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Video Cassettes
You can use your video cassettes over and over again. To erase a previous recording,
just record over it.
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.
We recommend that our cassettes be used with 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.
The automatic head-cleaning system minimizes the need for accessory cleaners or
cleaning by a Servicenter. This system is activated whenever you insert or remove a
cassette.
Erase Protection – Safety Tab
Recording and Playback Speeds and Times
The camcorder records and plays back in standard speed (SP) or extended play (EP).
Select the recording speed using the SP•EP switch. The selected speed will be
displayed on the LCD monitor or in the viewfinder. Listed below are the maximum SP
and EP recording times for popular VHS-C cassettes.
Recording Time
Cassette SP EP
TC-20 20 Min. 60 Min.
TC-30 30 Min. 90 Min.
TC-40 40 Min. 120 Min.
• SP – Standard play provides the best
picture (less picture noise), but the
shortest recording time
(20 minutes with a TC-20 tape).
• EP – Extended play provides three
times the recording time as SP
(60 minutes with a TC-20 tape). EP
has slightly more picture noise than SP
in normal playback. This may not be
noticeable.