IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
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MOISTURE CONDENSATION
Wheneverwarm,moistaircontactsacoldsurface,
thewatervaporintheairwillcondense on the cold
surface,likeaglassofcoldwater“sweats” on a
hotsummerday.WhentheVCPisvery cold, and
warmaircomesincontactwiththeheads,
condensationcanoccurinthesameday.Operating
theVCPwithcondensationontheheadscan
damagetheVCPaswellasthevideotape.
WhenmovingtheVCPfromacoldplace to heated
place.
Orthetemperatureofsurroundingsgoesupdue to
roomheatingswitchedon.
OrmovingtheVCPsuddenlyfromairconditioned
roomtoaplaceofhightemperatureand/or
humidityinsummermaycausethedewindicator
tolightup.
WheninsideofvehicleandVCParevery cold, and
vehicle’sinteriorisheatedabruptly,donot usein
thiscondition.
ThisVCPhasa‘DewSensor’todetect
condensationinsidetheVCP.WhenDewmodeis
activated,theDewindicatoronthefrontof the VCP
flashesandtheVCPwillnotallowplay FFW or
REWmodestobeactivated.
Whenthemoisturecondensationoccursinsideof
theVCP,NEVERinsertthecassetteintothe
cassettecompartment.Removethecassette,if
loaded,bypressingtheSTOP/EJECTkey.Only
operatetheVCPafterthemoisturecondensation
hascompletelydriedout.Normally,ittakesabout 2
hours.
Whendoesthe
moisturecondensation
occurinsideofthe
VCP?
