Panasonic AG DVC20 Dv Camcorder - Page 39

Warning system ∫ TAPE END WARNING lamp Lights (during stop and standby OFF). Tally lamp Viewfinder Flashes four times per second (during stop and standby OFF). =END lights, and the TAPE END display flashes (during stop and standby OFF). Description of warning VTR unit operation Remedial action The tape has come to the end. If the unit is in the recording, playback or fast forward mode, operation is stopped. Rewind the tape. Alternatively, replace the cassette tape. ∫ BATTERY END WARNING lamp Tally lamp Viewfinder Description of warning VTR unit operation Remedial action Lights. Flashes once per second. The BATT END display flashes. The battery is flat. All operations are stopped, and the tape is unloaded. Only the cassette tape eject operation is acknowledged. Replace the battery. ∫ BATTERY NEAR END WARNING lamp Tally lamp Viewfinder Description of warning VTR unit operation Remedial action Flashes once per second. Flashes once per second. The BATT NEAR END display flashes. The battery is nearly flat. Operation continues. Replace the battery as necessary. Given below is the sequence of priority for the WARNING lamp, tally lamp and warnings in the viewfinder. If more than one error has occurred at the same time, the display with the higher priority appears. 1. SLACK 2. BATTERY END 3. REC WARNING 4. TAPE END 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 pressed, the tape can still be removed by using a screwdriver to simultaneously push and rotate the EMERGENCY screw. 1 Set the power to OFF. 2 As shown in the figure, remove the rubber cap, to reveal the EMERGENCY screw (red). 1 Set the power to OFF. 4 Cassette holder 2•5 3 While pushing the screwdriver (Philips head), keep turning the EMERGENCY screw counterclockwise until the tape is ejected. ≥It takes about 20 turns for unloading to commence. ≥It takes about 90 turns for the tape to be ejected. 4 Remove the cassette. 5 Return the rubber cap to its original position. ≥This procedure should only be used in an emergency. ≥Do not turn the screw clockwise. Do not turn the screw any more after the tape has been ejected. Doing so may damage the mechanism. ≥After the tape has been ejected, the cassette holder will not lock even when it is closed. The power must be turned back on, and the mechanical operations reset before closing the cassette holder. ≥When 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 3 Simultaneously push and rotate. 39