Usable cassette tapes

Your camcorder is based on the MICROMV format. You can use only the MICROMV format cassette. Use a cassette with the

mark.

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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 TV screen if you try to record such software.

Your camcorder does not record copyright control signals on the tape when it records.

Notes on use

To prevent accidental erasure

Slide the write-protect tab on the cassette to expose the red mark.

When labeling the cassette

Be sure to place the label only on the locations as shown in the following illustration so as not to cause 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 the micro Cassette Memory function does not work

Reinsert the cassette.

Red mark exposed:

Red mark hidden: Can

Cannot be recorded

be recorded.

(write-protected).

 

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