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DEW FORMATION
•What is "dew formation?"
When cold water is poured into a glass, dew
drops form on the glass. This cl inging of water
drops is called dew formation.
•When dew forms in your Camcorder.
Dew will grad ually form on the head drum of your
camcorder and make the video tape stick to the
head. This causes damage both to the head and
the tape. When dew formation occurs, recording
and playback may not function properly.
Dew is l i kely to form i n the following circum
stances:
•when moving the camcorder from a cold place
to a warm place ,
•when placing the camcorder in a cold room
which is then heated rapidly,
•when moving the camcorder outdoors from an
air conditioned room,
•when placing the camcorder in the direct path
of air blowing from an air conditioner.
•when placing the camcorder in a humid room.
•How to prevent trouble due to dew formation.
When using the camcorder in a place where dew
formation is l i kely to occur, allow the camcorder
and the video tape to accl imate to the surround
ings for about one hour.
For example, when bringing the camcorder
indoors after skiing, place it in a plastic bag and
allow it to adapt to room conditions for some peri
od of time.
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Be sure to tightly seal the plastic bag containing
the camcorder.
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Remove the bag when the air temperature
inside it reaches the tem perature of the sur
roundings.
•"Dew" warning feature
If dew forms, the word 'DEW' flashes in the
viewfinder, and the power will automatically turn
off in approximately 1 0 seconds .
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If the word 'DEW' flashes in the viewfi nder,
remove the cassette, leave the cassette com
partment open , and wait several hours t o allow
the camcorder to acclimate to the surrounding
temperature.
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To use the camcorder again, turn on the power
after waiting for several hours . Be sure that the
word DEW has disappeared from the viewfinder.
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Do not insert a cassette while the word DEW
is flashing, this may result in damage to the tape.
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Since dew forms gradually, it may take 1 0 to
m i n utes before the dew warning feature
engages.
•How to continually maintain good recording.
If used in a variety of places, eventually your cam
corder may not function properly due to accumu
lation of dirt on the head drum. Please pay special
attention to the following points when using your
camcorder.
1 ) Dew formation on the head drum.
2) Worn video tapes:
U sing a damaged or soiled video tape may
also soil the head drum, causing the picture
to be blurred or nothing to be recorded on the
video tape. Do not use such a video tape.
3) Camcorder use in a humid or dusty place.
Use in extremely humid or d u sty places may
cause damage to your camcorder.
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When the video heads become clogged.
Using the camcorder when the video tape is dirty
may cause the head to clog, producing noise on
the recorded image or preventing the image from
being recorded at all.
Under such circumstances, contact the nearest
SHARP service centre or your dealer for further
advice.
(Video head cleani ng can be easily done by using
a commercially available cleaning tape . However,
excessive use of the cleaning tape may also
cause damage to the video heads.) Please read
the instructions accompanying the cleaning tape
carefully, before using it.
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