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Safety and maintenance• Child safety:The neckstrap is not a toy. Special care should be taken if handled by young
children.Avoid placing the neckstrap around the neck of a child to prevent strangulation!
Take care when using headphones
•Hearing safety:Listen at a moder ate volume. Using headphones at high volume can impair
your hearing.
•Traffic safety:Do not use while driving or cycling as you may cause an accident
To avoid damage or malfunction:
•Do not expose to excessive heat caused by heating equipment or direct sunlight.
•Do not drop your camcorder or allow objects to fall on it. Strong shocks and vibrations may
cause malfunction.
•This product is not waterproof: do not allow your camcorder to be submersed in water.
Avoid exposing the USB socket to water.Water entering the camcorder may cause
major damage.
•Avoid touching the lens and viewfinder with your fingers.To remove fingerprints,use a soft
damp cloth.
•Prevent damage to your eyes: do not look at the sun through the viewfinder!
•Avoid sudden changes of temperature as this may cause condensation on the
lens and viewfinder.Allow the camcorder to adjust to the surrounding temperature.
•Do not use any cleaning agents containing alcohol, ammonia,benzene, or abrasives as these
may harm the camcorder.To clean,use a soft damp cloth.
•Active mobile phones & strong magnetic fields in the vicinity may cause interference.
•The supplied software CD-ROM is not an audio CD. Playing CD-ROMs on audio
equipment may damage your audio equipment!
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