Using Ac Power; Turning On The Power; Checking The Power And Voltage - Sony SRW-9000 Operation Manual

Notes
• Be careful never to remove the battery pack during
recording and playback.
• Make sure to power the unit off before replacing the
battery pack.

Using AC Power

Use an AC-DN2B/DN10 AC adaptor.
Connect a DC power cord (not supplied) to this
unit's DC IN 11-17V connector, and then connect
the AC power cord (supplied with the AC
adaptor) to an AC power source.

Turning on the Power

Push the power ON (|)/OFF (1) switch to the ON
position. The power indicator lights when the unit
is powered on.
Power is supplied to the viewfinder connected to
the VF connector and to the lens connected to the
LENS connector, and 12 V power is supplied
from the DC OUT connector.
Push the switch to the OFF position to power the
unit off. The indicator goes out when unit is
powered off.
Notes
• To protect tapes, do not power the unit off with a
cassette loaded. Always eject the cassette before
powering the unit off.
If you do power the unit off with a cassette loaded, the
power does not go off immediately. This is to protect
the tape. The power goes off after the tape has been
returned to the unthreaded position.
28 Connecting a Power Supply
Release button
• Do not remove the battery or disconnect the DC cord
before the power goes off.

Checking the Power and Voltage

To check the type of power being used
A battery mark appears in the lower left of the
control panel display when power is being
supplied from the battery attachment section.
A power plug mark appears when an AC adaptor
is selected as the power supply.
Note that this mark does not reflect the actual type
of power being used, but reflects the settings of
the following VTR menu items.
• SYSTEM Setup >BATTERY >BATT TYPE
• SYSTEM Setup >BATTERY >DCIN TYPE
To check the remaining battery power
You can check the remaining battery power with
the battery level display.
As the battery pack discharges, the segments go
out from left to right.
When the battery pack is almost exhausted (Near
END), the voltage indication and the tally
indicator start to flash, and an intermittent
warning tone sounds in the headphones.
When the battery pack is completely exhausted
(END), the corresponding warning indication
lights, the tally indicator starts to flash at a higher
rate, and the headphones warning tone sounds
continuously.
You can use the BATTERY item (see page 139)
of the SYSTEM Setup menu to set the battery
voltage threshold values that trigger the END and
Near END warnings.
You can check the power voltage in the subdisplay, in
the viewfinder, and on an external monitor. For
details, see "Checking the Power Voltage and