Panasonic PV-DV950 - Precautions for Storage; Storing the Camera and Battery; Cassette Storage Guidelines

Precautions
for Storage
Before
Storing the Movie Camera,
Take
out
the
Cassette and Remove
the
Battery.
Store all
equipment in a
dry place
where the
temperature
remains relatively
constant.
(Recommended
temperature is 15°C
-
25°C
and
recommended
relative
humidity is 40%
-
60%.)
Movie
Camera
•
Wrap
it
with
a soft
cloth to
prevent
dust
from entering.
Battery
•
Extremely
low or
high temperature
shortens the Battery
life.
•
Storing it in places
with oily smoke and a
lot
of dust
could
cause
the
terminals to get
rusty, and this
can
result
in
malfunction.
•
Do
not allow metal
objects
(such as
necklaces and
hair pins) to touch
the
battery
terminals.
Short*
circuiting may
occur
and generate
heat,
and
touching
it in this
condition could inflict
serious
burns.
•
Store
the
Battery in
discharged
condition.
If
you
store
the
Battery
for a long
time, we
recommend that you
charge it
once
a
year and
completely use up
the
charge
before
storing
it again in
discharged
condition.
Cassette
•
Rewind the
tape
to its
beginning before
storing.
Leaving
the cassette
with the tape
stopped
halfway
for
more
than
6 months
(depending on the
storing
condition)
loosens the tape.
Be
sure to
rewind
it to the
beginning.
•
Put
the
cassette in its
case
to store
it.
Dust, direct
sunlight
(ultraviolet rays)
and
humidity
could
damage the tape.
Dust contains
hard mineral
particles and
cassettes
with dust
damage
the video
heads and
other
parts of the
Movie Camera. Make
it
a
habit to
always
put the
cassette
back
into its case.
•
Completely
wind the tape
forward and
then
rewind
it
once every
half year.
Leaving
the cassette
for more
than a
year without
winding/rewinding it
may
deform
the cassette
because
of
stretching and
shrinking of the
tape
due
to
changes
in
temperature
and
humidity.
Also,
the tape
may
stick
together.
•
Do not place
the
cassette
near
strongly
magnetized
objects
or
equipment.
•
The tape
surface
is
coated
with
microscopic
magnetic
particles and
they
record
signals.
Such
objects
as
magnetic
necklaces
and
toys have
stronger
magnetic
force
than
commonly
thought, and
this
could erase
the
recorded
contents and cause
noise in
picture and
sound.