ABOUT VIDEOCASSETTE TAPES

ABOUT VIDEOCASSETTE TAPES

Types

The best thing you can do for your TV/VCR Combination is use the best quality tapes available. This TV/VCR Combination uses VHS tapes only, which are the most common type. Look for the VHS mark on new or prerecorded tapes you buy.

Tapes are marked either T-120 or T-160, which signifies how many minutes of programming they can hold at standard recording speed (SP). To get the best quality picture, record at standard speed. But if you want to get more on a tape and are less concerned about the quality, set the TV/VCR Combination for extended play (EP).

 

Tape Capacities at Different Speeds

TYPES

RECORDING TIME

 

SP

EP

T-120

120 min.

360 min.

T-160

160 min.

480 min.

 

 

 

You may have noticed that there is also an LP speed. Your Hitachi TV/VCR Combination does not record at this speed, but it can play cassettes that were recorded in LP mode. No special setting is required for playback.

Safety Tabs Prevent Erasure

A safety tab is located on the front left edge of every videotape next to the label. Break this tab off if you want to keep a special tape from being erased accidentally. (Notice this tab is already removed on prerecorded tapes you buy or rent.) Poke a screwdriver or similar tip into the space behind the tab to break it off.

Don't worry, you can change your mind and record on this tape even after the tab is broken off--simply cover the hole with cellophane tape.

Loading and Ejecting

When you load a videocassette into the TV/VCR Combination, there is only one right way! Most tapes show you the way with a little arrow on the top side which should go in first.

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