Warning system
+ TAPE END+ BATTERY END
WARNING lampLights (during stop and standby OFF).WARNING lampLights.
Tally lampFlashes four times per second (during stop andTally lampFlashes once per second.
standby OFF).ViewfinderThe BATT END display flashes.
ViewfinderEND lights, and the TAPE END display=
Description of warning The battery is flat.
flashes (during stop and standby OFF).
VTR unit operationAll operations are stopped, and the tape is
Description of warning The tape has come to the end.unloaded. Only the cassette tape eject
VTR unit operationIf the unit is in the recording, playback or fastoperation is acknowledged.
forward mode, operation is stopped.Remedial actionReplace the battery.
Remedial actionRewind the tape. Alternatively, replace the
cassette tape.
<Note>
+ BATTERY NEAR END
Given below is the sequence of priority for the WARNING lamp,
WARNING lampFlashes once per second.tally lamp and warnings in the viewfinder. If more than one error
Tally lampFlashes once per second.has occurred at the same time, the display with the higher priority
appears.
ViewfinderThe BATT NEAR END display flashes.
1. SLACK
Description of warning The battery is nearly flat.2. BATTERY END
VTR unit operationOperation continues.3. REC WARNING
4. TAPE END
Remedial actionReplace the battery as necessary.
5. HUMID
6. SERVO
7. RF
8. BATTERY NEAR END
9. TAPE NEAR END
Emergency eject
If the cassette cannot be ejected even when the EJECT button is
While pushing the screwdriver, keep
pressed, the tape can still be removed by using a screwdriver to3
turning the EMERGENCY screw
push and simultaneously rotate the EMERGENCY screw.
counterclockwise until the tape is ejected.
Set the power to OFF.
1eFrom the moment when the screw is first turned, it takes
about 20 turns for unloading to commence.
As shown in the figure, remove the rubbereFrom the moment when the screw is first turned, it takes
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about 90 turns for the tape to be ejected.
cap, and insert a Phillips head screwdriver
into the cross-recessed part of the
Remove the cassette.
EMERGENCY screw (red).4
Return the rubber cap to its original
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Set the power to OFF.
1position.
<Notes>
Cassette
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holdereRefrain from turning the EMERGENCY screw except in an
emergency.
eDo not turn the screw clockwise. Do not turn the screw any more
after the tape has been ejected. Doing so may damage the
mechanism.
eAfter the tape has been ejected, the cassette holder will not lock
even when it is closed. The power must be turned back on, and
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the mechanical operations reset before closing the cassette
holder.
eWhen the EMERGENCY screw is turned, a clicking sound will be
heard: this is the sound of the reel drive operating which is normal
and not indicative of malfunctioning.
EMERGENCY
screw
Push and simultaneously rotate.
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