Video Cassettes
We recommend our cassettes be used with your camcorder. The tape in these cassettes is of
Use of poor quality tapes or tapes that have been damaged or mishandled can contaminate the video heads, resulting in a snowy picture or no picture at all during playback. Because there is no control over the type of tape purchased or rented by consumers, head cleaning is not covered under warranty. It is considered normal maintenance.
Playing a new tape for approximately 30 minutes will often satisfactorily clean the heads and improve your picture. If a snowy picture or
Erase Protection – Safety Tab
You can use your video cassettes over and over again.
To erase a previous recording, just record over it.
Safety Tab
To prevent accidental | To record again, cover |
erasure, break the tab. | the hole with vinyl tape. |
Recording Speed and Times
The camcorder records and plays back in VHS standard speed (SP). Listed are the maximum SP recording times for popular VHS cassettes.
CASSETTE | RECORDING TIME |
60 Min. | |
2 Hrs. | |
2 Hrs., 40 Min. | |
3 Hrs. |
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