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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. When not using your camcorder for a long time • Turn on the camcorder and record and play back images about once a month to keep it in an optimum state for a long time. • 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 and cause a malfunction of your camcorder. If moisture condensation has occurred Leave your camcorder for about 1 hour without turning it on. 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 shown below. • When you bring your camcorder from a ski slope into a place warmed up by a heating device. • When you bring your camcorder from an air conditioned car or room into a hot place outside. • When you use your camcorder after a squall or a shower. • When you use your camcorder in a hot and humid place. How to avoid moisture condensation When you bring your camcorder from a cold place into a warm place, put your camcorder in a plastic bag and seal it tightly. Remove the bag when the air temperature inside the plastic bag has reached the ambient temperature (after about 1 hour). LCD screen • Do not exert excessive pressure on the LCD screen, as it may cause damage. • If your camcorder is used in a cold place, a residual image may appear on the LCD screen. This is not a malfunction. • While using your camcorder, the back of the LCD screen may heat up. This is not a malfunction. To clean the LCD screen The surface of the LCD screen is coated. If you scratch the surface, the coating may be come off. Mind the following points when cleaning and handling it. • If hand grease or hand cream remains on the screen, the coating comes off more easily. Wipe it early. • The coating may be scratched if you wipe the screen with a tissue, etc. • Remove the dust or sand with a blower, etc. before wiping the dirt. • Use a soft cloth (a cloth for glasses, etc.) gently to clean the dirt. On handling the casing • If the casing is soiled, clean the camcorder body with a soft cloth lightly moistened with water, and then wipe the casing with a dry soft cloth. • Avoid the following to avoid damage to the finish. Using chemicals such as thinner, benzine, alcohol, chemical cloths, repellent, insecticide and sunscreen. Handling with above substances on your hands. Leaving the casing in contact with rubber or vinyl objects for a long period of time. About care and storage of the lens • Wipe the surface of the lens clean with a soft cloth in the following instances: When there are fingerprints on the lens surface. In hot or humid locations When the lens is exposed to salty air such as at the seaside. • Store in a well-ventilated location subject to little dirt or dust. • To prevent mold, periodically clean the lens as described above. On charging the pre-installed rechargeable battery Your camcorder has a pre-installed rechargeable battery to retain the date, time, and other settings even when the ON/STANDBY switch is set to STANDBY. The pre-installed rechargeable battery is always charged while your camcorder is connected to the wall outlet (wall socket) via the AC Adapter or while the battery pack is attached. The rechargeable battery will be fully discharged in about 3 months if you do not use your camcorder at all without the AC Adapter 123

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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.
When not using your camcorder for a long time
•
Turn on the camcorder and record and play back
images about once a month to keep it in an
optimum state for a long time.
•
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 and cause a malfunction of
your camcorder.
If moisture condensation has occurred
Leave your camcorder for about 1 hour without
turning it on.
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 shown below.
•
When you bring your camcorder from a ski
slope into a place warmed up by a heating
device.
•
When you bring your camcorder from an air
conditioned car or room into a hot place outside.
•
When you use your camcorder after a squall or
a shower.
•
When you use your camcorder in a hot and
humid place.
How to avoid moisture condensation
When you bring your camcorder from a cold
place into a warm place, put your camcorder in a
plastic bag and seal it tightly. Remove the bag
when the air temperature inside the plastic bag
has reached the ambient temperature (after about
1 hour).
LCD screen
•
Do not exert excessive pressure on the LCD
screen, as it may cause damage.
•
If your camcorder is used in a cold place, a
residual image may appear on the LCD screen.
This is not a malfunction.
•
While using your camcorder, the back of the
LCD screen may heat up. This is not a
malfunction.
To clean the LCD screen
The surface of the LCD screen is coated. If you
scratch the surface, the coating may be come off.
Mind the following points when cleaning and
handling it.
•
If hand grease or hand cream remains on the
screen, the coating comes off more easily. Wipe
it early.
•
The coating may be scratched if you wipe the
screen with a tissue, etc.
•
Remove the dust or sand with a blower, etc.
before wiping the dirt.
•
Use a soft cloth (a cloth for glasses, etc.) gently
to clean the dirt.
On handling the casing
•
If the casing is soiled, clean the camcorder body
with a soft cloth lightly moistened with water,
and then wipe the casing with a dry soft cloth.
•
Avoid the following to avoid damage to the
finish.
Using chemicals such as thinner, benzine,
alcohol, chemical cloths, repellent,
insecticide and sunscreen.
Handling with above substances on your
hands.
Leaving the casing in contact with rubber or
vinyl objects for a long period of time.
About care and storage of the lens
•
Wipe the surface of the lens clean with a soft
cloth in the following instances:
When there are fingerprints on the lens
surface.
In hot or humid locations
When the lens is exposed to salty air such as
at the seaside.
•
Store in a well-ventilated location subject to
little dirt or dust.
•
To prevent mold, periodically clean the lens as
described above.
On charging the pre-installed rechargeable
battery
Your camcorder has a pre-installed rechargeable
battery to retain the date, time, and other settings
even when the ON/STANDBY switch is set to
STANDBY. The pre-installed rechargeable
battery is always charged while your camcorder is
connected to the wall outlet (wall socket) via the
AC Adapter or while the battery pack is attached.
The rechargeable battery will be fully discharged
in about
3 months
if you do not use your
camcorder at all without the AC Adapter