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LSQT1006
Cautions for Use
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About condensation
If you turn the movie camera on when 
condensation occurs on the head or the tape, 
condensation Indication [
3] is displayed on the 
viewfinder or the LCD monitor and the messages 
[
3DEW DETECT] or [3EJECT TAPE] (only 
when the tape is inserted) appear. If so, follow the 
procedure below.
1
Remove the tape if it is inserted.
≥It takes about 20 seconds to open the 
cassette holder. This is not a malfunction.
2
Leave the movie camera with the cassette 
cover closed to cool or warm it to the 
ambient temperature.
≥The status indicator blinks for about 
1 minute and then the movie camera 
automatically turns off. Leave it for about 
1.5 to 2 hours.
3
Turn the movie camera on again, set it to 
the Tape Recording/Playback Mode and 
then check if the condensation indication 
disappears.
Especially in cold areas, moisture may be frozen. 
If so, it may take more time before the 
condensation indication disappears.
Watch for condensation even before the 
condensation indication is displayed.
≥If the indicator of the condensation does not 
display on the LCD monitor and/or the 
viewfinder and you notice condensation on the 
lens or the main unit, do not open the cassette 
cover otherwise condensation may be formed 
on the heads or the cassette tape.
When the lens is fogged:
Set the [OFF/ON] switch to [OFF] and leave the 
movie camera in this condition for about 1 hour. 
When the lens temperature becomes close to the 
ambient temperature, the fogging disappears 
naturally.
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About dirty heads
If video heads (the parts that closely contact 
with the tape) become dirty, normal recording 
and playback are not properly performed. 
Clean the heads with the digital video head 
cleaner.
≥Insert the head cleaner into the movie camera, 
set it to the Tape Playback Mode, and play it 
back for about 10 seconds. (If you do not stop 
the playback, it automatically stops about 
15 seconds later.) 
≥We recommend cleaning the heads periodically.
If the heads become dirty, “NEED HEAD 
CLEANING” appears during recording. During 
playback, moreover, the following symptoms 
appear.
≥Mosaic-like noise appears partially or the 
sound is interrupted.
≥Black or blue mosaic-like horizontal stripes 
appear.
≥The whole screen becomes black and there is 
no picture and sound.
When normal playback cannot be performed 
even after the head cleaning.
One possible cause is that normal recording 
could not be performed because the heads were 
dirty at the time of recording. Clean the heads, 
and perform recording and playback again. If 
normal playback can be performed, the heads are 
clean. Before an important recording, be sure to 
conduct a test recording to make sure that normal 
recording can be performed.
≥If the heads become dirty soon after cleaning, 
the problem may be attributable to the tape. If 
so, try another cassette.
≥During playback, the picture or sound may be 
interrupted momentarily, but this is not a 
malfunction of the movie camera. (One possible 
cause is that the playback is interrupted by dirt 
or dust that momentarily adheres to the heads.) 
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