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Safety Precaution for Repair > Cautions When Handling 1.8-inch HDD (Hard Disc Drive) for Camcorder
1-4 Cautions When Handling 1.8-inch HDD (Hard Disc Drive)
for
Camcorder
A HDD is a delicate device, very susceptible to vibrations or impact. Even if the HDD seems to
operate normally immediately after vibrations or impact, a fault may occur after some time.
Therefore, when servicing the camcorder, take special care with the following:
(1) Cautions when unpacking
1) Even if the HDD is still in the packing box, grasp it at the sides or the ends of the box as shown in
the
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gure below: Grasping the top and bottom surfaces of HDD could cause the HDD to be faulty.
2) Do not subject the camcorder to any impact when placing it on desk, etc.
Which could damage the HDD.
3) If condensation occurs, leave the camcorder for at least 3 hours without turning it on, so that it
can adapt to the surrounding environment.The disc may be broken.
(2) Cautions during recording/playback/editing/dubbing
1) Do not remove the power supply (battery or AC adapter/charger) during recording, playback,
editing or dubbing: Doing so could damage the data on HDD. Always set the power switch to “OFF”
before removing the power supply.
2) Do not subject the camcorder to any vibration as far as possible during recording, playback,
editing or dubbing. Also never strike the camcorder: The head will hit the disk, which could
damage the HDD.
(3) Caution during repacking
1) Use the packing material for the corresponding model. This model uses a packing material that
is excellent for impact resistance: Using other packing material could result in damage to the
camcorder.
(4) Cautions when handling unassembled HDD
1) Grasp the HDD on the sides as shown below, whether or not it is in a shield case. Do not pinch the
top and bottom surfaces, or push the shield case: Doing so could cause a fault.
2) Do not touch any terminals: Static electricity due to touching could cause a fault.
3) Do not hold or place two HDDs on top of each other.
4) Do not drop the HDD or hit it against anything. On a hard work bench, a fall from even approx. 5
mm could result in damage.
5) Do not place the HDD near a magnetized object: Since the HDD uses magnetic recording, a
magnetized object near the HDD could cause the HDD to malfunction or lose data.
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