Sony HANDYCAM DCR-SX40 Guía De Operaciónes página 48

- Using chemicals such as thinner, benzine,
alcohol, chemical cloths, repellent, insecticide
and sunscreen
- Handling the camcorder with above
substances on your hands
- Leaving the casing in contact with rubber or
vinyl objects fbr a long period of time
About care and storage of the lens
• Wipe the surihce of the lens clean with a soft
cloth in the fbllowing instances:
- When there are fingerprints on the lens
surfilce
- In hot or hmnid locations
- When the lens is exposed to salty air such as
sitthe seaside
• Store in a well ventilated location subject to
little dirt or dust.
• To prevent mold, periodically clean the lens as
described above.
On charging the pre-installed
rechargeable battery
_ttr camcorder has a pre installed rechargeable
battery to retain the date, time, and other settings
even when the camcorder is turned off The pre
installed rechargeable battery is ahvays charged
while your camcorder is connected to the wall
outlet (wall socket) via the AC Adaptor or while
the battery pack is attached. The rechargeable
battery will be fldly discharged in about 3 months
if you do not use ?Tour camcorder at all. Use
your camcorder after charging the preqnstalled
rechargeable batter3c However, even if the pre
installed rechargeable battery is not charged, the
camcorder operation will not be affbcted as long
as you are not recording the date.
Procedures
Connect your camcorder to a wall outlet (wall
socket) using the supplied AC Adaptor, and leave
it with the LCD screen closed for more than 24
hours.
Note on disposal/transfer of the
camcorder
Even if you peribrm [MEDIA FORMAT] (p. 36)
or formatting, some data might not be entirely
deleted f)com the internal memor}c
When you transfer the camcorder, it is
recommended that you perfbrm [ _1 EMPTY]
(See "Getting detailed information fi'om the
"Handycam Handbook'' on page 44.) to prevent
the recovery of your data. Also, when you dispose
of the camcorder, it is reconnnended that you
destroy the actual bo@ of the camcorder.
Note on disposal/transfer of'Memory
Stick PRO Duo" media
Even if you delete data in the "Memory Stick PRO
Duo" media or lbrmat the "Memory Stick PRO
Duo" media on your camcorder or a computer,
you may not delete data from the "Memory Stick
PRO Dud' media completel}c When you give the
"Memory Stick PRO Dud' media to somebody, it
is recommended that you delete data completely
using data deletion software on a computer. Also,
when you dispose of the "Memory Stick PRO
Duo" media, it is recommended that you destroy
the actual body of the "Memory Stick PRO Dud'
media.