[Vintage-Audio] Need Help With Sony DAT Message

[wolfbob]

No, sorry, I guess there is not much similarity between the 
CDRW and the DAT.

Bob


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <dfischer at usol.com>
To: "Vintage home and professional audio equipment from 1975 
back" <vintage-audio at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 11:46 AM
Subject: Re: [Vintage-Audio] Need Help With Sony DAT Message


> Bob,
>
> No "clear" button, as such on the unit. There is one on 
> the remote.
>
> There are: mode then reset then set clock buttons. What 
> about the 'reset button'?
>
>
> Duane Fischer, W8DBF/WPE8CXO
> dfischer at usol.com
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "wolfbob" <wolfbob at csnsys.com>
> To: "Vintage home and professional audio equipment from 
> 1975 back" <vintage-audio at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 12:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vintage-Audio] Need Help With Sony DAT 
> Message
>
>
>> Duane,
>>
>> I don't know. I dont have the Sony DAT but I do have the 
>> Sony CDRW and it has a red "over". They may use the same 
>> Sony-logic. The "over" is part of the bar-meter for 
>> signal strength. If you have the menu set for peak signal 
>> indication storage, called "peak hold on" in Sony-speak, 
>> the "over" will stay on once any input has exceeded the 
>> meter range. Press "clear" will reset it until the next 
>> overage.
>>
>> WBob
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <dfischer at usol.com>
>> To: <vintage-audio at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 9:38 AM
>> Subject: [Vintage-Audio] Need Help With Sony DAT Message
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> Kind of - sort of, but not technically vintage, yet! But 
>>> I know not where else to ask.
>>>
>>> If you can find a copy of the manual for the Sony ZA5 ES 
>>> DAT deck on-line, perhaps you can help me.
>>>
>>> There is the word "OVER" appearing on the digital 
>>> display in red. It is followed by numbers from two to 
>>> sixty. Based on what was described to me, I think those 
>>> numbers are decibels.
>>>
>>> Everything works just as it should. The recording level 
>>> is not too high, the playback level shows slightly less 
>>> than the source in strength etc.
>>>
>>> I need one of you to find what this message, which 
>>> 'appears' to be supposed to be in red, actually is all 
>>> about.
>>>
>>> I am sure all of you know how difficult it is to deduce 
>>> what some to the digital displays say, and me having to 
>>> use readers who are not into audio makes it even more 
>>> complex.
>>>
>>> Since it is in red, I am concerned.
>>>
>>> Any assistance would be appreciated. Thank you.
>>>
>>>
>>> Duane Fischer, W8DBF/WPE8CXO
>>> dfischer at usol.com
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