General Maintenance

 

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TAPE DISPLAY

 

 

Symptom

 

Check Point & Correction

TAPE appears in the viewfinder

§ Have you moved the camcorder or

 

 

cassette from a cold place to a

 

 

warm place so that its temperature

 

 

changed abruptly?

 

 

§ If the temperature has changed,

 

 

remove the cassette and set the

 

 

CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch to OFF,

 

 

then wait for about one hour.

 

 

§ Remove the cassette and then try to

 

 

reinsert: remove it several times.

 

 

§ If the indication is still shown in the

 

 

viewfinder, use a cleaning tape to

 

 

clean the heads and replace the

 

 

cassette.

 

 

 

Specifications

 

 

General Specifications

 

Power requirements

6V DC

 

Power consumption

5.1W (when recording/LCD monitor OFF)

 

7.3W (when recording/LCD monitor ON)

Dimensions

4-5/8" W x 4-3/4" H x 8-5/16" D (118mm x 120mm x 211mm)

Weight

2.31 lbs (approx. 1050g) without battery pack, lens

 

lens cap or cassette

Operating temperature

32°F ~ 104°F (0°C ~ 40°C)

Storage temperature

-4°F ~ 140°F (-20°C ~ 60°C)

Video Recorder Specifications

 

Format

8mm

 

Record/playback

Two video record/playback heads

Video signal

EIA standard NTSC color

Tape speed

14.3mm/sec

 

Video input

1.0Vp-p, 75 ohm

 

Video output

1.0Vp-p, 75 ohm

 

Audio input

-7.8dBs (316mVrms)

Audio output

-7.8dBs (316mVrms)

Fast forward/rewind time

Less than 8 minutes with P6-120 cassette

Camera Specifications

 

Scanning

525 lines/60 fields/30 frames

Required minimum illumination

1 lux

 

Pickup device

1/4" C.C.D.

 

Lens diameter

46mm

 

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