Others Battery �Extremely high temperatures or low temperatures will shorten the life of the Battery. �If the Battery is kept in smoky or dusty places, the terminals may rust and cause malfunctions. �Do not allow the Battery terminals to come in contact with metal objects (such as necklaces, hairpins, etc.). This can result in a short circuit or heat generation and, if you touch the Battery in this condition, you may be badly burned. �Store the Battery in a completely discharged state. To store the Battery for a long period of time, we recommend you charge it once every year and store it again after you completely use up the charged capacity. Cassette �Before storing it, rewind the tape to the beginning. If the Cassette is left for more than 6 months with the tape stopped midway, the tape sags (although it depends on the storage condition). Be sure to rewind to the beginning. �Store the Cassette in its case. Dust, direct sunlight (ultraviolet rays), or humidity may damage the tape. Dust contains hard mineral particles, and dusty Cassettes damage the heads of the Camcorder and other components. Develop a habit of returning the Cassette back to its case. �Once every half year, wind the tape to the end and then rewind it to the beginning. If the Cassette is left for 1 year or longer without winding or rewinding, temperature and humidity changes may cause the Cassette to deform due to swelling, shrinking, and so forth. The wound tape may stick to itself. �Do not place a Cassette near highly magnetic substances or equipment. �The surface of tape is covered with extremely minute magnetic particles, upon which signals are recorded. Magnetic necklaces, toys, etc., have magnetic force that is stronger than you may normally expect, and they may erase the contents of a recording or may cause noise in images and sounds.
Extremely high precision technology is employed to produce the LCD Monitor screen featuring a total of approximately 123,000 pixels. The result is more than 99.99% effective pixels with a mere 0.01% of the pixels inactive or always lit. However, this is not a malfunction and does not affect the recorded picture. Viewfinder �Do not direct the Viewfinder or Lens to the sun. Internal components may be seriously damaged. �When the Camcorder is used with a large capacity Battery (CGA-DU14, CGA-DU21: optional) attached to it, it is not practical to look in the Viewfinder from behind the Battery. Extremely high precision technology is employed to produce the Viewfinder screen featuring a total of approximately 113,000 pixels. The result is more than 99.99% effective pixels with a mere 0.01% of the pixels inactive or always lit. However, this is not a malfunction and does not affect the recorded picture. Lens Hood �Do not attach other conversion lenses in front of the Lens Hood; there is no mount to be used for the attachment. �When you wish to attach the Tele Conversion Lens (not supplied), Wide Conversion Lens (not supplied), MC Protector (not supplied), or ND Filter (not supplied), first of all, turn the Lens Hood counter-clockwise. If the MC Protector or ND Filter is used, the Lens Hood can be mounted on the filter. �If you push the [W/T] Lever toward [W] during recording with the filter and conversion lens attached together to the Camcorder, 4 corners of the image may become dark (vignetting). For details, please refer to the operating instructions of your accessories. �Be sure to keep the Lens Hood attached to the Camcorder so as to shut out unnecessary light.
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LCD Monitor �In a place with drastic temperature changes, condensation may form on the LCD Monitor. Wipe it with soft dry cloth. �If your Camcorder is extremely cold when you turn its power on, the image on the LCD Monitor is slightly darker than usual at first. However, as the internal temperature increases, it goes back to the normal brightness.
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