Panasonic NV-GS300B, PV-GS300 About condensation, About dirty heads, About the Camcorder

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Cautions for Use

ªAbout condensation

If you turn the Camcorder on when condensation occurs on the head or the tape, condensation Indication [3] is displayed on the viewfinder or the LCD monitor and the messages [3DEW DETECT] or [3EJECT TAPE] (only when the tape is inserted) appear. If so, follow the procedure below.

1Remove the tape if it is inserted.

≥It takes about 20 seconds to open the cassette holder. This is not a malfunction.

2Leave the Camcorder with the cassette cover closed to cool or warm it to the ambient temperature.

≥The status indicator blinks for about 1 minute and then the Camcorder automatically turns off. Leave it for about

1.5to 2 hours.

3Turn the Camcorder on again, set it to the Tape Recording/Playback Mode and then check if the condensation indication

disappears.

Especially in cold areas, moisture may be frozen. If so, it may take more time before the condensation indication disappears.

Watch for condensation even before the condensation Indication is displayed.

≥If the indicator of the condensation does not display on the LCD screen and/or EVF and you notice condensation on the lens or the main

unit, do not open the cassette cover otherwise condensation may be formed on the heads or the cassette tape.

When the lens is fogged:

Set the [OFF/ON] switch to [OFF] and leave the Camcorder in this condition for about 1 hour. When the lens temperature becomes close to the ambient temperature, the fogging disappears naturally.

ªAbout dirty heads

If video heads (the parts that closely contact with the tape) become dirty, normal recording and playback are not properly performed. Clean the heads with the digital video head cleaner.

≥Insert the head cleaner into the Camcorder, set

it to the Tape Playback Mode, and play it back for about 10 seconds. (If you do not stop the playback, it automatically stops about

15 seconds later.)

≥We recommend cleaning the heads periodically.

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If the heads become dirty, “NEED HEAD CLEANING” appears during recording. During playback, moreover, the following symptoms appear.

≥Mosaic-like noise appears partially or the sound is interrupted.

≥Black or blue mosaic-like horizontal stripes appear.

≥The whole screen becomes blue and there is no picture or sound.

When normal playback cannot be performed even after the head cleaning

One possible cause is that normal recording could not be performed because the heads were dirty at the time of recording. Clean the heads, and perform recording and playback again. If normal playback can be performed, the heads are clean. Before an important recording, be sure to conduct a test recording to make sure that normal recording can be performed.

≥If the heads become dirty soon after cleaning, the problem may be the tape. If so, try another

cassette.

≥During playback, the picture or sound may be interrupted momentarily, but this is not a malfunction of the Camcorder. (One possible cause is that the playback is interrupted by dirt or dust that momentarily adheres to the heads.)

ªAbout the Camcorder

≥When the Camcorder is used for a long time, the Camcorder body becomes warm, but this is not a malfunction.

Keep the Camcorder away from magnetized equipment such as a cellular phones, microwave ovens, TVs, and video game equipment.

≥If you use the Camcorder on or near a TV, images or sounds may be disturbed due to

electromagnetic wave radiation. ≥Recordings on the tape may be damaged, or

images may be distorted, by strong magnetic fields created by speakers or large motors.

≥Electromagnetic wave radiation generated by digital circuits including microprocessor may adversely affect the Camcorder, causing the disturbance of images and sounds.

≥If the Camcorder is affected by such equipment and does not function properly, turn off the

Camcorder power and detach the battery or AC adaptor. Then, connect the battery or AC adaptor again and turn on the Camcorder power.

Do not use your Camcorder near radio transmitters or high-voltage cables.

≥If you record pictures near radio transmitters or high-voltage cables, recorded images or sounds may be adversely affected.

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