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Operating Guide - Page 2
...For your protection, please read these safety instructions completely before operating the appliance, and keep this manual for future reference. Carefully observe all warnings, precautions and instructions on the appliance, or...If the plug should still fail to fit, contact your electrician to have a suitable outlet installed. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized plug by forcing it in.
...
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... of the set.
long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system. This will prevent damage to the set due to lightning and power-line surges.
Service
Damage ...normal operation. - When the set exhibits a distinct change in performance - this indicates a need for service.
Installation
Water and Moisture
Do not use power-line operated sets near water - for...
Operating Guide - Page 5
... to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful ...there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to ...
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...proofed or waterproofed. See "Precautions" (p.31). • To prevent the harddisk from being broken or recorded images from being lost, do not... computer
• Do not format the harddisk of the camcorder using the computer. It may not operate correctly.
Note... 3,000 meters (9,800 feet). This may damage the harddiskdrive of your camcorder.
Note on disposal/transfer
• If you perform [HDD ...
Operating Guide - Page 8
...battery pack NP-FP50 (1) (p.11)
Power cord (1) (p.10)
Lens Cap (1) (p.12) (DCR-SR40)
Handycam Station (1) (p.10)
To attach the lens cap
A/V connecting cable (1) (p.20)
USBcable (1)
Thread the grip belt through the lens cap ring.
CD-ROM (1) (p.21)
- "ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder" (Software) - "Handycam Handbook" (PDF)
"Operating Guide" (This manual) (1)
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..." (PDF)
To view "Handycam Handbook," you need to install Adobe Reader on your computer.
After having the softwareinstalled, doubleclick "Handbook.pdf", you can view the handbook.
... MPEG Edit EX (Video editing software) - Capty DVD/VCD 2 (DVD authoring software)
x For Windows user
1 Turn on the computer. 2 Place the CD-ROM (supplied) on the disc drive of your computer. The select screen for ...
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...XP Home Edition / Professional Edition: 256 MB or more (512 MB or more recommended) HardDisk : Available memory required for installation: 300 MB or more Available free harddisk space for operations required: 14 GB or more (... above system requirements.
x Installingsoftware
You need to install the software to your Windowscomputer. The installation is only required once.
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... Make sure [Yes, I want to restart my computer now.] is checked, then click [Finish].
The installation for "ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder" starts.
The computer ...HDD Camcorder] and [ImageMixer destination folder] appear on the desktop of your computer.
qs If the [Installing Microsoft ® DirectX ®] screen is displayed, follow the steps below to install DirectX 9.0c. If not, skip to step qd...
Operating Guide - Page 31
...malfunction. Sometimes this malfunction cannot be repaired. - Near windows or outdoors, where the LCD screen or the lens may ...unplug your camcorder and have it checked by a Sony dealer before operating it any further.... is accidentally swallowed, consult with a doctor immediately (DCR-SR60/SR80). • If the battery... leaked, - consult with your local authorized Sony service facility. - wash off any...
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...for more than 24 hours.
Care and storage of the camera lens
• Wipe the surface of ...in optimum state for a long time.
To charge the pre-installed rechargeable battery
Your camcorder has a ... POWER switch is set to OFF (CHG). The pre-installed rechargeable battery is always charged while you... camcorder at all. However, even if the pre-installed rechargeable battery is not charged, the camcorder ...
Operating Guide - Page 35
...AC Adaptor for other specifications.
On trademarks
• "Handycam" and are registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. • "InfoLITHIUM" is a trademark of Sony Corporation. • "Memory Stick Duo" is a trademark of Sony Corporation...., and DVD+RW logo are trademarks. • Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Media are either registered trademarks or trademarks of...