Maintenance Information And Precautions; Moisture Condensation - Sony Handycam DCR-PC101E Operating Instructions Manual

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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 tape,
or on the lens. In this condition, the tape may
stick to the head drum and be damaged or your
camcorder may not operate correctly. If there is
moisture inside your camcorder, the beep sounds
and the % indicator flashes. When the
Z indicator flashes at the same time, the cassette
is inserted in your camcorder. If moisture
condenses on the lens, the indicator will not
appear.
If moisture condensation has
occurred
None of the functions except cassette ejection will
work. Eject the cassette, turn off your camcorder,
and leave it for about one hour with the cassette
lid open. Your camcorder can be used again if the
% or Z indicator does not appear when the
power is turned on again.
If moisture starts to condense, your camcorder
sometimes cannot detect condensation. If this
happens, the cassette is sometimes not ejected for
ten seconds after the cassette lid is opened. This
is not a malfunction. Do not close the cassette lid
until the cassette is ejected.
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 into a hot place
outside.
– You use your camcorder after a squall or a
shower.
– You use your camcorder in a high temperature
and humidity place.
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 one hour).
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