Sony PDW-F1600 Camcorder User Manual


 
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Troubleshooting
Appendix
Troubleshooting
Alarms
An alarm (warning message) appears in the time data
display area when an operation is attempted which is
inappropriate for the settings on this unit or the state of the
disc. Both the alarm message and the action to take to
resolve the problem appear in the monitor video section
and on the screen of the external video monitor connected
to the unit.
When an alarm is displayed, remove the alarm cause by
following the action to take. If the alarm display does not
disappear, contact a Sony service representative.
Please note that there are some alarms which do not appear
depending on the setting of setup menu item 016 ALARM
DISPLAY (see page 124).
See page 126 for more information about setup menu
operations.
When the unit is powered on
REMOTE!
ALARM
REMOTE MODE IS SELECTED.
SET REMOTE/LOCAL/NETWORK
SWITCH TO LOCAL.
Example alarm in time data display area
Example alarm in monitor video section
Alarm message in time
data display area
Alarm message in video monitor screen Description/action
ADJ. Mode! THE UNIT IS IN ADJUSTMENT MODE.
CHECK THE SWITCHES OF S2701 ON THE
HPR-23 BOARD AND S1 ON THE VPR-99
BOARD.
This appears when the unit is in adjustment
mode.
Contact a Sony service representative.
MENU Ver.UP THE SETUP MENU SOFTWARE HAS BEEN
UPGRADED.
SET THE SETUP MENU ITEMS TO THE
DESIRED SETTINGS.
Reset the settings in the setup menu (see
page 127).
ILL. SETUP! INVALID SETTINGS SELECTED IN SETUP
MENU.
SET ITEMS IN THE SETUP MENU TO THE
APPROPRIATE VALUES. CONTACT SERVICE
IF THIS ALARM APPEARS AGAIN AFTER
ABOVE PROCEDURE.
Reset the settings in the setup menu (see
page 127). If the same message appears after
you reset the settings, contact a Sony service
representative.
Exchg batt! BATTERY NEEDS REPLACING. PLEASE
CONTACT SERVICE.
The NVRAM battery is exhausted. Contact a
Sony service representative.
Update Err! RUN SOFTWARE UPDATE PROGRAM. The software version is not properly updated.
Update the software version again. If the same
message appears after you update the software
version, contact a Sony service representative.