Maintenance Information And Precautions; Moisture Condensation; Video Head Cleaning; Inside The Camcorder - Sony CCD-TRV22 Operating Instructions Manual

If the camcorder is brought directly from a cold place to a warm place, moisture may
condense inside the 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 the camcorder may
not operate correctly. To prevent possible damage under these circumstances, the
camcorder is furnished with moisture sensors. Take the following precautions.
Inside the camcorder
If there is moisture inside tlle camcorder, the beep sounds and the [] indicator flashes. If
this happens, none of the function except cassette ejection will work. Open the cassette
compartment, turn off the camcorder, and leave it about 1 hour. When _" indicator
flashes at the _me time, the cassette is inserted in the eamcorder. Eject the cassette, turn
off the camcorder, and leave also the cassette about 1 hour. The camcorder can be used
again if the [] indicator does not appear when the power is turned on again.
On the lens
If moisture condenses on the lens, no indicator appears, but the picture becomes dim.
Turn off the power and do not use the camcorder for about I hour.
How to prevent moisture condensation
When bringing the camcorder from a cold place to a warm place, put the camcorder in a
plastic bag and allow it to adapt to room conditions over a period of time.
(1) Be sure to tightly seal the plastic bag containing the camcorder.
(2) Remove the bag when the air temperature inside it has reached the
temperature surrounding it (after about 1 hour).
To ensure normal recording and clear pictures, clean the video heads. When _ appears
in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen in CAMERA mode or playback pictures are
"noisy" or hardly visible, the video heads may be dirty.
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[a] , II [b]
[a] Slight dirty
[b] Dirty
If this happens, clean the video heads with the Sony VS-25CLH cleaning cassette (not
supplied). After checking the picture, if it is still "noisy", repeat tile cleaning. (Do not
repeat cleaning more than 5 times in one session.)
Caution -
Do not ttse a commercially available wet-type cleaning cassette. It may damage the
video heads.
Note
If the V8-25CLH cleaning cassette is not available in your area, corisult your nearest
Sony dealer.