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Usable

Cassettes

and

Pia

Maintenance

Information

This

section

shows

you

the

usable

cassettes

and

playback

modes

with

your

camcorder.

Usable

Cassettes

Use

standard

8mm

format

tape

for

recording.

You

cannot

use

Hi8

tape

with

this

unit.

When

You

Play

Back

AFM

HI-FI

stereo

Dual

sound

Foreign

pre-

recorded

software

difference

in

the

TV

color

systems.

The

playback

mode

(SP

or

LP)

is

selected

automatically

according

to

the

format

in

which

the

tape

has

been

recorded.

The

quality

of

the

recorded

picture

in

the

LP

mode,

however,

will

not

be

as

good

as

that

in

the

SP

mode.

In

the

following

cases,

the

sound

will

be

in

monaural.

•

When

you

play

back

a

tape

recorded

with

this

camcorder

on

an

AFM

Hi-Fi

monaural

video

recorder.

•

If

you

play

back

a

tape

with

this

camcorder

that

has

been

recorded

on

AFM

Hi-Fi

monaural

video

recorder.

You

can

play

back

a

dual

sound

recorded

tape.

Set

the

HI-FI

SOUND

switch

to

"1"

or

"2".

For

details.

see

page

50.

You

may

not

be

able

to

play

beck

foreign

premcatled

software

because

of

the

55

Chapter

a:

motional

information

This

section

shows

you

how

to

maintain

the

camcorder.

Moisture

Condensation

Inside

the

unit

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

unit

may

not

operate

correctly.

To

prevent

possible

damage

under

these

circumstances,

the

camcorder

is

furnished

with

moisture

sensors.

However,

take

the

following

precautions.

If

moisture

condenses

Inside

the

camcorder,

the

tt

Indication

inside

the

viewfinder

and

in

the

display

window

flashes.

When

the

cassette

is

inserted,

the

e

indication

also

flashes.

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In

such

case,

no

other

function

but

the

tape

ejection

works.

Eject

the

tape,

turn

off

the

camcorder

and

inane

a

with

the

cassette

holder

open

for

at

least

1

hour

in

a

dry

place.

The

camcorder

can

be

used

again

if

the

m

indication

does

not

appear

when

the

power

is

turned

on

again.

On

the

surface

of

When

the

cassette

is

inserted

and

a

tape

transport

button

(r

,

,

tit,

etc.)

is

the

tape

pressed,

the

a

indication

in

the

display

window

flashes.

On

the

lens

in

the

display

window

In

such

case,

no

other

function

but

the

tape

election

works.

Eject

the

tape,

turn

off

the

camcorder

end

lease

It

with

the

cassette

holder

open

for

at

least

1

hour

M

a

dry

place.

The

camcorder

can

be

used

again

if

the

e

indication

does

not

appear

when

you

insert

the

cassette

and

press

one

of

the

tape

transport

buttons.

It

moisture

condenses

on

the

lens,

no

indication

appears,

but

the

picture

becomes

dim.

Turn

on

the

power

and

leave

the

camcorder

unused

for

about

1

hour.

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