Recording

Playback and Recording 2 Chapter

If the following indicators light when a cassette is loaded

Indicator

 

It means:

Cassette memory indicator

 

The loaded cassette contains a cassette memory.

 

 

 

 

 

ClipLink indicator

 

There is ClipLink log data stored in the cassette

 

 

 

memory on the loaded cassette.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caution

 

 

 

 

With such a cassette, execution of recording may

 

 

 

destroy the ClipLink log data.

 

 

 

 

NOT EDITABLE indicator

 

The recording format of the tape is “DV”.

 

 

 

• If you are using the unit for recording, you can use

 

 

 

the currently loaded tape.

 

 

 

• You can use the currently loaded tape as a source

 

 

 

tape for playback and editing. However, you

 

 

 

cannot use the tape as a recording tape for editing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The audio recording mode selected on this unit does

 

 

 

not coincides with that of the tape.

 

 

 

• When your current purpose is recording, you can

 

 

 

use the tape as it is.

 

 

 

• When your current purpose is editing, set the unit

 

 

 

for the same audio recording mode as with the

 

 

 

tape. (For more details, see “Troubleshooting”

 

 

 

(page 71.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For this purpose:

 

Do this:

 

 

 

Stop recording

 

Press the STOP button.

 

 

 

The unit enters stop mode, and will automatically

 

 

 

switch to standby off mode after 8 minutes.

 

 

 

Remove the cassette

 

Press the EJECT button.

 

 

 

After a few seconds, the tape is unwound from the

 

 

 

head drum and the cassette is automatically ejected.

 

 

 

If a CNT value is shown on the time counter display

 

 

 

(assuming the time data type indicator “COUNTER”

 

 

 

is lit), the CNT value is reset.

 

 

 

Inhibit the unit from

 

Change the menu settings.

outputting text information

 

See “CHARA. DISPLAY” (page 43) in Chapter 4

(time data, operation mode

 

“Menu Settings”.

indications, etc.) to the

 

 

 

video monitor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change the time period

 

Change the menu settings.

before the unit switches to

 

See “TAPE PROTECTION” (page 46) in Chapter 4

standby off mode from stop

 

“Menu Settings”.

mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Chapter 2 Recording and Playback