Sony DCR-HC36, HC46, HC96 Usable cassette tapes, Notes on use, Copyright signal, xWhen you record, of your camcorder, xWhen you play back, x After using the cassette

Usable cassette tapesYou can use mini DV format cassettes only.

Use a cassette with the mark. Your camcorder is not compatible with cassettes with Cassette Memory.

To prevent a blank section from being created on the tape

Go to the end of the recorded section using END SEARCH (p. 39) before you begin the next recording in the following cases:

•You have played back the tape.

•You have used EDIT SEARCH.

Copyright signalxWhen you play back

If the cassette you play back on your camcorder contains copyright signals, you cannot copy it to a tape in another video camera connected to your camcorder.

xWhen you record

You cannot record software on your camcorder that contains copyright control signals for copyright protection of software. [Cannot record due to copyright protection.] appears on the LCD screen, or on the viewfinder if you try to record such software. Your camcorder does not record copyright control signals on the tape when it records.

Notes on usexWhen not using your camcorder for a long timeRemove the cassette and store it.

xTo prevent accidental erasureSlide the write-protect tab on the cassette to set it to SAVE.

REC: The cassette can be

recorded.	REC
	SAVE
SAVE: The cassette cannot be
recorded (write-protected).
x When labeling the cassette
Be sure to place the label only on the
locations shown in the following
illustration so as not to cause a malfunction
of your camcorder.
Do not put a label
along this border.
Labeling position
x After using the cassette
Rewind the tape to the beginning to avoid		Additional
stored in an upright position.
distortion of the picture or the sound. The
cassette should then be put in its case, and		Information
on a cassette with a cotton-wool swab after

x When cleaning the gold-plated connector

Generally, clean the gold-plated connector

every 10 times it has been ejected.

If the gold-plated connector on the cassette is dirty or dusty, the remaining tape indicator may not show correctly.

Gold-plated connector

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