 24.)
• When your current purpose is editing, set the
REMOTE/LOCAL switch to LOCAL and set the
unit for the same recording mode as with the
tape, then reset the REMOTE/LOCAL switch to
REMOTE.
• When your current purpose is recording, you
can use the tape currently loaded in the unit.
• If you are using the unit for recording, you can
use the currently loaded tape.
• You can use the currently loaded tape as a
source tape for playback and editing.
• You cannot use the tape as a recording tape for
editing.
Remedy
Change the menu setting of "TC MODE" to "INT
PRESET". (See page 45.)
Press the COUNTER SELECT button to make the
"TC" or "U-BIT" time data type indicator light up.
Set the REMOTE/LOCAL switch to LOCAL and
change the menu setting of "LOCAL ENABLE" to
"ALL ENABLE". (See page 42.)
Press the button once again to exit the menu
control mode, time code preset mode, or digital
hours meter display mode. (In either of these
modes, the time data is not shown in the time
counter display.)
Press the COUNTER SELECT button to make the
"COUNTER" or "TC" time data type indicator light
up.
Remedy
a)
Connect a QSDI signal to the QSDI INPUT
connector.
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