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Chapter 6 Maintenance 91
Chapter 6 Maintenance
Cleaning the terminal
If the gold-plated terminals of a cassette become dirty,
or dirt accumulates on the terminals, the correct
remaining tape time may not be displayed.
Clean the terminal with a swab once every ten times
you eject a cassette.
When affixing a label to the cassette
Be sure to affix a label only on the correct location so
as not to cause malfunction of the unit.
Storing cassettes
• After using the tape rewind it, put it in its case and
store vertically. (To prevent picture and sound
distortion.)
• Do not store tapes in the following places:
– Where the temperature gets high (in strong
sunshine, inside a car or near a heater)
– Where there is high humidity
– In a strong magnetic field (near a TV or speakers)
Notes on LCD Screen
LCD screen is manufactured using high-precision
technology. The ratio of effective pixels is 99.99% or
more. However, there may be some tiny black points
and/or bright points (red, blue, green or white) that
constantly appear on LCD screen. These points do not
affect the recorded picture in any way.
Do not place the unit with LCD screen pointing toward
the sun. Otherwise, the unit may be damaged.
To clean LCD screen
To remove dirt or to clean fingerprints from LCD
screen, use an LCD cleaning kit (not supplied). When
you use the LCD cleaning kit, do not pour the cleaning
liquid directly on LCD. Always soak the liquid in
cleaning paper and wipe LCD with this paper.
About Moisture Condensation
If the unit or cassette is brought directly from a cold to
a warm location, moisture may condense inside or
outside the unit or tape. If you use the tape or video
heads in this condition, the tape may adhere to the
head drum, and the video heads or the tape may be
damaged, or a malfunction may occur.
When condensation occurs, the alarm messages
“% Z Moisture condensation. Eject the cassette” or
“% Moisture condensation. Turn off for 1H.” appears.
Moisture condensation is likely to occur under the
following conditions:
• The unit or cassette is brought from the cold outdoors
to a warm indoor location.
• The unit or cassette is brought from the air-
conditioned indoors to the hot outdoors.
• The unit is used in a place subject to cold currents
from an air conditioner.
When bringing the unit or cassette from a cold place to
a warm place or vice versa, put it in a plastic bag and
seal the bag tightly. After bringing it into the new
place, leave the bag on for more than one hour, and
remove the bag when the air temperature inside it has
reached the temperature surrounding it.
If moisture condensation occurred
Remove the cassette immediately. While the alarm
indicator is displayed, you cannot operate the unit
except to press EJECT button.
Turn off the power until the condensation disappears
(approximately 1 hour). If the alarm message does not
appear when you turn on the unit, and if % or Z does
not blink when you insert a cassette and press the
video operation button, you can use the unit again.
If there is negligible condensation in the unit, this
condensation may not be detected. In that case, the
cassette may not be ejected for approximately 10
seconds. This is not a malfunction.
Terminal