Maintenance Information And Precautions - Sony Handycam DCR-DVD101 Operating Instructions Manual

Maintenance information and
precautions
Moisture condensation
If your camcorder is brought directly from a
cold place to a warm place, moisture may
condense inside your camcorder, on the
surface of the disc, or on the lens. This may
cause a malfunction to your camcorder. If
there is moisture inside your camcorder, the
following indicator appears for 5 seconds.
If moisture condensation has
occurred
Turn off your camcorder, and leave it for about
an hour.
Note on moisture condensation
Moisture may condense when you bring your
camcorder from a cold place into a warm place
(or vice versa) or when you use your
camcorder in a hot place as follows:
•You bring your camcorder from a ski slope
into a place warmed up by a heating device.
•You bring your camcorder from an air-
conditioned car or room to a hot place
outside.
•You use your camcorder after a squall or a
shower.
•You use your camcorder in a hot and humid
place.
You may not use the recording and playback
functions correctly in the above cases.
How to prevent moisture condensation
When you bring your camcorder from a cold
place into a warm place, put your camcorder
in a plastic bag and tightly seal it. Remove the
bag when the air temperature inside the plastic
bag has reached the surrounding temperature
(after about an hour).
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Precautions
Camcorder operation
•Operate your camcorder on 7.2 V (battery
pack) or 8.4 V (AC adaptor) power.
•For DC or AC operation, use the accessories
recommended in these operating
instructions.
•If any solid object or liquid gets inside the
casing, unplug your camcorder and have it
checked by a Sony dealer before operating it
any further.
•Avoid rough handling or mechanical shock.
Be particularly careful of the lens.
•Keep the POWER to off when you are not
using your camcorder.
•Do not wrap your camcorder with a towel,
for example, and operate it. Doing so might
cause heat to build up inside.
•Do not touch the LCD display with your
fingers or a sharp-pointed object.
•If your camcorder is used in a cold place, a
residual image may appear on the LCD
display. This is not a malfunction.
•While using your camcorder, the back of the
LCD screen may heat up. This is not a
malfunction.
On placement
Regardless of whether it is in use or not, avoid
leaving your camcorder in the following
locations. Doing so may cause a malfunction.
•In locations subject to extremely high
temperatures.
Under the hot sun or inside a car when the
windows are closed in summer, your
camcorder may be subjected to too much
heat, and this may cause the outer casing to
lose its shape, or cause the camcorder to
malfunction.
•Under direct sunlight or near a heater
This may cause the outer casing to lose its
shape, or cause the camcorder to
malfunction.
•In locations subject to strong vibration and
magnetic fields.
•In locations subject to strong electric wave
and radio wave.
The recording may not be done correctly.