Sony DCR-HC42 manual Usable cassette tapes, To prevent a blank section from being made on the tape

Usable cassette tapes

You can use mini DV format cassettes only.

Use a cassette with the mark.

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Your camcorder is not compatible with cassettes with Cassette Memory.

To prevent a blank section from being made on the tape

Go to the end of the recorded section using [END SEARCH] (p. 31) before you begin the next recording in the following cases:

•You have played back the tape.

•You have used [EDIT SEARCH].

Copyright signal

When 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.

When 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

When not using your camcorder for a long time

Remove the cassette and store it.

To 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).

When 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

After 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.

When 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 be indicated correctly.

Gold-plated connector

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