Selecting the tape speed

The chart below shows the recording/playback time available in each mode.

PAL, MESECAM

Cassette tape

Tape speed setting

 

 

 

SP mode

LP mode

 

 

 

E-30

30 min.

1 hr.

 

 

 

E-60

1 hr.

2 hrs.

 

 

 

E-90

1 hr 30 min.

3 hrs.

 

 

 

E-120

2 hrs.

4 hrs.

 

 

 

E-150

2 hrs 30 min.

5 hrs.

 

 

 

E-180

3 hrs.

6 hrs.

 

 

 

E-195

3 hrs 15 min.

6 hrs 30 min.

 

 

 

E-210

3 hrs 30 min.

7 hrs.

 

 

 

E-240

4 hrs.

8 hrs.

 

 

 

NTSC

Cassette tape

Tape speed setting

 

 

 

SP mode

EP mode

 

 

 

T-30

30 min.

1 hr 30 min.

 

 

 

T-60

1 hr.

3 hrs.

 

 

 

T-120

2 hrs.

6 hrs.

 

 

 

T-160

2 hrs 40 min.

8 hrs.

 

 

 

T-180

3 hrs.

9 hrs.

 

 

 

Notes

•In the SP mode, the tape runs twice as fast as the LP mode, and three times as fast as the EP mode.

•When a PAL format cassette is used with the NTSC system for recording, the actual recording time is shorter than the standard recording time stipulated on the cassette.

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