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Push the part marked “
” to close
the cassette holder securely.
O
Operations cannot be performed while the
cassette holder is open.
PUSH CLOSE
PUSH CLOSE
Cassette tapes
Inserting a cassette tape
Do not insert or eject a cassette tape by
taking hold of the cassette holder alone.
Insert or eject the tape with the camera
recorder placed on a flat and stable surface
or, alternatively, support the camera recorder
with both hands so that it will be kept in a
stable condition even if the cassette holder is
opened.
1
Check that the power supply (battery or AC
adapter) is connected to the camera
recorder.
2
While pressing the lock release button, slide
the EJECT switch in the direction of the
arrow to open the cassette holder.
3
Insert the cassette tape as shown in the
figure below.
O
Also, before removing the cassette tape,
check that the power supply is connected to
the camera recorder, then slide the EJECT
switch.
O
If the a cassette is not going to be inserted
immediately after one has been removed,
keep the cassette holder closed.
O
Do not attempt this operation while
recording is in progress. The cassette
holder will open but recording will continue,
so external light and/or dust will adversely
affect the tape.
To prevent accidental erasure of recordings
Set the cassette tab to “SAVE” in order to
prevent what has been recorded on the tape
from being erased by mistake.
REC
SAVE
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Use of the following mini DV cassette tapes
is recommended for this camera recorder:
AY-DVM30 (30 minutes in the SP mode)
AY-DVM60 (60 minutes in the SP mode)
O
Do not use 80-minute mini DV cassette
tapes.
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Even when material is shot in the LP mode,
the picture quality will not deteriorate but
mosaic-type noise may occur or certain
restrictions may apply to some of the
functions.
In the following cases, mosaic-type noise
may occur and/or proper operation may not
be possible.
O
When a tape which was shot by this
camera recorder in the LP mode is
played back in another digital video
component
O
When a tape which was shot by another
digital video component in the LP mode
is played back in this camera recorder
O
When a tape which was shot by this
camera recorder in the LP mode is
played back in a digital video component
which is not equipped with the LP mode
O
When slow or frame advance playback is
performed
O
When the camera search function is used
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Audio dubbing is not possible in the LP
mode as the track width on the tape is
narrower than the head width.
EJECT
Lock release button
