Preparations 3 Chapter

3-2 Cassettes

Cassette types

This unit uses the following 1/2-inch tape width cassettes:

•Digital Betacam cassette (J-30/30SDI only)

•MPEG IMX cassette (J-30/30SDI only)

•Betacam SX cassette

•Betacam SP cassette

•Betacam cassette

•UVW cassette

Removing slack from the tape

Press one of the reels in with a finger, and turn gently in the direction shown by the arrows until there is no slack in the tape.

Inserting and ejecting cassettes

Insert or eject a cassette while the unit is powered on.

Inserting a cassette

EJECT button

S cassette

1

L cassette

Ejecting a cassette

Press the EJECT button.

The cassette is ejected.

If the tape slacks inside the unit, pressing the EJECT button may not eject the cassette. For information about how to remove the cassette in such a case, refer to the Maintenance Manual.

1 Turn the POWER switch on.

2 Check the following points before inserting the cassette with the orientation shown in the figure.

•Check that there is no slack in the tape.

•Check that the message “E10-0000” is not shown in the time data display area.

The cassette is drawn into the unit.

If the message “E10-0000” appears in the time data display area, there is moisture condensation in the unit. For steps to take when “E10-0000” is displayed, see section 8-3 “Moisture Condensation” on page

8-2.

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