RCA CC638/639 manual Video Cassettes, Erase Protection Safety Tab, Cassette Recording Time

Video Cassettes

We recommend that our cassettes be used with your camcorder. Use of poor quality tapes or tapes that have been damaged or mishandled can contaminate the video heads, resulting in a snowy picture or no picture at all during playback. Because there is no control over the type of tape purchased or rented by consumers, head cleaning is not covered under warranty. It is considered normal maintenance.

The automatic head-cleaning system minimizes the need for accessory cleaners or cleaning by a Servicenter. This system is activated whenever you insert or remove a cassette.

Erase Protection – Safety Tab

You can use your video cassettes over and over again. To erase a previous recording, just record over it.

Safety

Tab

A. Remove safety tab or slide tab to

REC OFF.

B. Cover hole

with vinyl tape or slide tab to REC ON to record over tape.

Recording and Playback Speeds and Times

The camcorder records and plays back in standard speed (SP) or extended play (SLP). Select the recording speed using the SP•SLP switch. The selected speed will be displayed in the viewfinder and display panel. Listed below are the maximum SP and SLP recording times for popular VHS-C cassettes.

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

•SLP – Extended play provides three times the recording time as SP (60 minutes with a TC-20 tape). SLP has slightly more picture noise than SP in normal playback. This may not be noticeable.

Cassette	Recording Time
	SP	SLP
TC-20	20 Min.	60 Min.
TC-30	30 Min.	90 Min.
TC-40	40 Min.	120 Min.

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