Sony HANDYCAM DCR-TRV380 Operation Manual page 3

For customers in the U.S.A.
If you ha_e any questions about Ibis product, you may
call:
Sony Customer lnlormation Center 1-800-222-SONY
(7669).
The number below is for the FCC related matters only.
Regulato U Information
Declaration of Conformity
Trade Name: SONY
Model No.: DCR-TRV480
Responsible Pally: Sony Electronics Inc.
Address: 16450 W. Bernardo Dr, San Diego, CA
92127 U.S.A.
Telephone Number: 858-942-2230
This dcx ice complies with Part 15of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the lbllowing two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interli:rence,
and (2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interli:rcnce that may cause
undesired operation.
Owner's Record
The model and serial numbers arc located on the
bottom. Record the serial number in the space
provided below. Refer to these nu tubers whenever you
call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product.
Model No. DCR-TRV
Serial No.
Model No. AC-
Serial No.
CAUTION
You are cautioned that any changes or modifications
not expressly approved in this manual coukl void your
authority to operate this equipment.
O Notes:
• This equipment has been tested and lbund to comply
with the limits lbr a Class B digital device, pursuant
to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against hannfid interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates,
uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in iccordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
comliiLinications. However, there is no guar mtee
that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmfid
interli:rence to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and
on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interim:fenceby one or more of the following
measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and
receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit
diflk.rent from that to which the receiver is
connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio_V
technician for help.
The supplied interface cable must be used with the
equipment in order to comply with the limits lbr a
digital device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of
FCC Rules.
• This product contains mercuU. Disposal of this
product may be regulated if sold in the United States.
For disposal or recycling inlbrmation, please contact
your local authorities or the Electronics Industries
Alliance (http://wwx_ .eiae.org).
Noteson use
Note on a cassette tape
You can record on standard 8 mm _ and Hi8 Hi_,
Digital8 [_ video cassettes in Digital8 [_ system only
on your camcorder. See page 137 for details.
Notes on recording
• Before starting to record, test the recording filnction
to make sure the picture and sound are recorded
without any problems.
• Compensation lbr the contents of recordings cannot
be provided, even if recording or playback is not
possihle due to a malfunction of the camcorder,
storage media, etc.
• TV color systems differ depending on the country/
region. To view your recordings on a TV, you need
an NTSC system-based TV.
• Television programs, films, video tapes, and other
materials may be copyrighted. Unauthorized
recording of such materials may be contra U to the
copyright la_ s.
Notes on the LCD panel, viewfinder, and
lens
• The LCD screen and the vicwfinder arc
manufactured using extremely high-precision
technology, so over 99.gt)q of the pixels are
operational for effective 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 and the
viewfinder.
These points are normal results of the manufacturing
process and do not afl)ct the recording in any way.
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