Hitachi DZ-HS3OOA instruction manual Do not use the DVD video camera/recorder near corrosive gas

Do not use the DVD video camera/recorder near corrosive gas:

•If tile DVD video camera/recorder is used in a place where there is dense exhaust gas generated

by gasoline or diesel engine, corrosive gas such as hydrogen sulfide, or sulfur such as in a hot spring area, the external or internal terminals could corrode, which would disable normal operation, or the battery connecting terminals could corrode, so power will not turn on.

Do not use the DVD video camera/recorder near ultrasonic humidifier:

•With some water in humidifier, calcium and other chemicals dissolved in water could scatter in the

all, and _xhite particles could adhere to the optical head of the DVD video camera/recorder, which could cause it to operate abnormally.

Do not expose the DVD video camera/recorder to insecticide:

•Insecticide entering the DVD video camera/recorder could dirty tire lens in laser pickup block for

DVD, and in such a case the DVD video camera/recorder might not operate normally. Turn the

DVD video camera/recorder off and cover it with vinyl sheet, etc. befol_ using insecticide.

Do not use a generally available 8 cm CD lens cleaner:

• Cleaning the DVD lens is not necessary when using this DVD video camera/recorder in the usual

vv'ay.

•Using 8 cm CD lens cleaner could cause this DVD video canrera/recorder to be faulty.

•If you have to clean the lens, use a Hitachi Maxell cleaner that is exclusively for 8 cm DVD discs.

Be careful of moisture condensation:

•When you move tire DVD video camera/recorder between places where the difference in

temperatures is great such as entering a lodge from a ski slope or going out of a cooled room or

vehicle - condensation (vapor in air warmed or cooled to water droplets) could occur on the lens

and/or

inside

the DVD video

camera/recorder.

If condensation

occurs,

do

not

open

the cover

of

disc or

card insertion

block if

possible.

If condensation

occurs

on

the

lens,

wipe

it off with

a soft,

dry cloth. Even

if the external

surface

of DVD

video

camera/recorder

has

dried,

condensation

may

remain

inside:

Turn

the DVD

video camera/recorder

off and

leave

it

in

a dry place

for at

least

] - 2

hours before using it again.

Do not use the DVD video camera/recorder for a long uninterrupted period of time:

• This DVD video camera/recorder cannot be used for a long time continuously as a surveillance

camera/monitor. If you use it for a long continuous period of time, the temperature of DVD video

camera/recorder could exceed the limit and the recording/playback operation may slow down or

other faults could occur. If this happens, hlrn it off and wait for a while before using it again.

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