Loading a Cassette
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Mastering the Basics
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Only use videocassettes marked with the D logo.
Loading and unloading
1.Make sure that you have attached a power source.
2.Slide the OPEN / EJECT 5 switch to release the cassette compartment cover.
•Pull the cover fully open (while holding the button) and wait a couple of seconds for the cassette compartment to open automatically.
•The confirmation beep sounds when the cassette cover fully opens.
3.Load or unload the cassette.
•Insert the cassette gently with the window facing outward, and the REC/SAVE tab to the bottom.
•Remove the cassette by pulling it straight out.
4.Press the P mark on the compartment until it clicks, and wait for it to close.
5.Click the cover back into place.
Notes:
•Do not interfere with the cassette compartment while it is opening or closing automatically, and do not attempt to close the cover until the cassette compartment has fully retracted.
•After loading a cassette, use record search ( 
38) to find the point where you want to start recording.
•Be careful not to get your fingers caught in the cassette compartment cover.
•v flashes if no cassette is inserted when turning on the power (in CAMERA and PLAY (VCR) mode).
•With some types of tapes, the remaining tape display may not give an accurate reading ( 
161).
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