Moisture Condensation; Video Head - Sony handycam DCR-IP1E Operation Manual

• Do not wrap your camcorder with a towel, for
example, and operate it. Doing so might cause
heat to build up inside.
When not using your camcorder for a
long time
Occasionally turn it on and let it run such as by
playing back tapes for about 3 minutes.
b Note
• Do not connect the A/V connecting cables or the AC
Adaptors to both your camcorder and the Handycam
Station simultaneously while using your camcorder.
This may cause a malfunction.

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 state, 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, [
Moisture condensation. Eject the cassette] or [
Moisture condensation. Turn off for 1H.]
appears. The indicator will not appear when the
moisture condenses on the lens.
If moisture condensation has occurred
None of the functions except the
lever will work. Eject the cassette, turn off your
camcorder, and leave it for about 1 hour with the
cassette lid open. Your camcorder can be used
again if or Z 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 10 seconds after the cassette lid is opened.
This is not a malfunction. Do not close the
cassette lid until the cassette is ejected.
Notes 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 humid place as shown below.
• When you bring your camcorder from a ski
slope into a place warmed up by a heating
device.
• When you bring your camcorder from an air-
conditioned car or room into a hot place
outside.
• When you use your camcorder after a squall or
a shower.
• When you use your camcorder in a hot and
humid 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 seal it tightly. Remove the bag
when the air temperature inside the plastic bag
has reached the surrounding temperature (after
about 1 hour).

Video head

• When the video head becomes dirty, you
cannot record pictures normally, or distorted
picture or sound is played back.
• If the following problem occurs, clean the
Z
video heads for 10 seconds with the Sony
%
MGRCLD cleaning cassette (optional).
%
OPEN/EJECT
• The video head suffers from wear after long
use. If you cannot obtain a clear image even
after using a cleaning cassette, it might be
because the video head is worn. Please contact
your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony
service facility to have the video head
replaced.
How to use the cleaning cassette
1
2
–Mosaic-pattern noise appears on the
playback picture or the screen is displayed
in blue.
–Playback pictures do not move.
–Playback pictures do not appear or the
sound breaks off.
–[ Dirty video head. Use a cleaning
x
cassette.] appear on the screen during
recording.
Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to
select the CAMERA-TAPE or PLAY/
EDIT mode.
Insert the cleaning cassette into your
camcorder.
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