Infos and Warnings Appendix 169
A.5 Infos and Warnings
If anything unwanted occurs in the camera, it will give a message to the
user.
These states, that require attention from the user, are indicated by icons in
the main display, the viewfinder and the MON OUT.
Warnings are message that inform the user that a state has changed or that
an error might occur soon. Anyway, recording is still possible.
If the camera goes into error state, recording is no longer possible, as it
cannot be guaranteed that images are acquired as the user intended, or
recording is simply not possible.
The messages give a compact info what has happened. if more information
is required, please refer to the following tables.
Special warnings and errors: Sensor temperature
ALEXA has a Peltier element that keeps the image sensor at a stable
temperature. This is important to achieve constant image quality. Under
some occasions, the camera might not be able to keep this temperature, or it
might take some time to reach the correct level. This can be the case right
after booting, or with very hot or cold ambient temperatures.
A red temperatrue icon indicates that the sensor temperature is too far off to
guarantee a high image quality, while a white temperature icon indicates that
image quality is still in the (very high set) quality limits required by ARRI.
The related messages in the INFO screen are shown in the following tables.
ALEXA status message
System state: Good Camera works properly.
ALEXA warning messages and meanings
Warning message Meaning
Main Bat: Power
warning
The battery attached to the BAT connector has
reached its warning level. Battery power is
about to end, and a replacement battery should
be prepared.
Onboard Bat: Power
warning
The battery attached to the onboard battery
adapter has reached its warning level. Battery
power is about to end, and a replacement
battery should be prepared.
Card 1: Low capacity The SxS PRO card in slot 1 has less than 3
minutes recording time left. Prepare a new
card for recording.
Card 2: Low capacity The SxS PRO card in slot 2 has less than 3
minutes recording time left. Prepare a new
card for recording.
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