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Digital8 system, recording and playback

What is the “Digital8 system”?

This video system has been developed to enable digital recording to Hi8 video cassette H.

Usable cassette tapes

We recommend using Hi8 video cassettes H. The recording time when you use your Digital8 system camcorder on Hi8 H/standard 8 htape is half the recording time when using the conventional Hi8 H/standard 8 hsystem camcorder. (120 minutes of recording time becomes 60 minutes.)

If you use standard 8 htape, be sure to play back the tape on this camcorder. Mosaic pattern noise may appear when you play back standard 8 htape on other VCRs.

Note

Tapes recorded in the Digital8 system cannot be played back on Hi8 H/standard 8

hsystem machine.

Playback system

The Digital8 system or Hi8 H/standard 8 hsystem is automatically detected before the tape is played back.*

* During playback of tapes recorded in the Hi8 H/standard 8 hsystem, digital signals are output as the image signals from the DV IN/OUT jack.

Display during automatic detection of system

The Digital8 system or Hi8 H/standard 8 hsystem is automatically detected, and the playback system is automatically switched to. During switching of systems, the screen turns blue, and the following displays appear. A hissing noise also sometimes can be heard.

nH/h: During switching from Digital8 to Hi8 H/standard 8 h H/h n: During switching from Hi8 H/standard 8 hto Digital8

When you play backPlaying back a PAL-recorded tape

You can play back tapes recorded in the PAL video system on the LCD screen, if the tape is recorded in the Digital8 system.

Copyright signalWhen you record

You cannot record software on your camcorder that contains copyright control signals for copyright protection of software.

“COPY INHIBIT” appears on the LCD screen, in the viewfinder 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.

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