Sony 1080i User Manual

Chapter 5

Maintenance

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Chapter 5   Maintenance

The following alarm indicators may appear on the LCD monitor or an external monitor.  For further information
about each symptom and recovery method, see the relevant page indicated in the parentheses.

If an error still recurs after you retry the corrective actions several times, contact
Sony Customer Service or your place of purchase.

C:04:ss

t

A battery other than the “InfoLITHIUM” Battery is being used.  Use the
optional “InfoLITHIUM” Battery 

(page 67)

.

C:21:ss

t

Condensation has occurred.  Remove the cassette and insert it again after
approximately 1 hour 

(page 63)

.

C:22:ss

t

The video head is dirty.  Use a cleaning cassette to clean the head 

(page 62)

.

C:31:ss/C:32:ss

t

Symptoms other than the above are occurring.  Insert a cassette again and
retry the operation. Do not take this action, however, if there is negligible
condensation in the unit 

(page 63)

.

t

Unplug the power cord, plug it in again, and then retry the operation.

t

Replace the tape.

• The remaining battery power is low.
• Even if there is approximately 5 to 10 minutes of battery power remaining, this

alarm indicator may flash under some operating conditions or environment or
because of the battery pack being used.

t

Remove the cassette, unplug the power cord, and leave the unit for
approximately 1 hour with the front panel left open 

(page 63)

.

• The remaining tape time is less than 5 minutes.
• No cassette is inserted in the unit.*
• The REC/SAVE switch on the cassette is set to SAVE to prevent accidental

erasure of a recording 

(page 21)

.

• The tape has reached its end.*

• The REC/SAVE switch on the cassette is set to SAVE to prevent accidental

erasure of a recording 

(page 21)

.

• Condensation has occurred 

(page 63)

.

• The self-diagnostics message is displayed 

(page 59)

.

C:

ss

:

ss

/E: 

ss

:

ss

(Self-diagnosis display)

E 

(Battery level warning)

%

 (Moisture condensation warning)*

Q

 (Warning indicator pertaining to the

tape)

Z

 (Eject cassette warning)*

* An alarm beep will be emitted when an alarm indicator or message is displayed (page 52).