Sony Handycam DCR-SX40 Operating Manual page 8

Using the camcorder
• The camcorder is not dustproofi.,d, dripproo_bd
or waterproofi.,d. See "Precautions" (p. 47).
• Do not do any of the f___llowing when the
_ll (Movie)/O (Photo) lamps (p. 14) or
the access lamp (p. 38) are lit or flashing.
Otherwise, the recording media may be
damaged, recorded images may be lost or other
malfimctions could occur.
- ejecting "Memory Stick PRO Duo" media
- removing the battery pack or AC Adaptor
fi'om the camcorder
• When connecting your camcorder to another
device with a cable, be sure to insert the
connector plug in the correct wa3c Pushing the
plug *brcibly into the terminal will damage the
terminal and may result in a mal*hnction of the
camcorder.
• If you repeat recording/deleting images fbr
a long time, f)cagmentation of data occurs on
the recording media. Images cannot be saved
or recorded. In such a case, save your images
on some type of external media first, and then
perIbrm [MEDIA FORMAT] (p. 36).
• The LCD screen is manuIhctured using
extremely high-precision technolog> so over
99.99% of the pixels are operational for ef_-_.,ctive
use. However, there may be some tiny black
points and/or bright points (white, red, blue,
or green in color) that appear constantly on the
LCD screen. These points are normal results of
the manuIhcturing process and do not aI_-i.,ct t he
recording in any way.
On recording
• Bef___re s tarting to record, test the recording
function to make sure the image and sound are
recorded without aW problems.
• Compensation fbr the contents of recordings
cannot be provided, even if recording or
playback is not possible due to a malfunction of
the camcorder, recording media, etc.
• TV color systems di*_-i.,r d epending on the
country/region. To view your recordings on a
T'v; you need an NTSC system based T'vl
• Television programs, fihns, video tapes,
and other materials may be copyrighted.
Unauthorized recording of such materials may
be contrary to the copyright laws.
• To prevent your image data f)com being lost,
save all your recorded images on external media
periodicall3c It is recommended that you save
the image data on a disc such as a DVD R using
your computer. Also, you can save your image
data using a DVD writer, VCR, or DVD/HDD
recorder.
About changing the language setting
• The on-screen displays in each local language
are used fbr illustrating the operating
procedures. Change the screen language befbre
using the camcorder if necessary (p. 15).
About this manual
• The images of the LCD screen used in this
manual for illustration purposes are captured
using a digital still camera, and therefbre may
appear different f?comthe actual images of the
LCD screen.
• In this Operating Guide, the internal memory
of the camcorder and "Memory Stick PRO Duo"
media are called "recording media"
• In this Operating Guide, both "Memory Stick
PRO Duo" media and "Memory Stick PRO_HG
Duo" media are refi.,rred as "Memory Stick PRO
Duo" media.
• _\m will find the "Handycam Handbook" (PDF)
on the supplied CD ROM (p. 44).
• The screenshots are fi'om Windows Vista. The
scenes may vary depending on the operating
system of the computer.