Ok, finally got it with my Sony stills digicam in poor mpeg HQX mode watching the Arsenal - Real game

(cracking match

)
The popup message is as follows ;
"Customer information
Your smart card is not responding,
This may be due to your smart card
being in the wrong position. Please
re-insert your card and if this does
not resolve the problem contact
Customer Service for assistance
A003"
Again "81 Smart Card mute" logged in event log
Return power is 44dBmV
Jon