3-3 Handling Cassettes

3-3-1 Recommended CassettesFor the DVW-A500/1 series

You can use 1/2-inch Digital Betacam video cassettes for both recording and playback, and 1/2-inch Betacam/Betacam SP video cassettes for playback only.

For the DVW-500/1 series

You can use 1/2-inch Digital Betacam video cassettes only.

Digital Betacam cassettes

S-size cassettes

 

BCT-D6/D12/D22/D32/D40

 

L-size cassettes

 

BCT-D34L/D64L/D94L/D124L

 

Betacam/Betacam SP cassettes

 

 

Metal tape

Oxide tape

 

S-size

BCT-5MA/10MA/

BCT-5G/10G/20G/30G

 

cassettes

20MA/30MA

 

 

L-size

BCT-5MLA/

BCT-5GL/10GL/20GL/

 

cassettes

10MLA/20MLA/

30GL/60GL/90GL

 

 

30MLA/60MLA/

 

 

 

90MLA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Storage of cassettes

Store your cassettes at room temperature and normal humidity.

3-3-2 Inserting and Ejecting Cassettes

Always turn on the VTR before attempting to insert or eject cassettes.

Inserting a cassette

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2

S-size cassette

L-size cassette

Inserting a cassette

1 Set the POWER switch to ON.

2 Before inserting a cassette, check the following points:

There is no slack in the tape.

An error message does not appear in the menu display.

The window of the cassette is facing up.

If there is any slack in the tape, refer to “Removing slack in the tape” on next page.

When inserting an S-size cassette, make sure it is aligned with the marks on the cassette insertion slot.

The cassette is loaded automatically, and the tape is wound around the drum. The head-drum starts to rotate, the tape stops, and the STANDBY and STOP buttons light up.

When a Betacam/Betacam SP video cassette is loaded into a DVW-A500/1 series VTR, the DIGITAL indicator goes off.

When a Betacam/Betacam SP video cassette is loaded into a DVW-500/1 series VTR, the cassette is automatically ejected.

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