Troubleshooting - Sony PMW-50 Operating Instructions Manual

Troubleshooting

Power
Symptoms
The recorder does not
power on when you set
the power button to ON.
The power supply cuts
while operating.
The battery pack becomes
exhausted very quickly.
Recording/playback
Symptoms
Recording does not start
when you press the REC
+ PLAY/PAUSE buttons.
Playback does not start
when you press the
PLAY/PAUSE button.
The supplied IR Remote
Commander does not
work.
External devices
Symptoms
The equipment connected
to the recorder via an
i.LINK connection does
not react as expected, for
example, no picture
appears on its screen.
68 Troubleshooting
Cause
No battery pack is mounted and no
power is supplied to the DC IN
connector.
The battery pack is completely
exhausted.
The battery pack becomes exhausted. Replace the battery pack with a fully charged one
The ambient temperature is very low. This owes to the battery characteristics and is not a
The battery pack is inadequately
charged.
Cause
The power is turned OFF.
The SxS memory card is write-
protected.
The SxS memory card is full.
The SxS memory card needs
restoration.
The power is turned OFF.
Remote control operation is disabled. Enable remote control operation (page 47).
The battery of the IR Remote
Commander is exhausted.
Cause
It sometimes takes time for the
connected equipment to recognize
the operation.
Remedy
Mount a battery pack (page 10) or connect to AC
power using the BC-U1 or BC-U2 (page 11).
Replace the battery pack with a fully charged one
(page 10).
(page 10).
defect.
Recharge the battery pack (page 10).
If the battery pack is soon exhausted even after you
charged it fully, it may comes to the end of its life.
Replace it with a new one.
Remedy
Set the power button to ON.
Release the write-protection, or replace the card with
a non-protected SxS memory card.
Replace the card with one having sufficient space.
Restore the memory card (page 13).
Set the power button to ON.
Replace the battery with a new one (page 8).
Remedy
Wait for about 15 seconds. If the connected
equipment still does not react, do the following:
• Check the i.LINK cable, for example, by re-
plugging it.
• Turn the power off, and connect the cable again.
• Change the i.LINK cable.