Cassette Handling Precautions
❍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 To protect your recordings from accidental erasure, slide the tab on the cassette to the left. (This switch position is usually labeled 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 v starts flashing. If you wish to record on that cassette, slide the tab back to the right.
Memory Card Handling Precautions
❍Format new memory cards with the camcorder. Memory cards formatted with other devices such as a computer may not operate correctly.
❍We recommend saving backups of memory card images on your computer’s hard drive or other external memory device. Image data may be corrupted or lost due to memory card defects or exposure to static electricity. Canon Inc. makes no warranties for corrupted or lost data.
❍Do not turn off the camcorder, disconnect the power source, open the memory card cover or remove the memory card while the card access indicator is flashing.
❍Do not use memory cards in places subject to strong magnetic fields.
❍Do not leave memory cards in places subject to high humidity and high temperature.
❍Do not disassemble memory cards.
❍Do not bend, drop, or subject memory cards to shocks and do not expose them to water.
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