RCA Pro845 manual RCA Video Cassettes, Cassette Recording Time, Insert and Remove Cassettes

RCA Video Cassettes

We recommend our cassettes be used with your camcorder. Use of poor quality or damaged tapes can contaminate the video heads, resulting in snow or no picture during playback. 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.

Insert and Remove Cassettes

Safety Tab	Tape
	Window
	PUSH Here
	to Close

EJECT

Button

A. Attach a power supply.

B. Press EJECT to open the cassette compartment.

C. Insert a cassette.

Caution: Insert the cassette with the safety tab facing up and the tape window facing out. The cassette should slide easily in the compartment. Do not force the cassette.

D. Gently press on the compartment where it is labeled PUSH until it locks into place. The top will close automatically.

Do not press down on the top or you may damage your camcorder.

Erase Protection — Safety Tab

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

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	To Prevent Erasure –	To Record Again –
Safety Tab	Close Safety Tab	Open Safety Tab
	(Expose Red)	(Red Disappears)

Recording and Playback Speeds and Times

The camcorder records in standard speed (SP). The chart shows the maximum SP recording times for some popular 8mm cassettes.

The camcorder can play back tapes in standard speed (SP) or long play (LP) speed. The playback speed is automatically selected by the camcorder. The LP indicator appears in the electronic viewfinder when the camcorder is playing back a tape recorded in LP.

Cassette	Recording Time
P6-15	15	Minutes
P6-20	20	Minutes
P6-45	45	Minutes
P6-60	60	Minutes
P6-90	90	Minutes
P6-120	2	Hours
P6-150	2 1/2 Hours

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