Panasonic AJ-SD930BE manual Tapes, Consumer-use DV and Dvcam cassettes, Cassettes, Cassette size

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Tapes

Consumer-use DV and DVCAM cassettes

(Standard DV and DVCAM cassettes, mini DV and DVCAM cassettes)

O Use a cassette adapter (AJ-CS455P) when a mini DV or DVCAM cassette is to be used.

Note that inserting a mini DV or DVCAM cassette without the use of a cassette adapter will cause malfunctioning.

Also note that long-duration mini DV cassettes (80 minutes in the standard mode and 120 minutes in the LP mode) cannot be used.

O It is not possible to play back tapes which have been recorded in the LP mode.

O When editing material recorded on a consumer-use DV or DVCAM cassette, first record the material on a DVCPRO tape or other tape used by VTRs for broadcast applications.

ON POWER DVCPRO 50

DVCPRO

DV

OFF

METER

COUNTER ASSEM

VIDEO

CUE

TC

STAND BY

PLAYER

RECORDER

FULL/FINE

L

RESET

CH1

CH2

CH3

CH4

MONITOR SELECT

EDIT

PLAY

REC

R

A IN

INSERT

A OUT

TRIM

MONITOR

A VOL

INPUT SELECT

PREVIEW/PREVIEW

AUTO EDIT

PREROLL

SET

REW

STOP

FF

HEADPHONES

MIX

SELECT

IN

OUT

VIDEO

AUDIO

CH1

CH2

CH3

CH4

TC

SUPER

REC INH

INT

TCG

MODE

CONTROL

REC LEVEL

UNITY

PRESET

MENU

SET

DIAG

ON

ON

REGEN

TAPE

REMOTE

PRESET

PB LEVEL

VAR

OFF

OFF

EXIT

EE

LOCAL

M cassette size

JOG SHTL SLOW

O The maximum transport speed of a mini DV or DVCAM cassette tape is 32a.

O The images may be subject to disturbance during the slow motion playback of consumer-use DV and DVCAM cassette tapes.

O From the perspective of protecting consumer-use DV and DVCAM cassette tapes, minimize the number of times the tapes are cued up at the same locations as much as possible.

O When consumer-use DV and DVCAM cassette tapes are used, the maximum time for STILL TIMER is set to 10 seconds.

L cassette size

Align the centre of the cassette with the centre of the insertion slot, and press it in gently.

The cassette tape will load automatically.

It is recommended that tapes bearing the Panasonic brand be used as the consumer-use DV tapes.

M cassettes

Tapes capable of up to 33 minutes of recording or playback

(AJ-5P23MP, AJ-5P33MP)

L cassettes

Tapes capable of up to 92 minutes of recording or playback

(AJ-5P63LP, AJ-5P92LP)

O Use AJ-5P92LP tapes which have been recorded using the DVCPRO (25M) format in a VTR that supports 184 minutes of DVCPRO (25M) format recording and playback.

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