Playback and Recording 2 Chapter

If the REC INHI indicator lights:

It indicates that the REC/SAVE switch of the loaded cassette has been set to SAVE. Press the EJECT button in the tape transport control section to remove the cassette, then set the REC/SAVE switch to REC and reload the cassette.

Note

When ejecting and loading cassettes, make sure that the unit has been powered on.

2 Hold down the REC button and press the PLAY button.

This puts the unit into recording mode, and the tape starts moving.

3 Press the PLAY button on the player.

The player starts the playback operation, at which point this unit starts recording the input playback signals.

Cautions

Once you have started recording, you cannot change the audio mode or recording format.

If on a tape there is a point where the audio mode is switched, it is not possible to carry out insert editing over a section including that point.

If the following indicators light when a cassette is loaded

Indicator

It means:

Cassette memory indicator

The loaded cassette contains a cassette memory.

 

 

CL indicator

There is ClipLink log data stored in the cassette

 

memory on the loaded cassette.

 

Caution

 

 

With such a cassette, carrying out recording destroys

 

the ClipLink log data.

 

 

NO EDIT indicator

• The recording format of the tape is DV, or a

 

DVCPRO tape is inserted.

 

Replace the tape with one that has been recorded

 

in DVCAM format.

 

• The recording format selected on this unit is DV

 

(SP). In this case, you cannot use the editing

 

functions.

During editing operation

The audio recording mode selected on this unit does not coincide with that of the tape.

In this case, set the unit for the same audio recording mode as with the tape.

However, If your current purpose is recording only, you can use the tape as it is.

For more details, see “Troubleshooting” on page 106.

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