The Camcorder’s Cooling System
Preparing the Camcorder
[wOther Functions]
The camcorder’s internal temperature is controlled using a cooling fan that will turn on whenever the camcorder itself is turned on. However, you can turn off the cooling fan temporarily if necessary.
Operating modes: 
1 Open the [Fan] submenu.
[wOther Functions] >[Fan]
2 Select [Automatic] and then press the joystick.
[Fan]
[On]
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[On]: | The cooling fan is on as long as the camcorder is on. |
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[Automatic]: | The cooling fan is temporarily turned off. If the camcorder's internal temperature rises too much, | ||
| will appear in yellow on the left of the screen. If the temperature starts to become critical, the | icon | |
| will turn red and the cooling fan will come on to prevent overheating. Once the camcorder has | ||
| cooled off sufficiently, the fan will turn off again. While the fan is activated automatically, | will | |
| appear next to the | icon. |
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NOTES
•Depending on the ambient temperature and other shooting conditions, the cooling fan may not turn off even if you set [Fan] to [Automatic].
•The cooling fan cannot be turned off in 
mode.
•When changing the camcorder’s configuration, be careful not to obstruct the cooling fan’s air intake and exhaust vents (marked respectively as AIR INTAKE and EXHAUST VENT).
•If you set an assignable button to [Fan] (A89), you can press the button to toggle between the [On] and [Automatic] settings.
Exhaust vent (EXHAUST VENT) | Intake vent (AIR INTAKE) |