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Videocassettes
Recording Time
Cassette
SP
SLP
TC-20
20 Min.
60 Min.
TC-30
30 Min.
90 Min.
TC-35 35 Min. 105 Min.
TC-40
40 Min.
120 Min.
Make sure you select good quality tapes for your camcorder. Use of poor quality tapes
or tapes that have been damaged or mishandled can contaminate the video heads,
resulting in a snowy picture or no picture at all during playback. Because there is no
control over the type of tape purchased or rented by consumers, head cleaning is not
covered under warranty. It is considered normal maintenance.
Erase Protection – Safety Tab
You can use your videocassettes over and over again. To erase a previous recording,
just record over it.
Recording and Playback Speeds and Times
The camcorder records and plays back in standard speed (SP) or extended play
(SLP). Select the recording speed by pressing
and holding
the
SP/SLP
button.
The selected speed is displayed on the LCD monitor or in the viewfinder. Listed
below are the maximum SP and SLP recording times for popular VHS-C
cassettes.
• SP – Standard play provides the
best picture (less picture noise),
but the shortest recording time
(20 minutes with a TC-20 tape).
• SLP – Extended play provides
three times the recording time as
SP (60 minutes with a TC-20 tape).
SLP has slightly more picture
noise than SP in normal playback.
This might not be noticeable.
Safety
Tab
A. Remove
B. Cover hole
with vinyl tape or
slide tab to
REC ON
to
record over tape.
safety tab or
slide tab to
REC OFF
.
Videocassettes
