Maintenance and precautions (Continued)

If moisture starts to condense, your VCR sometimes cannot detect condensation. If this happens, the cassette is sometimes not ejected for 10 seconds after the cassette compartment lid is opened. This is not a malfunction. Do not close the cassette compartment lid until the cassette is ejected.

xNote on moisture condensation

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

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

•You bring your VCR from an air conditioned car or room into a hot place outside.

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

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

xHow to prevent moisture condensation

When you bring your VCR from a cold place into a warm place, put your VCR in a plastic bag and seal it tightly. Remove the bag when the air temperature inside the plastic bag has reached the surrounding temperature (after about 1 hour).

Video head

If you play back a tape recorded in the HDV format, the image and sound may freeze for a while (about 0.5 seconds).

This occurs if the HDV signals cannot be recorded or played back correctly because of dirt on the tape or video head. Depending on the cassette, this fairly infrequently occurs even if the cassette is brand new or is not used a lot.

If this freezing point is created while playing back, you can solve this problem and see the pictures by rewinding after slightly forwarding. Such a freezing point cannot be recovered if it was created while recording.

To prevent such a problem, use the Sony mini DV cassette.

•If the following problem occurs, clean the video heads for 10 seconds with the Sony DVM- 12CLD cleaning cassette (optional).

–Playback pictures do not move.

–Playback pictures do not appear.

–The sound breaks off.

–[x Dirty video head. Use a cleaning cassette.] appears on the screen during recording.

–The following phenomenon occurs in the HDV format.

The playback

The playback screen

screen pauses.

goes blank.

–The following phenomenon occurs in the DV format.

Block-noise appears.

The playback screen goes blank.

•The video heads will be worn after long use. If you cannot obtain a clear image even after using a cleaning cassette (optional), the video heads may be worn out. Please contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility to have the video heads replaced.

LCD screen

•Do not exert excessive pressure on the LCD screen, as it may cause damage.

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

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

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