Recording for Settings and Adjustments 5 Chapter

Black balance adjustment error messages

Error message

Meaning

 

 

ABB : NG

The lens iris did not close; adjustment

IRIS NOT

was impossible.

CLOSED

 

 

 

ABB : NG

Adjustment could not be completed

TIME LIMIT

within the standard number of attempts.

 

 

ABB : NG

The difference between the reference

R (or G or B) :

value and the current value is so great

OVERFLOW

that it exceeds the range. Adjustment

 

was impossible.

 

 

If any of the above error messages is displayed, retry the black balance adjustment.

Keep pushing the AUTO W/B BAL to BLK until “- BLACK SET-” appears after “-BLACK BALANCE-” appears. If the error message occurs again, an internal check is necessary.

For information about this internal check, refer to the Maintenance Manual.

Note

If the lens cable is not firmly connected to the LENS connector, it may not be possible to adjust the lens iris. If this happens, the black balance will be incorrect.

Black balance memory

Values stored in memory are held until the black balance is next adjusted.

If a memory error occurs

If the error message “: STORED DATA : NG” flashes on the viewfinder screen when the camcorder is turned on, the black balance and white balance memory contents have been lost.

Adjust the black balance and white balance again. Contact your Sony representative if this message continues to appear even after the black balance and white balance have been adjusted again.

For details, refer to the Maintenance Manual.

5-2-2 Adjusting the White Balance

To automatically adjust the white balance

Proceed as follows.

1 Set the switches and selectors as shown in the figure below.

FILTER selector

OUTPUT/DCC switch: CAM

WHITE BAL switch: A or B 1)

GAIN selector: Set as low as possible.

1)White balance setting values are stored in memory B only when the WHITE SWITCH <B> item is set to “MEM” on the FUNCTION 2 page of the OPERATION menu.

If the setting of the GAIN selector or WHITE BAL switch is changed, a message reporting the new setting position appears for about 3 seconds in the setting change and adjustment progress message display area of the viewfinder screen.

2 Set the FILTER selector to suit the lighting conditions as follows.

For the PDW-530/530P:

FILTER selector (outer knob) setting and CC filter

selection

FILTER selector (outer knob)

CC filter

setting

 

 

 

A

Cross filter

 

 

B

3200 K

 

 

C

4300 K

 

 

D

6300 K

 

 

FILTER selector (inner knob) setting and ND filter

selection

 

 

FILTER selector (inner knob)

ND filter

setting

 

 

 

1

Clear

 

 

2

1/4 ND

3

1/16 ND

62 5-2 Adjusting the Black Balance and the White Balance