Sony DSR-200 operating instructions Usable cassettes, Copyright signal

Notes on video cassettes

Usable cassettes

We recommend using a standard DVCAM cassette

You can get the highest quality pictures with this digital camcorder using a standard DVCAM cassette which is the highest quality cassette.

You may not get as good a quality with lesser cassettes.

You cannot use any other mini DVCAM, mini DV, h8 mm, HHi8,

jVHS, kS-VHS, ðVHSC, KS-VHSC, lBetamax or ÂED Betamax type cassettes.

Copyright signal

When you play back

Using this digital camcorder, you cannot play back a tape that has recorded copyright control signals for copyright protection of software. “COPY INHIBIT” appears on the monitor or in the viewfinder if you try to play back such a tape. This digital camcorder does not record copyright control signals on the tape when it records.

Notes on the DVCAM cassette

Gold-plated connector of the standard DVCAM cassette

If the gold-plated connector of the DVCAM cassette gets dirty or dust sticks to the connector, the digital camcorder may malfunction when using the cassette memory functions such as cassette memory search.

Clean the connector with the swab once every ten times you eject the cassette [a].

To prevent accidental erasure

Slide the protect tab on the cassette so that the red portion is visible [b].

When affixing a label on the standard DVCAM cassette

Be sure to affix a label on only the location illustrated below so as not to cause malfunction of the digital camcorder [c].

After using the standard DVCAM cassette

After use, please be sure to rewind the tape completely (to prevent picture and sound distortion).

Return to its case and store in an upright position.

[b]

REC

SAVE

[a]

[c]

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