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Notes on video cassetes

Usable cassettes

Use Standard-DVCAM cassettes or Mini-DVCAM cassettes with this VCR.

PDV-184ME can record programs for 184 minutes and PDVM-40ME can record for 40 minutes. You can get the highest quality pictures with this digital video cassette recorder using DVCAM cassettes. You may not be able to get as good quality with other cassettes. We recommend using DVCAM cassettes so that you can record your one-time events in highest quality.

Standard DVCAM cassette

Mini DVCAM cassette

Cassette memory

Cassette memory is an optional feature that is mounted on some Standard DVCAM cassettes and Mini DVCAM cassettes. When you record a program, the recording date and time, and the programs’ position on the tape are stored in the cassette memory so that you can

quickly locate the program later on. indicates that you can use the cassettes 16 kbits of data can be stored on. On this VCR, you can use the cassettes up to 16 kbits of data can be mounted on.

To save a recording

To prevent accidental erasure of a recording, slide in the safety switch on the cassette so that the red portion becomes visible. To record on a tape, slide out the switch so that the red portion is hidden.

Write Protected Write Enabled

Notes

•You cannot play back a DVCAM tape recorded in other color systems on this VCR.

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