Concerning tapes

Consumer-use DV and DVCAM cassettesS cassettes

These tapes are exclusively designed for consumer-use DV and DVCAM camera recorders. They can be played using a cassette adapter (optional accessory).

However, bear in mind that long-duration cassette tapes (80 minutes in the standard mode and 120 minutes in the LP mode) cannot be used.

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

•Bear in mind that inserting a cassette tape without the use of a cassette adapter will cause malfunctioning.

M cassettes

DVCPRO HD LP:

Tapes capable of up to 32 minutes of recording and playback

DVCPRO 25/50/50P/HD playback tapes

L cassettes

DVCPRO HD LP:

Tapes capable of up to 92 minutes of recording and playback

DVCPRO 25/50/50P/HD playback tapes

For consumer-use DV or DVCAM applications: These are playback tapes in the standard consumer-use DV or DVCAM cassettes.

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

XL cassettes

DVCPRO HD LP:

Tapes capable of up to 126 minutes of recording and playback

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M cassette size

L cassette size

XL cassette size

Align the cassette with the center of the insertion slot, and push it in gently.

The cassette tape will be loaded automatically.

<Precautions when playing back consumer-use DV and DVCAM tapes>

•It is not possible to play back consumer-use tapes which have been recorded in the LP mode.

•The maximum transport speed of a consumer-use DV or DVCAM cassette tape is 32k.

•The maximum still time for a consumer-use DV or DVCAM cassette tape is 10 seconds.

•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 place as far as possible.

•When consumer-use DV and DVCAM cassette tapes are used, the maximum time for STILL TIMER is set to 10 seconds and the total time elapsing when the VTR is left standing in the STILL mode is set to 1 minute.

•When editing material which has been recorded onto a consumer-use DV or DVCAM cassette tape, first record the material onto a DVCPRO HD tape or another VTR used for broadcasting applications.

•Noise may occur when performing slow playback using consumer-use DV or DVCAM cassette tapes.

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