Preventing double cassette inserting

When a cassette is loaded, an orange lock-out bar appears in the cassette insertion slot to prevent users from attempting to load another cassette.

Ejecting the cassette

Press the EJECT button.

The tape is unthreaded and the cassette is automatically ejected. This operation takes a few seconds.

To cancel ejecting a cassette

Press any operation button before the cassette is completely ejected. The cassette is loaded again and the operation corresponding to the button you pressed starts.

3-3-3 Preventing Accidental Erasure

To prevent accidental erasure of material recorded on a tape, push in the record-protect plug.

L-size cassette

S-size cassette

Push in the record-protect plug. (ON)

To restore the tape for recording, return the plug to its original position. (OFF)

When a cassette with this plug pushed in is inserted into the VTR, the REC INHIBIT indicator on the lower control panel lights up and recording will not start, even if you press the REC/EDIT button.

To restore the tape for recording, return the plug to its original position.

3-4 Using a Memory Stick

When a Memory Stick is inserted in the VTR, the file data can be stored on the Memory Stick, which enables you to share data among VTRs.

Inserting a Memory Stick

Insert a Memory Stick with the label side up into the Memory Stick slot until it clicks and the access lamp lights in red.

Eject button

Memory Stick

Label side up

Note

Never insert/remove a Memory Stick during access to data.

To remove a Memory Stick

Push the eject button on the Memory Stick PC card adaptor, and pull the Memory Stick out.

3-4-1 Notes on Memory Stick

On Memory Stick

Memory Stick is a new compact, portable and versatile IC recording medium with a data capacity that exceeds that of a floppy disk. Memory Stick is specially designed for exchanging and sharing digital data among Memory Stick compatible products. Because it is removable, Memory Stick can also be used for external data storage.

Types of Memory Stick

There are two types of Memory Stick: MagicGate Memory Stick that is equipped with the MagicGate copyright protection technology and general Memory Stick. Use the general type of Memory Stick (8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB) with this unit.

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