Tally lamp
The tally lamp can be made to light up during shooting by
selecting “ON” as the REC LAMP item (P79) setting on the
OTHER FUNCTIONS screen.
When the camera-recorder is in any of the following
statuses, the tally lamp blinks.
O When the remaining charge of the battery is low
O When there is not much tape left
O When trouble has occurred in the tape transport system
O When an operation initiated by the remote control unit
has been received
O When the camera-recorder’s mode is being switched to
shooting
Tally lamp
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Condensation
How to find out whether there is
condensation inside and what to do about it
if it has formed
If the condensation mark blinks after the
camera-recorder’s power has been turned on, it
means that condensation has formed inside the
camera-recorder. If this has happened, the
power is automatically turned off within a matter
of seconds.
Take the following action.
1 Remove the cassette
No other functions will be operational. It may
not even be possible to remove the cassette
tape depending on the amount of
condensation. If this is the case, wait two to
three hours before removing the cassette.
2 Wait two to three hours with the cassette
holder open.
The time you need to wait will differ
depending on the amount of condensation
and the ambient temperature.
3 Turn on the power two to three hours later
and check whether or not the
condensation display has gone off.
To make doubly sure, wait another hour or so
after the condensation display has gone off
before using the camera-recorder again.
Also remember that even when the
condensation display has not appeared,
condensation may be forming.
O Condensation builds up gradually so the
condensation display may not appear for 10
to 15 minutes after it has started to form
inside.
O In very cold areas, the condensation may
freeze. If this happens, it will take another
two to three hours for it to thaw out.
System resetting
Reset the system microcomputer if you can no longer
operate the camera-recorder even though its power is on or
a similar kind of a problem has occurred.
Use a pointed object to press the RESET button on the
camera-recorder. This will reset the system microcomputer.
The menu settings entered and memory contents will not be
cleared even when the system is reset.
Do not press the RESET button when the camera-
recorder is operating normally.
