Video Cassette Tapes
To protect recordings against erasure When a previously recorded cassette is used again for recording, the previously recorded material is erased. To protect a recording against accidental erasure, slide the tab on the cassette to cover the hole. (A red mark will be exposed.) To record, slide the tab to open the hole.
Notes:
•Do not insert anything into the erasure- protection hole in the cassette.
•Only use those tapes with the 
or the 
mark.
•Do not put anything into the holes on the bottom of the cassette.
•Do not store or place your video tapes in direct sunlight, near heaters, or in places with excessive moisture or dust.
•Do not keep video tapes near magnetic objects as they may erase the recording.
•Do not drop or subject the tapes to excessive shocks.
•Uneven tape winding will damage the tape. If the tape is not properly wound, reinsert it in the camcorder and rewind the tape.
•Store the cassettes in their cases and stand them on edge.
What is 
?
Hi8 is a 
playback, or use one with the 
mark to enjoy ordinary 8 mm recording and playback.
•When you load a Hi8 tape, recording is in Hi8 format. (The Hi8 indicator on the view screen lights up.) When you load a normal 8 mm tape, recording is in ordinary 8 mm format. (The Hi8 indicator on the view screen is off.)
•During playback, the format recorded is automatically detected.
•Video equipment not for use with Hi8 is unable to play back a tape recorded in Hi8 format.
• If you want to record with a Hi8 tape in normal 8 mm format, set the menu item “ ” to
“OFF” on the 
) screen before recording. (See page 14 for the menu screen.)
Using Your Camcorder Abroad
Television system signals and electrical system voltages and frequencies vary substantially from country to country. When you are abroad, please check the sections below before using the AC adapter or connecting the camcorder to a TV.
AC Power Sources
The AC adapter is compatible with 50 Hz and 60 Hz electrical systems in the range of 100 V to 240 V AC.
Optional SDC100 Car Battery
Adapter
This can be used with
Television Signal Systems
In any country, you can always watch the video picture by using the LCD monitor screen. However, if you want to watch the picture on a TV screen, the TV must be
The Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Myanmar (previously Burma), Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, The Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Greenland, Guam, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, The Netherland Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, The Philippines, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, Surinam, Taiwan, Trinidad, the U.S.A., Venezuela, southern Vietnam, and the Virgin Islands.
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