Sony CCD-TR500 - Manual (Page 23)

Maintenance Information and Precautions Using Your Camcorder Abroad
AC Power Adaptor
Charging
• Use only for Ihe specified battery pack. This unit cannot be used to charge an NP-55/66/77 series battery
pack.
• Attach the battery pack firmly.
• Charge the battery pack on a flat surface without vibration.
Charging temperature
The temperature range for charging is 0°C to 40X (32"F to 104T). However, to provide maximum battery
efficiency, the recommended temperature range when charging is 10"C to 30*C (50°F to 86^'F).
Others
• One blade of the plug is wider than the other for the purpose of safety and will fit into the power outlet only
one way. If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet, contact your dealer.
• To disconnect the cord (mains lead), pull it out by the plug. Never pull the cord itself.
• Do not operate the unit with a damaged cord or if it has been dropped or damaged.
• Be sure that nothing metallic comes into contact with the metal parts of the unit or connecting plate. If it
does, a short may occur and the unit may be damaged.
• Always keep the metal contacts clean.
• Do not disassemble or convert the unit.
• Do not apply mechanical shock or drop the unit.
• While the unit is in use. it gels warm. But this is normal.
• Keep the unit away from AM receivers, because it will disturb AM reception.
• Do not place the unit in a location where it is:
-Extremely hot or cold
-Dusty Of dirty
-Very humid
-Vibrating
If any difficulty should arise, unplug the unit arwJ contact your nearest Sony dealer.
Handycam Station (for the Canada model)
• To use this unit, an AC power adaptor AC-V500 is required.
• Be sure that nothing metallic comes info contact with the metal parts covered with the terminal shutter on the
camcorder mounting surface. If it does, a short may occur and the unit may be damaged.
• Keep the metal contacts clean.
• Do not disassemble or convert the unit.
• Do not apply mechanical shock or drop the unit.
• Take care not to drop the camcorder or AC power adaptor when removing them from this unit.
• While the unit is in use, particularly during charging on the AC power adaptor, keep it away from AM
receivers because it will disturb AM reception,
• Do not place the unit in a location where it is:
-Extremely hot or cold
-Dusty or dirty
-Very humid
-Vibrating
If any difficulty should arise, unplug the unit and contact your nearest Sony dealer.
Each country has its own electricity and TV color systems Before using your camcorder abroad, check the
following points:
(lower SoUites
You can use your camcorder in any country with the supplied AC power adaptor within 100 V to 240 V AC. 50/
60 Hz Use a commercially available AC plug adaptor [a], if necessary, depending on the design of the wall
outlet [b]
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[a] [b]
OlfteMiee In Color Systems
This camcorder is an NTSC system-based camcorder. If you want to view the playback picture on a TV, it
must be an NTSC system based TV When you want to use a PAL-M system based TV, you will need a
NTSC/PAL-M transcoder. Check the following alphabetical list.
NTSC system countrfes
Bahama Islands, Bolivia, Canada, Central America. Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Jamaica, Japan, Korea,
Mexico, Peru, Surinam, Taiwan, the Philippines, the U.S.A., Venezuela, etc.
PAL system countries
Australia. Austria. Belgium. China. Denmark, Finland, Germany (former West Germany), Great Britain,
Holland. Hong Kong, Italy. Kuwait, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal. Singapore, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Thailand, etc.
PAL M system country
Brazil
PAL N system countries
Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
SECAM system countries
Bulgaria, France, Guyana, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Monaco, Poland, former Soviet Union, etc.
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