Concerning Tapes - Panasonic AJ-HD1700PE Operating Instructions Manual

Concerning tapes

Consumer-use DV and DVCAM
cassettes
S cassettes
These tapes are
consumer-use DV and DVCAM camera recorders.
They can be played using a cassette adapter
(optional accessory).
However, bear in mind that long-duration
cassette tapes (80 minutes in the standard
mode and 120 minutes in the LP mode) cannot
be used.
It is recommended that tapes bearing the
Panasonic brand be used as the consumer-use DV
tapes.
• Bear in mind that inserting a cassette tape
without the use of a cassette adapter will cause
malfunctioning.
M cassettes
DVCPRO HD LP:
Tapes capable of up to 32 minutes of recording and
playback
DVCPRO 25/50/50P/HD playback tapes
L cassettes
DVCPRO HD LP:
Tapes capable of up to 92 minutes of recording and
playback
DVCPRO 25/50/50P/HD playback tapes
For consumer-use DV or DVCAM applications:
These are playback tapes in the standard
consumer-use DV or DVCAM cassettes.
It is recommended that tapes bearing the
Panasonic brand be used as the consumer-use DV
tapes.
XL cassettes
DVCPRO HD LP:
Tapes capable of up to 126 minutes of recording
and playback
exclusively designed
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M cassette size
L cassette size
XL cassette size
Align the cassette with the center of the insertion slot,
and push it in gently.
The cassette tape will be loaded automatically.
<Precautions when playing back consumer-use
DV and DVCAM tapes>
• It is not possible to play back consumer-use tapes
which have been recorded in the LP mode.
• The maximum transport speed of a consumer-use
DV or DVCAM cassette tape is 32k.
• The maximum still time for a consumer-use DV or
DVCAM cassette tape is 10 seconds.
• From the perspective of protecting consumer-use
DV and DVCAM cassette tapes, minimize the
number of times the tapes are cued up at the
same place as far as possible.
• When consumer-use DV and DVCAM cassette
tapes are used, the maximum time for STILL
TIMER is set to 10 seconds and the total time
elapsing when the VTR is left standing in the
STILL mode is set to 1 minute.
• When editing material which has been recorded
onto a consumer-use DV or DVCAM cassette
tape, first record the material onto a DVCPRO HD
tape or another VTR used for broadcasting
applications.
• Noise may occur when performing slow playback
using consumer-use DV or DVCAM cassette
tapes.
XL/L/M -cassette
Do not insert S-cassette
without adapter
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