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About handling of your camcorder, On use and care, Moisture condensation

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About handling of your camcorder On use and care • Do not use or store the camcorder and accessories in the following locations: - Anywhere extremely hot, cold, or humid. Never leave them exposed to temperatures above 60 °C (140 °F), such as under direct sunlight, near heaters or in a car parked in the sun. They may malfunction or become deformed. - Near strong magnetic fields or mechanical vibration. The camcorder may malfunction. - Near strong radio waves or radiation. The camcorder may not be able to record properly. - Near AM receivers and video equipment. Noise may occur. - On a sandy beach or anywhere dusty. If sand or dust gets in your camcorder, it may malfunction. Sometimes this malfunction cannot be repaired. - Near windows or outdoors, where the LCD screen, the viewfinder, or the lens may be exposed to direct sunlight. This damages the inside of the viewfinder or the LCD screen. • Operate your camcorder on DC 6.8 V/7.2 V (battery pack) or DC 8.4 V (AC Adaptor). • For DC or AC operation, use the accessories recommended in these operating instructions. • Do not let your camcorder get wet, for example, from rain or sea water. If your camcorder gets wet, it may malfunction. Sometimes this malfunction cannot be repaired. • If any solid object or liquid gets inside the casing, unplug your camcorder and have it checked by a Sony dealer before operating it any further. • Avoid rough handling, disassembling, modifying, physical shock, or impact such as hammering, dropping or stepping on the product. Be particularly careful of the lens. • Keep the POWER switch setting to OFF (CHG) when you are not using your camcorder. • Do not wrap your camcorder with a towel, for example, and operate it. Doing so might cause heat to build up inside. • When disconnecting the power cord (mains lead), pull it by the plug and not the cord. • Do not damage the power cord (mains lead) such as by placing anything heavy on it. • Keep metal contacts clean. • If the battery electrolytic liquid has leaked: - consult your local authorized Sony service facility. - wash off any liquid that may have contacted your skin. - if any liquid gets in your eyes, wash with plenty of water and consult a doctor. x When not using your camcorder for a long time • Periodically turn it on and let it run such as by playing back or recording images for about 3 minutes. • Remove a disc from your camcorder. • Use up the battery pack completely before storing it. Moisture condensation If your camcorder is brought directly from a cold place to a warm place, moisture may condense inside your camcorder, on the surface of the disc, or on the pickup lens. This may cause a malfunction to your camcorder. x If moisture condensation has occurred Leave your camcorder for about 1 hour without turning it on. x Note on moisture condensation Moisture may condense when you bring your camcorder from a cold place into a warm place (or vice versa) or when you use your camcorder in a humid place as follows: • You bring 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 hot and humid place. Continued , 123 Additional Information

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Additional Information
On use and care
•
Do not use or store the camcorder and
accessories in the following locations:
–
Anywhere extremely hot, cold, or humid.
Never leave them exposed to temperatures
above 60 °C (140 °F), such as under direct
sunlight, near heaters or in a car parked in the
sun. They may malfunction or become
deformed.
–
Near strong magnetic fields or mechanical
vibration. The camcorder may malfunction.
–
Near strong radio waves or radiation.
The camcorder may not be able to record
properly.
–
Near AM receivers and video equipment.
Noise may occur.
–
On a sandy beach or anywhere dusty. If sand
or dust gets in your camcorder, it may
malfunction. Sometimes this malfunction
cannot be repaired.
–
Near windows or outdoors, where the LCD
screen, the viewfinder, or the lens may be
exposed to direct sunlight. This damages the
inside of the viewfinder or the LCD screen.
•
Operate your camcorder on DC 6.8 V/7.2 V
(battery pack) or DC 8.4 V (AC Adaptor).
•
For DC or AC operation, use the accessories
recommended in these operating instructions.
•
Do not let your camcorder get wet, for example,
from rain or sea water. If your camcorder gets
wet, it may malfunction. Sometimes this
malfunction cannot be repaired.
•
If any solid object or liquid gets inside the
casing, unplug your camcorder and have it
checked by a Sony dealer before operating it
any further.
•
Avoid rough handling, disassembling,
modifying, physical shock, or impact such as
hammering, dropping or stepping on the
product. Be particularly careful of the lens.
•
Keep the POWER switch setting to OFF (CHG)
when you are not using your camcorder.
•
Do not wrap your camcorder with a towel, for
example, and operate it. Doing so might cause
heat to build up inside.
•
When disconnecting the power cord (mains
lead), pull it by the plug and not the cord.
•
Do not damage the power cord (mains lead)
such as by placing anything heavy on it.
•
Keep metal contacts clean.
•
If the battery electrolytic liquid has leaked:
–
consult your local authorized Sony service
facility.
–
wash off any liquid that may have contacted
your skin.
–
if any liquid gets in your eyes, wash with
plenty of water and consult a doctor.
x
When not using your camcorder for a
long time
•
Periodically turn it on and let it run such as by
playing back or recording images for about 3
minutes.
•
Remove a disc from your camcorder.
•
Use up the battery pack completely before
storing it.
Moisture condensation
If your camcorder is brought directly from a
cold place to a warm place, moisture may
condense inside your camcorder, on the
surface of the disc, or on the pickup lens.
This may cause a malfunction to your
camcorder.
x
If moisture condensation has occurred
Leave your camcorder for about 1 hour
without turning it on.
x
Note on moisture condensation
Moisture may condense when you bring
your camcorder from a cold place into a
warm place (or vice versa) or when you use
your camcorder in a humid place as
follows:
•
You bring 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 hot and humid
place.
About handling of your
camcorder
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