Maintenance; Precautions - Sony DCR-TRV6 Operating Instructions Manual

Maintenance information and
precautions
If your camcorder is brought directly fi'om a cold place to a warm place, moisture may
condense inside your camcorder, on tile surface of tile tape. or on the lens. In this
condition, the tape may stick to the head drum and be damaged o1"your camcorder may
not operate correctly. If"there is moisture inside your camcorder, the beep sounds and
the [] indicator flashes. When tile _-- indicator flashes at tile same time, the cassette is
inserted in your camcorder. If"moisture condenses on tile lens, tile indicator will not
appear.
If moisture condensation occurred
None of the flmctions except cassette ejection will work. Eject the cassette, turn off your
camcorder, and leave it for ahout one horn with the cassette compartment open. Your
camcorder can be used again if the [] indicator does not appear when the power is
turned on again.
Note on moisture condensation
Moisture n-lay condense when you bring yore camcorder fl'om a cold place into a waHn
place (or vice versa) or when you use your camcorder in a hot place as follows:
• You hring 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 fl'om a cold place into a warm place, put your
camcorder in a plastic bag and tightly seal it. Remove tile bag when tile air temperature
inside tile plastic bag has reached the surrotmding temperature (after about one hour).
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