Panasonic AG-HVX200 User Guide

Before storing the video camera, remove both the 
cassette and battery.
Store all of these items in a place with low humidity 
and relatively constant temperature.
[Recommended temperature range: 15°C to 25°C 
(59 °F to 77 °F )]
[Recommended relative humidity: 40% to 60%]

Video camera
•  Wrap the video camera in a soft cloth to keep the 

dust off.

Battery
•  The battery life is shortened in places with 

extreme temperatures.

•  Storing the battery in a location with oily vapors 

or high dust concentrations may corrode the 
terminals or cause other damage, leading to 
malfunction.

•  Discharge the battery before storing it. When 

storing it for an extended time, charge it at least 
once a year, use up its charge in the camera-
recorder, and then store it again.

P2 cards
•  After ejecting a P2 card from the unit, be 

absolutely sure to attach its special cap to keep 
sand and dust away from the connector area. 
Stow the P2 cards in their own cases when 
storing them or carrying them around.

•  Do not leave P2 cards in areas where corrosive 

gases, etc. are present.

Cassette Tapes
•  Do not store in locations exposed to high 

temperatures. This could damage the tape so that 
mosaic-shaped noise occurs during playback.

•  Always rewind your tapes to the beginning 

before storing them. They will become slack if 
left stopped part way through for six months or 
more (the time frame depends on the storage 
conditions). Make sure that all of your tapes are 
rewound to the beginning before storage.

•  Always put your tapes back into their original 

cases before storing them. Dust, direct sunlight 
(ultraviolet rays) or humidity may damage the 
tapes. Dust contains particles of hard minerals.

  These particles could burrow into the cassettes, 

causing damage to the video camera’s heads or 
other parts. Make sure that all of your tapes are 
stored in the cases.

•  Fast forward and rewind tapes once every six 

months. If tapes are left wound up for more than 
a year, the expansion and contraction caused by 
changes in temperature and humidity may distort 
the tapes or make them stick to each other.

•  Do not place substances or equipment with 

strong magnetic fields near cassettes.

•  Tapes are surfaced with microscopically small 

magnetic particles where the signals are 
recorded. Magnetic necklaces, toys and other 
products may have an unexpectedly strong 
magnetic field and this may cause data loss or 
generate noise on the screen and in the sound.

SD memory cards
•  After ejecting an SD memory card from the unit, 

be absolutely sure to stow it in its own case.

•  Do not leave SD memory cards in areas where 

corrosive gases, etc. are present.

•  Do not leave the cards inside vehicles, in places 

exposed to direct sunlight or in other places 
where the temperature is high.

•  Do not leave the cards where the humidity level 

is high or where there are high concentrations of 
dust.