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USER MAINTENANCE

After Use

Cleaning The Camcorder

1 Turn off the camcorder.

2 Slide down and hold OPEN/EJECT in the direction of the arrow, then pull the cassette holder cover open until it locks. The cassette holder opens automatically. Remove the cassette.

3 Press “PUSH HERE” to close the cassette holder.

•Once the cassette holder is closed, it recedes automatically. Wait until it recedes completely before closing the cassette holder cover.

4 Slide down BATT. RELEASE 1 and remove the battery pack 23.

Cassette holder

Remove.

OPEN/EJECT Switch

PUSH HERE

1 To clean the exterior, wipe gently with a soft cloth.

Put the cloth in diluted mild soap and wring it well to wipe off heavy dirt. Then wipe again with a dry cloth.

2 Open the LCD monitor. Wipe gently with a soft cloth. Be careful not to damage the monitor. Close the LCD monitor.

3 To clean the lens, blow it with a blower brush, then wipe gently with lens cleaning paper.

4 Pull out the viewfinder fully.

5 Open the viewfinder cleaning hatch in the direction of the arrow 1.

Insert a lens blower or soft cloth into the gap at the side of the viewfinder and clean the interior of the viewfinder with it 2.

•If the gap is narrow, turn the Dioptre Adjust- ment Control to widen the gap.

6 Close the hatch until it locks in place and push the viewfinder back in.

NOTES:

Avoid using strong cleaning agents such as benzine or alcohol.

Cleaning should be done only after the battery pack has been removed or other power units have been disconnected.

Mould may form if the lens is left dirty.

When using a cleaner or chemically treated cloth refer to the cautions of each product.

Hatch

1

Lens blower

2

BATT. RELEASE Switch

Dioptre Adjustment

Control

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