Sony CCD-TRV30 - Manual (Page 22)

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aintenance Information and Precautions Using Your Camcorder Abroad
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0 not insert anything in the small holes on the rear of the cassette. These holes are used to sense the
pe, thickness of tape, or if the tab is out or in.
amcorder Care
When the camcorder is not to be used for a long time, disconnect the power source and remove the
tape. Periodically turn on the power, operate the camera and player sections and play back a tape for
about 3 minutes.
Clean the lens with a soft brush to remove dust. If there are fingerprints on the lens, remove them
with a soft cloth.
Clean the camcorder body with a soft dry cloth, or a soft cloth lightly moistened with a mild
detergent solution. Do not use any type of solvent which may damage the finish.
Clean the LCD screen with the supplied LCD screen cleaner cloth to remove fingerprints.
C Power Adaptor
targing
Repeated charging while some capacity remains causes a lowering of battery capacity.
However, the original battery capacity can be recovered if you use the battery completely and
charge it fully again.
Charge the battery pack on a flat surface without vibration.
The battery pack will be hot during charging. This is normal.
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Unplug the unit from the wall outlet when not in use for a long time. To disconnect the cord, pull it
out by the plug. Never pull the cord itself.
Do not operate the unit with a damaged cord or if the unit has been dropped or damaged.
Do not bend the AC power cord forcibly, or put a heavy object on it. This will damage the cord and
may cause a fire or an electrical shock.
Be sure that nothing metallic comes into contact with the metal parts. If this happens, a short may
occur and the unit may be damaged.
Always keep the metal contacts clean.
Do not disassemble the unit.
Do not apply mechanical shock or drop the unit.
While the unit is in use, particularly during charging, keep it away from AM receivers and video
equipment because it will disturb AM reception and video operation.
The unit becomes warm while in use. This is normal.
Do not place the unit in locations that are:
- Extremely hot or cold
- Dusty or dirty
- Very humid
- Vibrating
my 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:
Power Sources
You can use your camcorder in any country with the supplied AC power adaptor within 110 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 [bj.
Difference 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 or a PAL-M system-based TV with an NTSC/PAL-M transcoder.
Check the following alphabetical list.
NTSC system countries
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, 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, Czech Republic, France, Guyana, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Monaco, Poland, Russia, Slovak
Republic, Ukraine, etc.
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