Sony HDR SR1 Operating Guide - Page 9

Notes on using the Hard Disk Drive Handycam Save all your recorded image data • To prevent your image data from being lost, save all your recorded images on external media. It is recommended that you save the image data on a disc using your computer. (For details, see the "First Step Guide" on the supplied CD-ROM.) Also, you can save your image data using a VCR, or a DVD/HDD recorder (p. 62). • It is recommended that you save your image data periodically, after recording. Do not apply shock or vibration to your camcorder • The hard disk of the camcorder may not be recognized, or recording or playback may not be possible. • Especially, during recording/playback, do not apply shock. After recording, do not apply vibration or shock to the camcorder, while the ACCESS lamp is lit. • When using the shoulder belt (not supplied), do not crash the camera against an object. On the drop sensor • To protect the internal hard disk from the shock by dropping, the camcorder has the drop sensor function (p. 80). When a drop occurs, or under a non-gravity condition, the block noise to protect the camcorder may also be recorded. If the drop sensor catches a drop repeatedly, recording/ playback may be stopped. Notes on battery pack/AC Adaptor • While the ACCESS lamp is lit, be sure to avoid the following. They may cause malfunctions. - Removing the battery pack - Removing the AC Adaptor (while charging the battery pack using the AC Adaptor) • Be sure to remove the battery pack or the AC Adaptor after turning off the POWER switch. Note on operating temperatures • When the temperature of the camcorder becomes extremely high or extremely low, you may not be able to record or play back on the camcorder, due to the protection features of the camcorder being activated in such situations. In this case, a message appears on the LCD screen (p. 108). When the camcorder is connected to a computer • Do not try to format the hard disk of the camcorder using a computer. If you do so, your camcorder may not operate correctly. Note on using the camcorder at high altitudes • Do not turn on the camcorder in a low-pressure area, where the altitude is more than 3,000 meters (9,800 feet). Doing so may damage the hard disk drive of your camcorder. Note on disposal/transfer • If you format the hard disk of the camcorder using [ FORMAT] (p. 66) on the camcorder, or on a computer, you may not delete data from the hard disk completely. When you sell or give the camcorder to somebody else, it is recommended that you make it difficult to recover your data using data erasing software, etc. on a computer, and then format the hard disk using [ FORMAT] on the camcorder. If you do not have a data erasing software, format the hard disk using [ FORMAT] first, record darkness on the entire hard disk by covering the camcorder with a box, or something similar, while the camcorder is recording, and then format the hard disk using [ FORMAT] again. This will make it difficult to recover any previously recorded data. In addition to the above, when you dispose of the camcorder, it is recommended that you destroy the actual body of the camcorder. This may prevent data recovery from the hard disk of the camcorder. If you cannot record/play back images, perform [ FORMAT] • If you repeat recording/deleting images for a long time, fragmentation of data occurs on the hard disk. Images cannot be saved or recorded. In such a case, save your images on some type of external media first, and then perform [ FORMAT] (p. 66). Fragmentation 1 Glossary (p. 134) 9