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Before requesting service, check the following points once
again.
The error message is indicated in brackets [ ].
[Please insert video tape.]
REC,
(PLAY),
(FF),
(REW) or JOG/
SHUTTLE is pressed when no cassette is in the VCR.
Insert a video cassette.
[Recording not allowed. Check setting of the record-
prevention tab.]
REC, VIDEO INSERT, AUDIO INSERT or AUDIO
DUB has been pressed when using a cassette with
the opened record-prevention tab. Use a cassette
with a closed record-prevention tab.
[This function cannot be made in the blank part of the tape.]
Are you trying to edit using a blank tape, or a tape that
contains a blank segment in the middle?
Editing is not possible in blank segments (because
there are no Time codes). In order to use such a tape
for editing, copy the tape once so that continuous
Time codes are recorded on the tape, even if there is
nothing else recorded on the tape. See page 33.
[This function is not allowed in LP-recorded section of the
tape.]
It is not possible to edit a tape that was recorded in LP
mode, or that was recorded partly in SP mode and
partly in LP mode. Make a copy of the tape in SP
mode and then use that tape. See page 33.
[This function cannot be made with 16bit mode audio
recording.]
Does the audio mode change in the middle of the
tape?
The Audio Dubbing and AV Insert functions can only
be used on a tape that was recorded in 12bit audio
mode. Make a copy of the tape in 12bit mode and then
use that tape. See page 33.
[EDITING cannot be made. Please check switches setting
and cables.]
Are the necessary cables for controlling the playback
unit (Edit cable or DV cable) connected?
Connect cables for controlling.
Is the playback unit turned off?
Are EDIT MODE, EDIT CONTROL, and the input
select setting on this VCR set properly for the desired
editing operation?
Is there more than one digital video device (including
personal computers) connected to this VCR?
Are this VCR and another unit connected to this VCR
both set to control each other (if the connected unit is
a digital video device)?
[Audio Dubbing or Audio Mixing cannot be made with DV
input mode.]
Audio Dubbing and Audio Mixing functions will not
work if INPUT SELECT is set to DV IN.
Set to A1 or A2.
[AV Insert cannot be made with DV input mode.]
AV Insert will not work if INPUT SELECT is set to DV
IN. Set to A1 or A2.
[Please select DV input mode.]
Is EDIT CONTROL set to DV, but INPUT SELECT is
set to something other than DV IN?
[This tape is an incorrect type. Please replace the tape.]
A video cassette tape other than a DV or MINI DV
cassette has been inserted.
DVCPRO cassettes cannot be used with this VCR.
Other messages may also appear.
Follow the instructions in the message.
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