INTRODUCTION
Precautions on the use of cleaning tape
Please use cleaning tape produced by PANASONIC.
Please follow the instructions below when using the cleaning tape.
1. The tape will run for 10 seconds in the PLAY mode. (Thereafter, it stops automatically and enters the STOP mode.)
•After loading the cleaning tape, press the PLAY button.
2.For a single cleaning session, use it up to 3 times.
3.Please refer to the following table as a guide for cleaning.
Memo:
1.Under low humidity conditions, (10% RH to 30% RH), please perform head cleaning at intervals of half of the following stated periods.
2.If DVM83 is used immediately after cleaning, the VTR warning (“HEAD CLEANING REQUIRED!”) may disappear only after the tape has run for some time.
3.Please use the cleaning tape at room tempera- ture (10˚C to 35˚C).
4.Instructions for using the cleaning tape are stated inside its case. The contents may be slightly dif- ferent from those stated here.
Please follow the instructions in this manual.
Operating environment | Low temperature | Room temperature |
of the unit | 5˚C to 10˚C | 10˚C to 35˚C |
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Guide for using | 1 to 2 times every | 1 to 2 times every |
cleaning tape | 5 hours | 20 to 30 hours |
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Cassette tape
This unit can record onto and playback standard DV and mini DV cassette tapes (for SP mode only). Please use the following PANASONIC cassettes
with the | or the | logos. |
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| ● Mini DV cassettes |
Erasure prevention
DV cassettes have a safety slide at the back to prevent accidental erasure.
●To prevent accidental erasure of important records, push the slide to the “SAVE” position.
●To record, push the slide to the “REC” posi- tion.