VTR the Up Setting 3 Chapter

3-3 Handling CassettesRemoving slack in the tape

Press one of the reels in slightly, then carefully rotate it in the direction of the arrow until it stops.

Removing slack in the tape

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.

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

Preventing accidental erasure

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 button.

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

3-8Chapter 3 Setting Up the VTR