Cassette tapes
Inserting a cassette tape
Do not insert or eject a cassette tape by taking hold of the cassette holder alone.
Insert or eject the tape with the camera recorder placed on a flat and stable surface or, alternatively, support the camera recorder with both hands so that it will be kept in a stable condition even if the cassette holder is opened.
1 Check that the power supply (battery or AC adapter) is connected to the camera recorder.
2 While pressing the lock release button, slide the EJECT switch in the direction of the arrow to open the cassette holder.
Lock release button
3 Insert the cassette tape as shown in the figure below.
4 Push the part marked “ PUSH CLOSE ” to close the cassette holder securely.
OOperations cannot be performed while the cassette holder is open.
PUSH CLOSE
O Also, before removing the cassette tape, check that the power supply is connected to the camera recorder, then slide the EJECT switch.
O If the a cassette is not going to be inserted immediately after one has been removed, keep the cassette holder closed.
O Do not attempt this operation while recording is in progress. The cassette holder will open but recording will continue, so external light and/or dust will adversely affect the tape.
To prevent accidental erasure of recordings
Set the cassette tab to “SAVE” in order to prevent what has been recorded on the tape from being erased by mistake.
REC
SAVE
$ Use of the following mini DV cassette tapes is recommended for this camera recorder:
O Do not use
$ Even when material is shot in the LP mode, the picture quality will not deteriorate but
In the following cases,
O When a tape which was shot by this camera recorder in the LP mode is played back in another digital video component
O When a tape which was shot by another digital video component in the LP mode is played back in this camera recorder
O When a tape which was shot by this camera recorder in the LP mode is played back in a digital video component which is not equipped with the LP mode
O When slow or frame advance playback is performed
O When the camera search function is used $ Audio dubbing is not possible in the LP mode as the track width on the tape is
narrower than the head width.
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