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For more detailed information about recycling of this product or battery, please contact your local Civic Office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.

Notice for the customers in the countries applying EU Directives

The manufacturer of this product is Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo, 108- 0075 Japan. The Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety is Sony Deutschland GmbH, Hedelfinger Strasse 61, 70327 Stuttgart, Germany. For any service or guarantee matters please refer to the addresses given in separate service or guarantee documents.

Notes on use

Your camcorder is supplied with two kinds of manuals

–“Operating Guide” (This manual)

–“First Step Guide” for connecting the camcorder to a computer and using the supplied software (stored on the supplied CD-ROM)

Type of cassette you can use in your camcorder

You can use mini DV cassettes marked

with . Your camcorder is not compatible with the Cassette Memory function (p. 77).

Types of “Memory Stick” you can use in your camcorder

You can use “Memory Stick” that have the logo shown below (p. 78).

– (“Memory Stick Duo”)

– (“Memory Stick PRO Duo”)

– (“Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo”)

“Memory Stick Duo”

(This size can be used with your camcorder.)

“Memory Stick”

(You cannot use with your camcorder.)

•You cannot use any type of memory card except “Memory Stick Duo.”

•“Memory Stick PRO Duo” can be used only with “Memory Stick PRO” compatible equipment.

•Do not attach a label or the like on a “Memory Stick Duo” or a Memory Stick Duo adaptor.

When using a “Memory Stick Duo” with “Memory Stick” compatible equipment

Be sure to insert the “Memory Stick Duo” into the Memory Stick Duo Adaptor.

Memory Stick Duo Adaptor

Using the camcorder

•Do not hold the camcorder by the following parts.

Viewfinder

Battery pack

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