Sony PMW-500 Operation Warnings

Operation Warnings
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Chapter 9 Maintenance
If a problem occurs when the camcorder is powered or is being operated, a warning is issued by various
visible and audible indicators. These visible and audible indicators are:
• Error/warning message (“A” in the “Layout of the table of warning message s” below)
• WARNING indicator (“B”), warning sound from the speaker an d earphones (“C”), tally/REC indication
(“D”), and battery remaining indicator (“E”).
A warning message, and the REC indication appear on the viewfinder screen.
The volume of the warning sound can be adjusted with the ALARM knob. Set the ALARM knob to the
minimum position to suppress the sound.
Layout of the table of warning messages
• The operation of the WARNING indicator, the tally/REC indic ation, and the battery indicator is
represented by graphic symbols as follows.
: Continuous
: 1 flash/s
: 4 flashes/s
• The warning sounds are represented by graphic symbols as follows.
: Continuous beep
: 1 beep/s
Operation Warnings
A
WARNING indicator Warning sound Tally/REC Battery remaining
BC DE
Problem Operation in the recorder
module
Action to take
Error Indication
E*****
WARNING indicator Warning sound Tally/REC Battery remaining
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Problem Operation in the recorder
module
Action to take
Error (The camcorder
is abnormal.)
Recording stops. Turn off the power and confirm whether an error
occurs on the connected devices, the cables, and
the media or not. (If power cannot be turned off
by setting the POWER switch to OFF, remove the
battery pack or the AC power source.)
If the problem continues after the camcorder is
restarted, contact your Sony service
representative.