Sony PMW200 User Manual (PMW-100 Memory Camcorder Operation Manual for Firmwar - Page 123

Troubleshooting, Power, Recording/Playback

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Troubleshooting Power Symptoms Cause Remedy 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 to ON. connector. Mount a battery pack (page 21) or connect to AC power using the BC-U1 or BC-U2 (page 22). The battery pack is completely exhausted. Replace the battery pack with a fully charged one (page 21). The power supply cuts The battery pack becomes exhausted. Replace the battery pack with a fully charged one while operating. (page 21). The battery pack becomes The ambient temperature is very low. This owes to the battery characteristics and is not a exhausted very quickly. defect. The battery pack is inadequately charged. Recharge the battery pack (page 21). 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. Recording/Playback Symptoms Cause Remedy Recording does not start The power switch is set to OFF. when you press the REC The SxS memory card is writeSTART/STOP button. protected. Set the power switch to ON. Release the write-protection, or replace the card with a non-protected SxS memory card. The SxS memory card is full. Replace the card with one having sufficient space. The SxS memory card needs restoration. Restore the memory card (page 26). Playback does not start The power switch is set to OFF. when you press the PLAY button. Set the power switch to ON. The supplied IR Remote Commander does not work. Remote control operation is disabled. Enable remote control operation (page 24). The battery of the IR Remote Commander is exhausted. Replace the battery with a new one. Audio recording is not The AUDIO LEVEL (CH-1/CH-2) Adjust the audio recording levels with the AUDIO possible. controls are set to the minimum level. LEVEL (CH-1/CH-2) controls (page 46). The recorded sound is distorted. The audio level is too high. Adjust the audio recording levels with the AUDIO LEVEL (CH-1/CH-2) controls (page 46), and record again. The recorded sound has a The audio level is too low. high noise level. Adjust the audio recording levels with the AUDIO LEVEL (CH-1/CH-2) controls (page 46), and record again. Appendices Troubleshooting 123

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Troubleshooting
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Appendices
Troubleshooting
Power
Symptoms
Cause
Remedy
The camcorder does not
power on when you set
the power switch to ON.
No battery pack is mounted and no
power is supplied to the DC IN
connector.
Mount a battery pack
(page 21)
or connect to AC
power using the BC-U1 or BC-U2
(page 22)
.
The battery pack is completely
exhausted.
Replace the battery pack with a fully charged one
(page 21)
.
The power supply cuts
while operating.
The battery pack becomes exhausted.
Replace the battery pack with a fully charged one
(page 21)
.
The battery pack becomes
exhausted very quickly.
The ambient temperature is very low.
This owes to the battery characteristics and is not a
defect.
The battery pack is inadequately
charged.
Recharge the battery pack
(page 21)
.
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.
Recording/Playback
Symptoms
Cause
Remedy
Recording does not start
when you press the REC
START/STOP button.
The power switch is set to OFF.
Set the power switch to ON.
The SxS memory card is write-
protected.
Release the write-protection, or replace the card with
a non-protected SxS memory card.
The SxS memory card is full.
Replace the card with one having sufficient space.
The SxS memory card needs
restoration.
Restore the memory card
(page 26)
.
Playback does not start
when you press the PLAY
button.
The power switch is set to OFF.
Set the power switch to ON.
The supplied IR Remote
Commander does not
work.
Remote control operation is disabled.
Enable remote control operation
(page 24)
.
The battery of the IR Remote
Commander is exhausted.
Replace the battery with a new one.
Audio recording is not
possible.
The AUDIO LEVEL (CH-1/CH-2)
controls are set to the minimum level.
Adjust the audio recording levels with the AUDIO
LEVEL (CH-1/CH-2) controls
(page 46)
.
The recorded sound is
distorted.
The audio level is too high.
Adjust the audio recording levels with the AUDIO
LEVEL (CH-1/CH-2) controls
(page 46)
, and record
again.
The recorded sound has a
high noise level.
The audio level is too low.
Adjust the audio recording levels with the AUDIO
LEVEL (CH-1/CH-2) controls
(page 46)
, and record
again.