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70 Chapter 6 Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Chapter 6 Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Maintenance
2 Press the ≥ button to select “HOURS METER”.
Hours meter
SYSTEM MENU
SETUP MENU
AUTO FUNCTION
HOURS METER
3 Press the ÷ button.
The cumulative counts by the digital hours meter
are indicated on the monitor screen and the time
counter display.
Digital hours meter indications on the monitor
screen
All four counts (T1, T2, T3, and CT) are indicated on
the monitor screen.
The four-digit value to the left of the slash is the
resettable trip count, and the right value is the
cumulative total from manufacture.
Digital hours meter indications on the time
counter display
One of the four indications appears on the time counter
display at a time. Use the ˘ and ≥ buttons to change
the item displayed.
Initially, only the trip value appears. Hold down the
÷ button to display also the cumulative total from
manufacture, which will appear to the right of the trip
value and the slash.
The following illustrates the digital hours meter
indications on the time counter display in all four
display modes. The right-hand indication for each
display mode is the indication you can view while
holding down the ÷ button on the menu control
panel.
T1 (OPERATION) mode:
Oper. 00000
T2 (DRUM ROTATION) mode:
0000/00000Drum 0000
T3 (TAPE RUNNING) mode:
0000/00000Tape 0000
CT (THREADING) mode:
0000/00000Thread 0000
To end the digital hours meter display
Press the MENU button on the menu control panel.
Resetting the trip values
About this operation, consult your Sony dealer.
Head Cleaning
Always use the PDVM-12CL Cleaning Cassette to
clean the video and audio heads. You can run the
cleaning cassette for 10 seconds per cleaning
operation. Follow the instructions for the cleaning
cassette, as inappropriate use of the cleaning cassette
can damage the heads.
To clean the heads
Insert the cleaning cassette. This automatically starts
cleaning. You cannot operate any tape transport
control buttons other than the EJECT button during the
cleaning operation.
After about 10 seconds, the cleaning cassette will be
automatically ejected.
Monitor screen
Time counter display
Resettable trip counts
Unresettable counts
HOURS METER
T1 00000 X10 HOURS
T2 0000/00000 X10 HOURS
T3 0000/00000 X10 HOURS
CT 0000/00000 X10 COUNT
T1:OPERATION
T2:DRUM ROTATION
T3:TAPE RUNNING
CT:THREADING