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Declaration of Conformity

Trade Name: SONY

Model No.: DCR-DVD308 Responsible Party:Sony Electronics Inc. Address: 16530 Via Esprillo, San Diego, CA 92127 U.S.A.

Telephone No.: 858-942-2230

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

digital device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules.

This product is not intended to be serviced. Should the product cease to function in its intended manner, it should be returned to the manufacturer or to be discarded.

For the State of California, USA only

Prechlorate Material - special handling may apply, See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate

Perchlorate Material: Lithium battery contains perchlorate.

CAUTION

You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.

Note

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

–Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

–Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

–Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

–Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

The supplied interface cable must be used with the equipment in order to comply with the limits for a

Notes on use

Your camcorder is supplied with two kinds of operations guides.

–“Operating Guide” (This manual)

–“First Step Guide” for using your camcorder with the computer connected (stored on the supplied CD-ROM)

Types of the disc you can use in your camcorder

You can use the following discs only.

–8cm DVD-RW

–8cm DVD+RW

–8cm DVD-R

–8cm DVD+R DL

Use the discs with marks listed below. See page 14 for details.

For reliability durability of recording / playback, we recommend that you use Sony

discs or discs with an *(for VIDEO CAMERA) mark for your camcorder.

bNote

•Using a disc other than above may cause the unsatisfactory recording/playback or you may not be able to remove the disc from your camcorder.

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