Protect the battery terminals.

Keep the battery terminals free from dust and foreign matter.

If the battery has been inadvertently dropped, check whether its body and terminal area have been deformed.

Installing a deformed battery in the unit or in the AC adapter may damage the unit or AC adapter.

About the SD Memory Card

The memory capacity shown on the SD Memory Card label is the total of the capacity provided for copyright protection and management and the capacity that is usable as ordinary memory in the portable recorder, in a PC, etc.

Protect the SD Memory Card from strong impact, bending and dropping.

Electrical noise, static electricity and failure of the portable recorder or SD Memory Card can result in damage or loss of data on the SD Memory Card.

If used for a long period of time, the portable recorder surface and SD Memory Card will become somewhat hot, but this is not a sign of product failure.

Cautions for usage of SD memory cards

Do not allow dirt, water, or other substances to come into contact with the connector part on the reverse of the card.

Do not leave the card in the following places:

In direct sunlight or in places of high temperatures. e.g. close to heating equipment

In highly humid or dusty locations

In locations with high variations in temperature (condensation may appear on card)

In places subject to static electricity or electromagnetic waves

Store cards in bags or cases after use.

What to remember when throwing memory cards away or transferring them to others Formatting memory cards or deleting data using the functions of the unit or a computer will merely change the file management information: it will not completely erase the data on the cards. When throwing these cards away or transferring them to others, either physically destroy them or use a data deletion program for computers (commercially available) to completely erase the data. Users are responsible for managing the data on their memory cards.

Liquid crystal displays

 

• Images or letters can get burned onto the screen

use

of the LCD if they are displayed for a long time,

Before

but you can fix this by leaving the unit off for

 

several hours.

 

• The LCD monitor was made by high-precision

 

 

engineering, but black points may appear on the

 

LCD monitor screen, or points may remain on all

 

the time (red, blue or green points). This is not a

 

sign of product failure. The LCD monitor pixels

 

are highly precisely controlled with more than

 

99.99 % of the pixels effective. This leaves less

 

than 0.01 % of pixels that may not light or may

 

remain on all the time. These points are not being

 

recorded as video on the SD Memory Card.

 

• Condensation may form if you use the unit where

 

temperatures fluctuate. Wipe dry with a soft, dry

 

cloth.

 

• The LCD may appear dim after immediately

 

turning on a cold recorder, but will brighten as the

 

unit warms up.

 

• Do not keep the unit in humid areas. Although

 

rare, this could cause the inside of the LCD

 

monitor to become cloudy when the power is

 

turned on.

 

Protecting the terminals

 

Install the covers when the connection terminals

 

are not being used.

 

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