RCA CC6373, CC6383 manual Insert a tape, Select a recording speed

First-Time Operation

6. Insert a tape.

WARNING:

Never try to open the door by prying as you could damage the camcorder.

Press here to close the cassette compartment.

Tape Wheel

Tape

Window

EJECT Switch

•Open the LCD monitor at least 60˚ before opening the cassette holder.

•Slide the EJECT switch. The cassette holder opens automatically.

•Turn the tape wheel on the cassette to remove any slack from the tape.

7.Select a recording speed.

SP/SLP

Button

Select SP or SLP recording speed. Press and hold the SP/SLP button to select a recording speed. The tape speed you select (SP or SLP) appears in the viewfinder or on the LCD monitor.

•SP – Standard play provides the best picture, but the shortest recording time (20 minutes with a TC-20 tape).

•Insert the cassette with the tape wheel facing up and the tape window facing out.

•Press on the button on the cassette holder until it locks into place.

• PAUSE appears when a recordable tape is inserted in the camcorder and the camcorder enters record-pause mode.

•SLP – Extended play provides three times the recording time as SP (60 minutes with a TC-20 tape). SLP has slightly more picture noise in normal playback.

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