Notes on Power Supply and Video Cassettes
Recording and Playback 2 Chapter
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, and 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.
3 Close Cassette Lid.
To eject the cassette
1 With the unit powered on, open Cassette Lid. Press EJECT button located at the right side of the cassette compartment.
The cassette is unloaded and ejected.
2 Remove the cassette from the unit. Close Cassette Lid.
Notes on Playback/Recording
No compensation for contents of the recording
Contents of the recording cannot be compensated for if recording or playback is not successful due to a malfunction of the unit, video tape, etc.
Copyright precautions
Television programs, films, video tapes, and other materials may be copyrighted. Unauthorized recording of such materials may be contrary to the copyright laws.
On recording
You cannot record or output EE signals to any software having copyright protection signals on the unit. If you start recording protected video and audio signals, a warning appears on the monitor screen and the unit stops recording.
During recording, do not change INPUT SELECT switch setting. If you do so, the unit may mistakenly recognize that a copyright control signal has been input.
On playback
When you play back software having copyright protected signals on the unit, you may not copy or output to other equipment.
Limitations caused by differences in format The unit can record and play back tapes recorded in HDV (1080/60i, 1080/50i), DVCAM, or DV format. However, due to differences in format, you may not play back or edit some tapes affected by recording conditions of the tape (i.e., a tape originally recorded in DV format is dubbed in DVCAM format).
The unit cannot input/output, record, or play back a tape other than 1080/60i or 1080/50i format such as 1080/30F, 1080/25F, 1080/24F, 720/25p, 720/24p format.
The unit cannot input/output, record, or play back a tape with
You can play back HDV720/30p format, while you cannot output the video signals from HDV/DV jack.
For details, see “Compatibility of HDV, DVCAM, and DV Formats” on page 68.
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