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Maintenance information and precautions
Removing Dust from Inside the Viewfinder
Before cleaning, remove the sticker below the viewfinder lens adjustment lever.
(1) While holding down the hook 1, slide the eyecup in the direction of the arrow
and remove it out 2.
(2) Clean the surface with a commercially available blower.
To reattach the eyecup
Do step 1 above sliding the eyecup in the reverse direction of the arrow.
Maintenance information
Cleaning the video head
To ensure normal recording and clear pictures, clean the video heads. The video head
may be dirty when:
•mosaic-pattern noise appears on the playback picture.
•playback pictures do not move.
•playback pictures do not appear.
•the x indicator and “ CLEANING CASSETTE” message appear one after another
on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder.
If the above problem, [a] or [b] occurs, clean the video heads for 10 seconds with the
Sony DVM12CL cleaning cassette (not supplied). Check the picture and if the above
problem persists, repeat cleaning.
Cleaning the LCD screen
If fingerprints or dust make the LCD screen dirty, we recommend using a LCD
Cleaning Cloth (not supplied) to clean the LCD screen.
[a] [b]
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