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CAUTIONS FOR USE, About condensation - video stream driver

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Others 6: The warning/alarm indication [°] appears when the Camcorder is operated in the WEB camera mode. • Did you press the menu button or the recording start/stop button? You cannot use the menu or record onto the tape/card in the WEB camera mode. • Is the setting for the remote control correct? • Did you attempt to play a tape without inserting it? Insert a tape. • Did you attempt to play a tape with copyright protection (copy guard)? Pictures of the tape with copyright protection (copy guard) cannot be displayed on the PC. (The audio of the tape can be played.) • Is the video stream driver installed? Cautions for Use ª About condensation If you turn the Camcorder on when condensation occurs on the head or the tape, condensation Indication [3] (yellow or red) is displayed on the viewfinder or the LCD monitor and the messages [3DEW DETECT] or [3EJECT TAPE] (only when the tape is inserted) appear. If so, follow the procedure below. 3 in yellow: Dew is slightly adhering on the head or the tape. 3 in red: Dew is adhering on the head or the tape. 1 Remove the tape if it is inserted. ≥It takes about 20 seconds to open the cassette holder. This is not a malfunction. 2 Leave the Camcorder with the cassette cover closed to cool or warm it to the ambient temperature. When [3] in yellow ≥You cannot use the Tape Recording/ Playback Mode. Leave the Camcorder for about 30 minutes. ≥However, you can use the Card Recording Mode or Picture Playback Mode when a cassette is not inserted. When [3] in red ≥The power Lamp blinks for about 1 minute and then the Camcorder automatically turns off. Leave it for about 2 to 3 hours. 3 Turn the Camcorder on again, set it to the Tape Recording/Playback Mode and then check if the condensation indication disappears. Especially in cold areas, moisture may be frozen. If so, it may take more time before the condensation indication disappears. Watch for condensation even before the condensation Indication is displayed. ≥The condensation indication may not appear depending on circumstances. When condensation occurs on the lens or the Camcorder, it may also occur on the head and the tape. Do not open the cassette cover. When the lens is fogged: Set the [OFF/ON] switch to [OFF] and leave the Camcorder in this condition for about 1 hour. When the lens temperature becomes close to the ambient temperature, the fogging disappears naturally. 73 LSQT0862

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LSQT0862
6: The warning/alarm indication [
°
] appears
when the Camcorder is operated in the WEB
camera mode.
•
Did you press the menu button or the recording
start/stop button? You cannot use the menu or
record onto the tape/card in the WEB camera
mode.
•
Is the setting for the remote control correct?
•
Did you attempt to play a tape without inserting
it? Insert a tape.
•
Did you attempt to play a tape with copyright
protection (copy guard)? Pictures of the tape
with copyright protection (copy guard) cannot
be displayed on the PC. (The audio of the tape
can be played.)
•
Is the video stream driver installed?
Cautions for Use
ª
About condensation
If you turn the Camcorder on when condensation
occurs on the head or the tape, condensation
Indication [
3
] (yellow or red) is displayed on the
viewfinder or the LCD monitor and the messages
[
3
DEW DETECT] or [
3
EJECT TAPE] (only
when the tape is inserted) appear. If so, follow the
procedure below.
3
in yellow:
Dew is slightly adhering on the head or the tape.
3
in red:
Dew is adhering on the head or the tape.
1
Remove the tape if it is inserted.
≥
It takes about 20 seconds to open the
cassette holder. This is not a malfunction.
2
Leave the Camcorder with the cassette
cover closed to cool or warm it to the
ambient temperature.
When [
3
] in yellow
≥
You cannot use the Tape Recording/
Playback Mode. Leave the Camcorder for
about 30 minutes.
≥
However, you can use the Card Recording
Mode or Picture Playback Mode when a
cassette is not inserted.
When [
3
] in red
≥
The power Lamp blinks for about 1 minute
and then the Camcorder automatically turns
off. Leave it for about 2 to 3 hours.
3
Turn the Camcorder on again, set it to the
Tape Recording/Playback Mode and then
check if the condensation indication
disappears.
Especially in cold areas, moisture may be frozen.
If so, it may take more time before the
condensation indication disappears.
Watch for condensation even before the
condensation Indication is displayed.
≥
The condensation indication may not appear
depending on circumstances. When
condensation occurs on the lens or the
Camcorder, it may also occur on the head and
the tape. Do not open the cassette cover.
When the lens is fogged:
Set the [OFF/ON] switch to [OFF] and leave the
Camcorder in this condition for about 1 hour.
When the lens temperature becomes close to the
ambient temperature, the fogging disappears
naturally.