Maintenance information and precautions

Moisture condensation

If your camcorder is brought directly from a cold place to a warm place, moisture may condense inside your camcorder, on the surface of the disc, or on the lens. This may cause a malfunction to your camcorder. If there is moisture inside your camcorder, the following indicator appears for 5 seconds.

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If moisture condensation has occurred

Turn off your camcorder, and leave it for about 30 minutes. You can use the camcorder if the

%indicator does not appear when the power is turned on again.

Note on moisture condensation

Moisture may condense when you bring your camcorder from a cold place into a warm place (or vice versa) or when you use your camcorder in a hot place as follows:

•You bring your camcorder from a ski slope into a place warmed up by a heating device.

•You bring your camcorder from an air- conditioned car or room to a hot place outside.

•You use your camcorder after a squall or a shower.

•You use your camcorder in a hot and humid place.

How to prevent moisture condensation

When you bring your camcorder from a cold place into a warm place, put your camcorder in a plastic bag and tightly seal it. Remove the bag when the air temperature inside the plastic bag has reached the surrounding temperature (after about 30 minutes).

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Precautions

Camcorder operation

•Operate your camcorder on 7.2 V (battery pack) or 8.4 V (AC adaptor) power.

•For DC or AC operation, use the accessories recommended in these operating instructions.

•If any solid object or liquid gets inside the casing, unplug your camcorder and have it checked by a Sony dealer before operating it any further.

•Avoid rough handling or mechanical shock. Be particularly careful of the lens.

•Keep the POWER switch set to OFF (CHG) when you are not using your camcorder.

•Do not wrap your camcorder with a towel, for example, and operate it. Doing so might cause heat to build up inside.

•Keep your camcorder away from strong magnetic fields or mechanical vibration.

•Do not touch the LCD screen with your fingers or a sharp-pointed object.

•If your camcorder is used in a cold place, a residual image may appear on the LCD screen. This is not a malfunction.

•While using your camcorder, the back of the LCD screen may heat up. This is not a malfunction.

Camcorder care

•Remove the disc when you do not intend to operate your camcorder for a while. Periodically turn on the power, operate the movie and still images functions and play back a disc for about three minutes if your camcorder is not to be used for a long time.

On placement

Regardless of whether it is in use or not, avoid leaving your camcorder in the following locations. Doing so may cause a malfunction.

•In locations subject to extremely high temperatures

Under the hot sun or inside a car when the windows are closed in summer, your camcorder may be subjected to too much heat, and this may cause the outer casing to lose its shape, or cause the camcorder to malfunction.

•Under direct sunlight or near a heater This may cause the outer casing to lose its shape, or cause the camcorder to malfunction.