Troubleshooting; Operating Power; Recording/Playback - Sony PMW-EX3 Operating Instructions Manual

Troubleshooting

Operating Power

Symptoms
The camcorder does not
power on when you set
the power switch either to
CAMERA or MEDIA.
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
START/STOP button.
Playback does not start
when you press the PLAY
button.
The supplied IR Remote
Commander does not
work.
Audio recording is not
possible.
The recorded sound is
distorted.
The recorded sound has a
high noise level.
156 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 switch is set to OFF or
MEDIA.
The SxS memory card is write-
protected.
The SxS memory card is full.
The SxS memory card needs
restoration.
The power switch is set to OFF or
CAMERA.
Remote control operation is disabled. Enable remote control operation (page 40).
The battery of the IR Remote
Commander is exhausted.
The AUDIO LEVEL (CH-1/CH-2)
controls are set to the minimum level.
The audio level is too high.
The audio level is too low.
Remedy
Mount a battery pack (page 27) or connect an AC
power using the BC-U1/U2 (page 28).
Replace the battery pack with a fully charged one
(page 27).
(page 27).
defect.
Recharge the battery pack (page 27).
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 switch to CAMERA.
Release the write protection (page 43), or replace the
card with a non-protected SxS memory card.
Replace the card with one having sufficient space.
Restore the memory card (page 46).
Set the power switch to MEDIA.
Replace the battery with a new one.
Adjust the audio recording levels with the AUDIO
LEVEL (CH-1/CH-2) controls (page 73).
Adjust the audio recording levels with the AUDIO
LEVEL (CH-1/CH-2) controls (page 73), and record
again.
Adjust the audio recording levels with the AUDIO
LEVEL (CH-1/CH-2) controls (page 73), and record
again.