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PHILIPS LTC3963/61 (E) QR31808
CASSETTE TAPES
It is recommended that you use standard grade VHS
video tapes of the following makers:
Maxell TDK Fuji
TAPE LIFE
Slower speed operation in time lapse recording
applies stress to video tape. Tapes should be
inspected and, if necessary, discarded after the total
number of complete tape passes (recording and
playback) exceeds the following limits:
INSERTING A CASSETTE
Note: This is the first step in all VCR operations.
The VCR will not operate without a cassette in place.
To insert a cassette push the cassette through the
cassette compartment door until the VCR mech-
anism pulls it into the compartment.
The tape-in indicator turns on.
REMOVING A CASSETTE
Before removing a cassette, rewind the tape com-
pletely.
To remove a cassette, press the EJECT button. The
cassette will come partially out of the compartment
so you can pull it out.
SAFETY TAB SLOT
Tape Insertion Position
TOP OF CASSETTE
(THIS SIDE UP)
INSERT
VIDEO CASSETTE SAFETY TAB
To prevent accidental erasure of recorded material,
remove the safety tab from the lower left corner of
the cassette.
Recording is impossible when the safety tab is
removed.
Notes:
• The TAB indicator lights when a cassette without
its safety tab is loaded.
• To record again on a cassette that has its safety
tab removed, cover the tab hole with tape. In the
TIMER mode, the TIMER indicator will flash on
and off if the cassette is inserted without its safety
tab slot covered or intact.
TAPE LENGTH
The total recording time at each of the nine tape
speeds depends on the length of the tape used.
The table below shows:
1. The total recording time that can be recorded at
each tape speed mode on T60 and T120 tapes.
2. The pictures per second at each speed.
3. The speeds at which audio can also be recorded.
Use the table to select the tape length which gives
the best compromise between tape cost, total
recording time, and elapsed time between pictures.
SAFETY TAB
Video Cassette Safety Tab
TO PREVENT
ACCIDENTAL
ERASURE, BREAK
OFF THE TAB
TO RECORD AGAIN,
COVER THE HOLE
WITH TAPE
Tape Speed
Complete Tape Passes
06, 18, 30
50
48, 72, 120, 168, 240
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Note: The values in this table are approximate.
Tape Speed Mode
00
06
18
30
48
72
120
168
240
T60
T120
RECORD
PLAYBACK
RECORD
PLAYBACK
Total
Recording
Hours
Pictures/
Second
Audio
—
3
9
15
24
36
60
84
120
—
6
18
30
48
72
120
168
240
6.67
60
20
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6.67 4.61 2.86 2.07 1.33
—
60
20
12
6.67 4.61 2.86 2.07 1.33
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
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