7
Getting Started

Disclaimer of compensation for loss or

damage of stored video content

Please note that our company will not be liable for
compensation of the content or any incidental damages in the
event that dubbing or playback cannot be performed properly
for some reasons. The same applies during repair of this unit.

Handling precautions

o Do not use the plug or power point with dust

or metallic objects attached to it

• Failure to do so may cause short circuit or heating, and
result in re or electric shock.
• Remove the plug once every half a year, and clean it with a
dry cloth.
o Make use of a power point that allows the

power plug to be inserted or removed easily

• Make sure that the plug can be removed immediately in
case an abnormality is found in the unit.
o Insert the plug rmly into the power point
• Failure to do so may cause short circuit or heating, and
result in re or electric shock.
o Do not make use of a power voltage other

than that specied

• Doing so may result in re or electric shock.
o Do not insert or remove the plug with wet

hands

• Doing so may result in electric shock.
o Do not touch the plug when there is thunder

or lightning

• Doing so may cause electric shock.
o Do not insert any foreign object into this unit
• Doing so may result in re or electric shock.
o Do not dismantle or remodel this unit
• This unit consists of high-voltage components. Dismantling
or remodeling the unit may cause re or electric shock.
o Request the authorized dealer to inspect the

interior part of the unit once a year

• Using this unit with dust accumulated inside may result in
re.
• It is particularly effective to perform servicing before the
humid rainy season.
• Doing so may result in malfunction.

Other Precautionary Notes

Copyright protection

This unit supports copyright protection technologies.

Copyrights

• According to the copyright law, video or music data that you
store must not be used for purposes other than personal
enjoyment without the authorization of the copyright holder.
• This product employs the CPRM technology, and is rotected
by the proprietary technologies as well as intellectual
roperty rights of the United States and Japan.
Use of the CPRM technology is subject to the approval
of Macrovision Solutions Corporation. Unless special
authorization is obtained from Macrovision Solutions
Corporation, the CPRM is restricted to household and
some pay-per-view uses. Do not dismantle or remodel
this product. The copyright protection function prevents
copyrighted video images from being saved to equipment
such as a video recorder. This function may also cause
deterioration in the playback picture quality when the data
is output to a monitor through a video recorder. This is not
a hardware malfunction. To play back copyrighted videos,
connect this product directly to the monitor.
• Read and understand fully the terms and conditions of
all copyright works before using this unit in the correct
manner. Under no circumstances shall TASCAM take any
responsibility for any infringements of copyright caused by
the customer when using this unit. The customer shall be
responsible for resolving all legal issues regarding to any
copyright infringements.

Stored video content and compensation

• For discs containing important video content, backup on
a periodic basis (once every few years) is recommended.
Although digital signals do not deteriorate, playback or
dubbing may fail due to aging of the disc resulting from the
storage conditions.
• Recorded data may be lost if power outage occurs while
this unit is being used. It is therefore recommended that
videos stored on the HDD be dubbed to a BD or DVD as
soon as possible in case the HDD breaks down.
• Videos or data stored on a BD/DVD, HDD, or SD card
cannot be recovered if the media is damaged.