Sony PMW-EX1 Troubleshooting, Operating Power, Recording/Playback, Cause, Cause, Remedy, Remedy, Symptoms, Symptoms

Troubleshooting

Operating Power

Symptoms	Cause	Remedy
The camcorder does not	No battery pack is mounted and no	Mount a battery pack (page 22) or connect an AC
power on when you set	power is supplied to the DC IN	power using the BC-U1(page 23) .
the power switch either to	connector.
CAMERA or MEDIA.
	The battery pack is completely	Replace the battery pack with a fully charged one
	exhausted.	(page 22).
The power supply cuts	The battery pack becomes exhausted. Replace the battery pack with a fully charged one
while operating.		(page 22).
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	Recharge the battery pack (page 22).
	charged.	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 or	Set the power switch to CAMERA.
MEDIA.
The SxS memory card is write-	Release the write protection (page 30), or replace the
protected.	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	Restore the memory card (page 33).
restoration.

Appendixes

Playback does not start	The power switch is set to OFF or	Set the power switch to MEDIA.
when you press the PLAY	CAMERA.
button.
The supplied IR Remote	Remote control operation is disabled. Enable remote control operation (page 28).
Commander does not
	The battery of the IR Remote	Replace the battery with a new one.
work.
	Commander is exhausted.
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 55).
The recorded sound is	The audio level is too high.	Adjust the audio recording levels with the AUDIO
distorted.		LEVEL (CH-1/CH-2) controls (page 55), and record
		again.
The recorded sound has a	The audio level is too low.	Adjust the audio recording levels with the AUDIO
high noise level.		LEVEL (CH-1/CH-2) controls (page 55), and record
		again.

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