Maintenance and precautions

Usable cassette tapes

You can use mini DV format cassettes only.

Use a cassette with the mark.

Your camcorder is not compatible with the Cassette Memory function.

To prevent a blank section from being created on the tape

Go to the end of the recorded section using END SEARCH (p. 26) before you begin the next recording in the following cases:

•You have played back the tape.

•You have used EDIT SEARCH.

Copyright signal

xWhen you play back

If the cassette you play back on your camcorder contains copyright signals, you cannot copy it to a tape in another video camera connected to your camcorder.

xWhen you record

You cannot record software on your camcorder that contains copyright control signals for copyright protection of software. [Cannot record due to copyright protection.] appears on the LCD screen, or on the viewfinder if you try to record such software. Your camcorder does not record copyright control signals on the tape when it records.

Notes on use

xWhen not using your camcorder for a long time

Remove the cassette and store it.

xTo prevent accidental erasure

Slide the write-protect tab on the cassette to set it to SAVE.

REC: The cassette can be

recorded.REC

SAVE

SAVE: The cassette cannot be recorded (write-protected).

xWhen labeling the cassette

Be sure to place the label only on the locations shown in the following illustration so as not to cause a malfunction of your camcorder.

Do not put a label along this border.

Labeling position

xAfter using the cassette

Rewind the tape to the beginning to avoid distortion of the picture or the sound. The cassette should then be put in its case, and stored in an upright position.

xWhen cleaning the gold-plated connector

Generally, clean the gold-plated connector on a cassette with a cotton-wool swab after every 10 times it has been ejected.

If the gold-plated connector on the cassette is dirty or dusty, the remaining tape indicator may not show correctly.

Gold-plated connector

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