INTRODUCTION Precautions on the use of cleaning tape
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Please use cleaning tape produced by JVC.
Please follow the instructions below when using the cleaning tape.
1. The tape will run for 10 seconds in the PLAY mode. (Thereafter, it stops automatically and enters the STOP mode.)
•After loading the cleaning tape, press the PLAY button.
2. For a single cleaning session, use it up to 4 times.
3. Please refer to the following table as a guide for cleaning:
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1.Under low humidity conditions, (10% RH to 30% RH), please perform head cleaning at intervals of half of the following stated periods.
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3.Please use the cleaning tape at room tempera- ture (10˚C to 35˚C).
4.Instructions for using the cleaning tape are stated inside its case. The contents may be slightly different from those stated here.
Please follow the instructions in this manual.
● | When this unit is moved from a cold to a warm | ● | When condensation occurs, the monitor displays |
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●Condensation occurs on this unit in the following circumstances:
• It is moved abruptly from a cold place to a warm |
| To remedy, leave the unit with the power ON and |
| wait until the WARNING indicator disappears. | |
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• It is used in a room immediately after the heater |
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has been turned on, or when cold breeze from | ● | Prevention of condensation |
Operating environment | Low temperature | Room temperature | High temperature |
of the unit | 5˚C to 10˚C | 10˚C to 35˚C | 35˚C to 40˚C |
Guide for using | 1 to 2 times every | 1 to 2 times every | 1 to 2 times every |
cleaning tape | 5 hours | 20 to 30 hours | 5 hours |
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• It is used at a place of high humidity. | to a warmer place abruptly, first take out the cas- | ||
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Cassette tape |
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This unit can record onto and playback standard | ||
DV and mini DV cassette tapes (for SP mode only). | ||
Please use the following JVC cassettes with the | ||
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● Standard DV cassettes | ● Mini DV cassettes | |
Erasure prevention
DV cassettes have a safety slide at the back to prevent accidental erasure.
●To prevent accidental erasure of important records, push the slide to the “SAVE” position.
●To record, push the slide to the “REC” posi- tion.
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When a cassette tape is loaded, please do not | ||
transport e.g., from an external cold place to a | ||
warm room thereby subjecting the unit to dras- | ||
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After moving the unit, please do not use it until | ||
the innards are stabilized. | ||
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● Reverse sides of videotapes cannot be used. |
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● Please store the tape only after it has been fully rewound, so as to avoid damaging the tape. | ||||||
● Please store the cassette in places low in humidity, | ||||||
● When a cassette is used repeatedly, noise may increase due to e.g., dropout, etc. hence affecting its | ||||||
| performance. Please do not use dirty or damaged tapes as they will shorten the life span of the | |||||
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