Emerson VCR872 - Precautions

PRECAUTIONS
MOISTURE CONDENSATION
NOTE
Since this facility cannot immediately evaporate any moisture condensa 
tion that might be present, the VCR must not be used for at least a few
hours after plugging in to an AC power supply.
IF THE UNIT IS SUDDENLY MOVED FROM A COLD PLACE TO A WARM PLACE, DO
NOT OPERATE IT FOR A FEW HOURS.
■ WHAT IS MOISTURE CONDENSATION?
When cold beer is poured into a glass, for example, water vapour in the air will condense on the
surface of the glass. This is called moisture condensation.
■ MOISTURE CONDENSATION DAMAGE
Moisture condensation on the head drum, one of the most crucial parts of the unit will cause dam 
age to the tape.
■ MOISTURE WILL CONDENSE ON THE UNIT IN THE
FOLLOWING CASES;
■ When you move it from a cold to a warm place.
■ After heating a cold room or under extremely humid conditions.
■ BUILT-IN MOISTURE CONDENSATION PREVENTION
CIRCUIT;
This unit is equipped with a moisture condensation preven 
tion circuit which automatically heats the head drum accord 
ing to the ambient temperature. This circuit operates when
the unit is plugged into an AC outlet and the power switch
is set to ON.
Head Drum
------ Video Tape
Do not place unit on or near appliances which
may cause electromagnetic interferrence eg. tele 
vision speakers, etc. diong so may affect opera 
tion of the video cassette player or video cas 
sette recorder causing erratic playing or record 
ing picture or sound distortion or noise.
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