Panasonic NV-GS180EB About condensation, About dirty heads, About the movie camera

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Cautions for Use

ªAbout condensation

If you turn the movie camera on when condensation occurs on the head or the tape, condensation Indication [3] (yellow or red) is displayed on the viewfinder or the LCD monitor and the messages [3DEW DETECT] or [3EJECT TAPE] (only when the tape is inserted) appear. If so, follow the procedure below.

3in yellow:

Dews are slightly adhering on the head or the tape.

3in red:

Dews are adhering on the head or the tape.

1Remove the tape if it is inserted.

It takes about 20 seconds to open the cassette holder. This is not a malfunction.

2Leave the movie camera with the cassette

cover closed to cool or warm it to the ambient temperature.

When [3] in yellow

You cannot use the Tape Recording/ Playback Mode. Leave the movie camera for about 30 minutes.

However, you can use the Card Recording Mode or Picture Playback Mode when a cassette is not inserted.

When [3] in red

The status indicator blinks for about 1 minute and then the movie camera automatically turns off. Leave it for about 2 to 3 hours.

3Turn the movie camera on again, set it to the Tape Recording/Playback Mode and then check if the condensation indication disappears.

Especially in cold areas, moisture may be frozen. If so, it may take more time before the condensation indication disappears.

Watch for condensation even before the condensation Indication is displayed. The condensation indication may not appear

depending on circumstances. When condensation occurs on the lens or the movie camera, it may also occur on the head and the tape. Do not open the cassette cover.

When the lens is fogged:

Set the [OFF/ON] switch to [OFF] and leave the movie camera in this condition for about 1 hour. When the lens temperature becomes close to the ambient temperature, the fogging disappears naturally.

ªAbout dirty heads

If video heads (the parts that closely contact with the tape) become dirty, normal recording and playback are not properly performed. Clean the heads with the digital video head cleaner.

Insert the head cleaner into the movie camera, set it to the Tape Playback Mode, and play it back for about 10 seconds. (If you do not stop the playback, it automatically stops about

15 seconds later.)

We recommend cleaning the heads periodically.

If the heads become dirty, “NEED HEAD CLEANING” appears during recording. During playback, moreover, the following symptoms appear.

Mosaic-like noise appears partially or the sound is interrupted.

Black or blue mosaic-like horizontal stripes appear.

When normal playback cannot be performed even after the head cleaning

One possible cause is that normal recording could not be performed because the heads were dirty at the time of recording. Clean the heads, and perform recording and playback again. If normal playback can be performed, the heads are clean. Before an important recording, be sure to conduct a test recording to make sure that normal recording can be performed.

If the heads become dirty soon after cleaning,

the problem may be attributable to the tape. If so, try another cassette.

During playback, the picture or sound may be interrupted momentarily, but this is not a malfunction of the movie camera. (One possible cause is that the playback is interrupted by dirt or dust that momentarily adheres to the heads.)

ªAbout the movie camera

When the movie camera is used for a long time, the camera body becomes warm, but this is not a malfunction.

Keep the movie camera away from magnetized equipment such as a cellular phones, microwave ovens, TVs, and video game equipment.

If you use the movie camera on or near a TV,

images or sounds may be disturbed due to electromagnetic wave radiation.

Recordings on the tape may be damaged, or images may be distorted, by strong magnetic fields created by speakers or large motors.

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