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Battery
≥Extremely high temperatures or low
temperatures will shorten the life of the Battery.
≥If the Battery is kept in smoky or dusty places,
the terminals may rust and cause malfunctions.
≥Do not allow the Battery terminals to come
in contact with metal objects (such as
necklaces, hairpins, etc.). This can result in
a short circuit or heat generation and, if you
touch the Battery in this condition, you may
be badly burned.
≥Store the Battery in a completely discharged
state. To store the Battery for a long period of
time, we recommend you charge it once every
year and store it again after you completely use
up the charged capacity.
Cassette
≥Before storing it, rewind the tape to the
beginning. If the Cassette is left for more than
6 months with the tape stopped midway, the
tape sags (although it depends on the storage
condition). Be sure to rewind to the beginning.
≥Store the Cassette in its case. Dust, direct
sunlight (ultraviolet rays), or humidity may
damage the tape. Dust contains hard mineral
particles, and dusty Cassettes damage the
heads of the Camcorder and other components.
Develop a habit of returning the Cassette back
to its case.
≥Once every half year, wind the tape to the end
and then rewind it to the beginning. If the
Cassette is left for 1 year or longer without
winding or rewinding, temperature and humidity
changes may cause the Cassette to deform due
to swelling, shrinking, and so forth. The wound
tape may stick to itself.
≥Do not place a Cassette near highly magnetic
substances or equipment.
≥The surface of tape is covered with extremely
minute magnetic particles, upon which signals
are recorded. Magnetic necklaces, toys, etc.,
have magnetic force that is stronger than you
may normally expect, and they may erase the
contents of a recording or may cause noise in
images and sounds.
ª LCD Monitor/Viewfinder/Lens Hood
LCD Monitor
≥In a place with drastic temperature changes,
condensation may form on the LCD Monitor.
Wipe it with soft dry cloth.
≥If your Camcorder is extremely cold when you
turn its power on, the image on the LCD Monitor
is slightly darker than usual at first. However, as
the internal temperature increases, it goes back
to the normal brightness.
Others
Extremely high precision technology is
employed to produce the LCD Monitor
screen featuring a total of approximately
123,000 pixels. The result is more than
99.99% effective pixels with a mere 0.01% of
the pixels inactive or always lit. However,
this is not a malfunction and does not affect
the recorded picture.
Viewfinder
≥Do not direct the Viewfinder or Lens to the sun.
Internal components may be seriously
damaged.
≥When the Camcorder is used with a large
capacity Battery (CGA-DU14, CGA-DU21:
optional) attached to it, it is not practical to look
in the Viewfinder from behind the Battery.
Extremely high precision technology is
employed to produce the Viewfinder screen
featuring a total of approximately
113,000 pixels. The result is more than
99.99% effective pixels with a mere 0.01% of
the pixels inactive or always lit. However,
this is not a malfunction and does not affect
the recorded picture.
Lens Hood
≥Do not attach other conversion lenses in front of
the Lens Hood; there is no mount to be used for
the attachment.
≥When you wish to attach the Tele Conversion
Lens (not supplied), Wide Conversion Lens (not
supplied), MC Protector (not supplied), or ND
Filter (not supplied), first of all, turn the Lens
Hood counter-clockwise. If the MC Protector or
ND Filter is used, the Lens Hood can be
mounted on the filter.
≥If you push the [W/T] Lever toward [W] during
recording with the filter and conversion lens
attached together to the Camcorder, 4 corners
of the image may become dark (vignetting). For
details, please refer to the operating instructions
of your accessories.
≥Be sure to keep the Lens Hood attached to the
Camcorder so as to shut out unnecessary light.
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