Hitachi DZ GX5020A Owners Guide - Page 9

English CLEANING Be sure to set the power switch to "OFF" before cleaning this DVD video camera/recorder. ●Cleaning LCD screen and camera lens Use dry, soft cloth to wipe dirt off. When cleaning the LCD screen, be careful not to use force, scratch it, or subject it to impact: Doing such could cause a defect in the screen, result in display unevenness, or damage the LCD monitor. ●If dust adheres to the viewfinder lens, remove it using a cotton swab, etc. Do not rub the lens with force: Doing so could scratch the lens. ●Do not use benzene or thinner to clean DVD video camera/recorder case The coating of case could peel off or the case could deteriorate. Wipe off dirt on the case with a moist cloth which has been completely wrung out. When using chemical cleaning cloth, follow instructions for use. HANDLING DISCS ●Using discs Discs are very delicate recording media. Carefully read the following cautions and observe them: • Always use a brand new disc when recording important material. • Be sure not to touch the recording surface of disc, or dirty or scratch it. • If there is dust, scratch, dirt on disc or if it is warped, the following phenomena may occur: − Block noise in playback image − Momentary stop of playback image − Sound interrupted during playback, or abnormal sound Block noise − Blue thumbnail display* (Fig. 1) A l l P r og r ams 001/ 006 − Disc cannot correctly be recognized PLAY − Disc cannot be initialized − Delay between video * Fig. 1 and audio Even if disc is normal, the above phenomena may occasionally occur. While the ACCESS/ PC indicator is lit, do not subject disc to vibrations or impact, and avoid using DVD video camera/recorder at extremely high or low temperatures, or in environment where condensation is likely to occur. • When recording images, the DVD video camera/ A l l P r ogr ams 001 / 002 recorder may avoid the portions of disc where PLAY recording is not possible, due to dust, scratches, (Recording one scene may produce multiple etc. [It will pause m at thumbnails.) such a portion and automatically restart recording (n).] This will cause recording to be interrupted for several seconds to several minutes, and multiple thumbnails will be created by one recording session as shown above. In this case, the recordable time on disc will decrease. • Be careful when removing the disc since the metal of removal slot of DVD video camera/ recorder, and disc itself, may be hot. ●Storing discs • When storing disc, replace it in the plastic case in which it was purchased. • Be careful that no condensation occurs on disc. • Do not place disc in following places: − Direct sunlight for a long time − Where humidity is high or in dusty place − While there is heat from a heater, etc. 9