Although the battery pack’s operating temperature range is from 32 °F to 104 °F (0 °C to 40 °C), the optimal range is from 50 °F to 86 °F (10 °C to 30 °C). At cold

temperatures, performance will temporarily decline. Warm it in your pocket before use.

Replace the battery pack if the usable time after full charge diminishes substantially at E normal temperatures.

About the battery terminal cover

The battery terminal cover has a [ ]-shaped hole. This is useful when you wish to differentiate between charged and uncharged battery packs. For example, with charged battery packs, attach the terminal cover so that the [ ]-shaped hole shows the blue label.

Back side of the

Terminal cover attached

 

 

battery pack

Charged

Uncharged

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cassette

Rewind tapes after use. If the tape becomes slack and damaged, it may cause picture and sound distortion.

Return cassettes in the case and store them upright.

Do not leave the cassette in the camcorder after use.

Do not use spliced tapes or nonstandard cassettes as they may damage the camcorder.

Do not use tapes that have been jammed as video heads may become dirty.

Do not insert anything into the small holes of the cassette, or cover them with cellophane tape.

Handle cassettes with care. Do not drop or subject them to severe impact as this may damage the cassettes.

Rewind tapes from time to time if they are stored for a long time.

With cassettes equipped with a memory function, metal plated terminals may become dirty with use. Clean the terminals with a cotton swab after about 10 times of loading/ unloading. The memory function is not supported by the camcorder.

Protecting Tapes from Accidental Erasure

& Do’s

To protect your recordings from accidental erasure, slide the tab on the cassette to SAVE or ERASE OFF.

If you load a protected cassette in CAMERA mode, the message “THE TAPE IS SET FOR ERASURE PREVENTION” appears for approx. 4 seconds and “” starts flashing. If you wish to record on that cassette, change the position of the tab.

REC

REC

SAVE

SAVE

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