Cassette tape, Condensation, Memo | JVC BR-DV3000E instruction

INTRODUCTION Precautions on the use of cleaning tape

Please use cleaning tape produced by JVC.

Please follow the instructions below when using the cleaning tape.

1. The tape will run for 10 seconds in the PLAY mode. (Thereafter, it stops automatically and enters the STOP mode.)

•After loading the cleaning tape, press the PLAY button.

2. For a single cleaning session, use it up to 4 times.

3. Please refer to the following table as a guide for cleaning:

1.Under low humidity conditions, (10% RH to 30% RH), please perform head cleaning at intervals of half of the following stated periods.

2.If M-DV80 is used immediately after cleaning, the VTR warning (“HEAD CLEANING REQUIRED!”) may disappear only after the tape has run for some time.

3.Please use the cleaning tape at room tempera- ture (10˚C to 35˚C).

4.Instructions for using the cleaning tape are stated inside its case. The contents may be slightly different from those stated here.

Please follow the instructions in this manual.

●	When this unit is moved from a cold to a warm	●	When condensation occurs, the monitor displays
	place abruptly, the vapor in the warm air will come		the following warning:
	into contact with the head drum or the tape
	guides. When chilled, the vapor turns into drop-
	lets of water. This state is known as condensa-
	tion. When condensation occurs, the videotape		CONDENSATION ON DRUM
	will adhere to the head drum or the tape guides		CONDENSATION ON DRUM
	will adhere to the head drum or the tape guides
	and will be damaged.

●Condensation occurs on this unit in the following circumstances:

• It is moved abruptly from a cold place to a warm		To remedy, leave the unit with the power ON and
• It is moved abruptly from a cold place to a warm		wait until the WARNING indicator disappears.
place.		wait until the WARNING indicator disappears.
place.
• It is used in a room immediately after the heater
has been turned on, or when cold breeze from	●	Prevention of condensation

an air-conditioner blows onto it.		When transporting the BR-DV3000 from a cold
		When transporting the BR-DV3000 from a cold
• It is used at a place of high humidity.		to a warmer place abruptly, first take out the cas-
	Head drum	sette. Then place the BR-DV3000 in a plastic bag
		and seal it before transporting the camera. Leave
		the BR-DV3000 in the sealed plastic bag until
		the camera has the same temperature as the sur-
		roundings. This will prevent condensation.

Cassette tape
This unit can record onto and playback standard
DV and mini DV cassette tapes (for SP mode only).
Please use the following JVC cassettes with the
or the	logos.
● Standard DV cassettes		● Mini DV cassettes
LA-DV276		M-DV63PR0
LA-DV186		M-DV60
LA-DV124		M-DV30

DV cassettes have a safety slide at the back to prevent accidental erasure.

●To prevent accidental erasure of important records, push the slide to the “SAVE” position.

Slide

		Videotape

When a cassette tape is loaded, please do not
transport e.g., from an external cold place to a
warm room thereby subjecting the unit to dras-
tic temperature changes.
After moving the unit, please do not use it until
the innards are stabilized.

	Memo		REC
● DVCAM cassettes can be recorded in DV format.			REC
● DVCAM cassettes can be recorded in DV format.		SAVE
	Tapes recorded in DVCAM format can be played	SAVE
	Tapes recorded in DVCAM format can be played
	(SP Mode).
● M-DV80 cassettes(Mini DV 80min tape) cannot be
	used with this unit.
	Precautions on the use of tape
● Reverse sides of videotapes cannot be used.
● Please store the tape only after it has been fully rewound, so as to avoid damaging the tape.
● Please store the cassette in places low in humidity, well-ventilated and fungus-proof.
● When a cassette is used repeatedly, noise may increase due to e.g., dropout, etc. hence affecting its
	performance. Please do not use dirty or damaged tapes as they will shorten the life span of the
	rotation head.