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

Troubleshooting

Operating Power

Symptoms Cause
The camcorder does not No battery pack is mounted and no
power on when you set power is supplied to the DC IN
the power switch either to connector.
CAMERA or MEDIA.
The battery pack is completely
exhausted.
The power supply cuts The battery pack becomes exhausted. Replace the battery pack with a fully charged one
while operating.
The battery pack becomes The ambient temperature is very low. This owes to the battery characteristics and is not a
exhausted very quickly.
The battery pack is inadequately
charged.

Recording/Playback

Symptoms Cause
Recording does not start The power switch is set to OFF or
when you press the REC MEDIA.
START/STOP button.
The SxS memory card is write-
protected.
The SxS memory card is full.
The SxS memory card needs
restoration.
Playback does not start The power switch is set to OFF or
when you press the PLAY CAMERA.
button.
The supplied IR Remote Remote control operation is disabled. Enable remote control operation (page 41).
Commander does not
The battery of the IR Remote
work.
Commander is exhausted.
Audio recording is not The AUDIO LEVEL (CH-1/CH-2)
possible. controls are set to the minimum level.
The recorded sound is The audio level is too high.
distorted.
The recorded sound has a The audio level is too low.
high noise level.
Remedy
Mount a battery pack (page 28) or connect an AC
power using the BC-U1/U2 (page 29).
Replace the battery pack with a fully charged one
(page 28).
(page 28).
defect.
Recharge the battery pack (page 28).
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 72).
Adjust the audio recording levels with the AUDIO
LEVEL (CH-1/CH-2) controls (page 72), and record
again.
Adjust the audio recording levels with the AUDIO
LEVEL (CH-1/CH-2) controls (page 72), and record
again.
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