JVC BR-DV3000U instruction manual Precautions, Daily maintenance and regular inspection

INTRODUCTION

Precautions

Place of storage and use

Please avoid storing or using this VTR in the fol-
lowing places:
●	Extremely hot or cold places beyond the al-
	lowable temperature for operation (5˚C – 40˚C)
●	Humid or dry places beyond the allowable hu-
	midity range for operation (30% –80% RH)
●	Dusty or sandy places
●	Places exposed to oil, smoke or steam, such

Maintaining the unit (Please turn off the power before performing maintenance work.)

Please wipe the unit with a soft cloth. Do not wipe it with thinner or benzene lest the surface melts or becomes dull. For stubborn stains, wipe first with a water-diluted neutral detergent and then wipe dry.

Daily maintenance and regular inspection

This unit uses consumables or components that will wear off. If a worn-out or deteriorated component continues to be used, it may cause the unit to break down. To prevent this, please perform daily mainte- nance using the head-cleaning tape. With the head-cleaning tape alone, however, the entire tape-winding mechanism cannot be completely cleaned. Please perform regular maintenance of the components as shown below.

Regular inspection (maintenance)

The tasks of maintenance involved are similar to that of replacing the engine oil or tire of a car. Depending on the number of usage hours, please clean, inspect or replace the components as follows:

	as the kitchen vicinity
●	Intensely vibrating or unstable places
●	Places prone to condensation
●	Places that generate strong magnetic fields,
	e.g., transformer or motor
●	Places near devices that generate electric
	waves, e.g., transceiver or mobile phone
●	Places that generate radiation, X-rays or cor-

Please use the provided AC adapter to connect the VTR to a power source.

Number of hours Drum assembly (including head) Head cleaner Tape guide, roller Rotary encoder Gears Driving components

500H    — — —

1000H    —  —

1500H    — — —

2000H	4000H
	
	
	
	
	
	

— :	Inspection
 :	Cleaning, inspection and
	adjustment
 :	Cleaning and inspection;
	Replacement if necessary
 :	Replacement
Maintenance necessity and fre-
quency depends on the environment
and usage. The above information
serves only as a guide.

rosive gases

Handling the unit

●Please do not place heavy objects on the VTR, like a monitor or TV.

●Please do not insert foreign objects into the cassette slot.

●Mind your finger when loading the cassette. Please be careful not to get your fingers clamped when loading the cassette to prevent injury.

●Place this VTR out of reach of young children. As injury may result from fingers getting clamped when loading the cassette, please keep this VTR out of reach of young children.

●Please do not block the ventilation openings.

●Avoid violent shocks to the unit. Do not drop the unit.

●Please remove the cassette tape from the cas- sette slot when transporting the unit.

●Please remove the AC adapter to save en- ergy when the unit is not in use.

Usage Time	:	You can check the drum usage time via the hour meter display.
		For details, please refer to page 69, “Checking the hour meter”.
Maintenance consultation	:	For details on the maintenance plan and fee, please consult with
		your nearest JVC-authorized service agent.

Head cleaning		●	If dust adheres on the head, “HEAD CLEANING
●	Recording or playing back with a stained head		REQUIRED!” will be displayed on the monitor
			when this unit plays a tape.
	will result in block noise or disrupted	sound.
	Please perform regular head cleaning to main-
	tain superior image and sound quality.
			HEAD CLEANING REGUIRED!
	Block noise
●	For information on how to use the head cleaning
	tape and the relevant precautions, please refer
	to page 8, “Precautions on the use of cleaning
	tape”.

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