JVC GY-DV500E Instruction Manual - Page 45

14. OTHERS 14-1 Troubleshooting (Cont'd) Alarm Indications (Cont'd) Depending on the alarm conditions, the warning indicators in the LCD display, the WARNING indicator, the TALLY lamp, alarm tones and the viewfinder appear as shown in the following table. Alarm Indications Viewfinder LCD Display WARNING Indicator TALLY Lamp Alarm Tone WARNING Lamp REC Lamp BATT. Lamp On Screen Display "DEW" indicator "SERVO" indicator "SYnc inh" indicator "RF" indicator "HEAd CLoG" indicator "Li" indicator Remaining tape time REMAIN H M (Only during the interval from when the VTR trigger button is pressed and until recording starts.) (In record mode only) VTR WARNING (DEW) VTR WARNING (SERVO) VTR WARNING (HEAD) TAPE NEAR END About 2 min. before tape end. Remaining battery power E BATT (Except for play /search mode) TAPE END LOW BATTERY E BATT LOW BATTERY BATT lamp Viewfinder VTR WARNING (SERVO) On Screen Display REC BATT ALARM REC lamp 87 14. OTHERS 14-1 Troubleshooting (Cont'd) WARNINGS IN VIEWFINDER Viewfinder Warning Lamps 1. Battery lamp BATT REC ALARM 2. REC/ALARM lamp 1. BATTERY lamp This red lamp lights under the following circumstance. Lights red : • When the battery voltage becomes too low for the camera to operate. 2. REC/ALARM lamp This lamp lights or blinks green under the following conditions. Lights Green : • While recording Blinks Green : • During the interval where the unit switches from record-pause to record mode. • Immediately before the tape runs out or has run out. • If the unit malfunctions. Character display warnings: LOW BATTERY : This blinks when the battery level becomes too low. TAPE NEAR END : Less than 3 minutes tape remaining. TAPE END : The tape has run out. Function Failures When an abnormality occurs in the unit or an improper operation is performed, one of the following warning messages will appear in the viewfinder. • VTR WARNING (HEAD): Lights in case of video head clogging. (Head clogging is detected and indicated during playback and recording check using the RET button on the lens section.) • VTR WARNING (SERVO): Lights in the case of drum servo trouble during recording. • VTR WARNING (DEW): Lights when condensation occurs in the unit. • VTR WARNING (STOP): Lights in case the unit stops operating. • VTR WARNING (HARD): Lights when abnormality occurs in the unit. • VTR WARNING (REW): Lights when abnormality occurs with tape rewind operation. • CLOSE CASSETTE COVER: Lights when the cassette cover has not been closed. • REC INHIBIT: Indicated when an unrecordable videocassette (the switch on the back of the cassette is set to SAVE) is loaded. • NO TAPE: Lights when the VTR trigger button is pressed with no videocassette loaded. V T R WA RN I NG ( H E A D ) Status 0 or Status 1 mode Warnings on the White Balance Function • AUTO WHITE A, B Improper object. NG: OBJECT • Check whether the object being shot is white enough. • Check that selected filter suits the illumination conditions. • AUTO WHITE A, B Amount of incident light insufficient. ERROR: LOW LIGHT • Check to see if it is necessary to increase illumination or perform iris adjustment. • AUTO WHITE A, B Amount of incident light excessive. ERROR: OVER LIGHT • Check to see if illumination and iris adjustment are appropriate. A U T O WH I T E A NG : OB J ECT 88