Sony DSR-25 To insert a cassette, To eject the cassette, Checking the tape for slack, Inserting/Ejecting Cassettes

Checking the tape for slack

Using a paper clip or a similar object, turn the reel gently in the direction shown by the arrow. If the reel does not move, there is no slack.

Paper clip, etc.

Reel

Inserting/Ejecting CassettesTo insert a cassette

Notes

•Do not insert the cassette forcibly. The unit may be damaged.

•Do not eject/load the cassette in a place subject to light. The internal sensor of the unit may operate incorrectly if too much light falls on the unit.

1 With the unit powered on, press the EJECT button.

The cassette compartment opens.

2 After checking the tape for slack, hold the cassette

so that the tape window is facing upward, then insert it into the unit.

Notes

•When inserting a cassette, hold the back edge of the cassette in the center and push it until the cassette is inserted deep into the unit. If you hold the ends, the cassette may not be loaded properly.

•If the cassette does not load or is loaded only halfway, eject it once, then insert it again. In such a case, if you insert the cassette forcibly, the cassette may not be loaded properly or malfunctions may occur.

•It takes a few seconds for the unit to recognize the cassette and find the proper location on the tape being loaded.

Mini cassette

(Insert the mini cassette into the center of the cassette compartment.)

Standard cassette

Tape window facing upward

The cassette is automatically loaded into the unit and the cassette compartment closes.

To eject the cassette

1 With the unit powered on, press the EJECT button.

The cassette is unloaded and ejected.

2 Remove the cassette from the unit. Press the EJECT button to close the cassette compartment.

Recording and Playback 2 Chapter

Chapter 2 Playback and Recording 27 (GB)