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Usable cassette
tapes
You can use standard 8 mm and Hi8 ,
Digital8 video cassettes on your camcorder.
Hi8 system
This Hi8 system is an extension of the
standard 8 mm system, and was developed to
produce higher quality pictures.
You cannot play back a tape recorded in the
Hi8 system correctly on video recorders/
players other than a Hi8 video recorder/player.
Digital8 system
This video system has been developed to enable
digital recording to Hi8 /Digital8 video
cassette.
The recording time when you use your
Digital8 system camcorder on Hi8 /
standard 8 mm tape is half the recording time
when using the conventional Hi8 /standard
8 mm system camcorder. (120 minutes of
recording time becomes 60 minutes in the SP
mode.)
To prevent a blank section from being
made on the tape
Press END SEARCH to go to the end of the
recorded section before you begin the next
recording in the case you have played back the
tape.
If there is a blank section or discontinuous
signals on your tape, re-record from the
beginning to the end of the tape as described
above.
Copyright signal
When you play back
If the cassette you play back on your camcorder
contains copyright signals, you cannot copy it to
a tape in another video camera connected to
your camcorder.
For TRV280:
When you record
You cannot record software on your
camcorder that contains copyright
control signals for copyright protection
of software.
[Cannot record due to copyright protection.]
appears on the LCD screen, or on the TV screen
if you try to record such software.
Your camcorder does not record copyright
control signals on the tape when it records.
Notes on use
To prevent accidental erasure
Slide the write-protect tab on the cassette to set
to SAVE.
REC: The cassette can be recorded.
SAVE: The cassette cannot be recorded (write-
protected).
When labeling the cassette
Be sure to place the label only on the locations
as shown in the following illustration so as not
to cause malfunction of your camcorder.
After using the cassette
Rewind the tape to the beginning to avoid
distortion of the picture or the sound. The
cassette should then be put in its case, and stored
in an upright position.
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trademarks.
Labeling position
Do not put a
label along the
border.