Maintenance and precautions (Continued)

On handling the casing

•If the casing is soiled, clean the camcorder body with a soft cloth lightly moistened with water, and then wipe the casing with a dry soft cloth.

•Avoid the following to avoid damage to the finish:

–Using chemicals such as thinner, benzine, alcohol, chemical cloths, repellent, insecticide and sunscreen.

–Handling the camcorder with above substances on your hands.

–Leaving the casing in contact with rubber or vinyl objects for a long period of time.

On the pickup lens

•Do not touch the lens inside the disc cover. Keep the disc cover closed except when inserting and removing the disc, to keep dust out.

•When your camcorder does not work because the pickup lens is dirty, clean it with a blower (not supplied). Do not touch the pickup lens directly during cleaning because this may cause the camcorder to malfunction.

Pickup lens

About care and storage of the lens

•Wipe the surface of the lens clean with a soft cloth in the following instances:

–When there are fingerprints on the lens surface.

–In hot or humid locations

–When the lens is exposed to salty air such as at the seaside.

•Store in a well-ventilated location subject to little dirt or dust.

•To prevent mold, periodically clean the lens as described above. It is recommended that you

operate your camcorder about once a month to keep it in optimum state for a long time.

Cleaning inside the viewfinder

Remove any dust from inside the viewfinder by following the steps below.

1Pull out the viewfinder.

2While pushing in the tab on the side with a fine-tipped object such as a ball point pen, pull the eyecup block in the direction of the arrow to remove.

3Remove dust from the eyecup block with a camera blower, etc.

4Press the viewfinder onto the body of the camcorder.

5Remove dust from the inside area where the eyecup block was attached with a camera blower, etc.

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