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Usable Cassettes and Recording/Playback Modes
Selecting Cassette Types
This Hi8 system is an extension of the standard 8 mm system, and was developed for higher-quality
pictures.
You can use Hi8 video and standard 8 mm cassettes. When you want to record in the Hi8 system, use
only Hi8 video cassettes. You cannot record on standard 8 mm cassettes in the Hi8 system.
If you are going to play back the tape using a standard 8 mm video recorder/player, you should record
the tape in the standard 8 mm system.
If you want to use a Hi8 cassette with the standard 8 mm recording system, set the Hi8 mode to OFF in
the menu system befor recording (p.21).
To play back in
Record using cassette type
Set Hi8 setting to
Hi8
MB
AUTO
Standard 8
MB
OFF
B
AUTO (or OFF)
To Prevent Accidental Erasure
Slide the tab on the cassette to expose the red mark.
If you try to record with the red mark exposed, the &§l and A indicators flash in the viewfinder, and you
cannot record on the tape. To re-record on this tape, slide the tab back out to cover the red mark.
When You Play Back
The playback mode is selected automatically according to the recording system (Hi8/standard 8 mm) in
which the tape was recorded.
Notes on AFM Hi-Fi stereo
When you play back the tape, the sound is in monaural if:
• you record the tape using this camcorder, then play it back on an AFM Hi-Fi monaural video recorder/
player.
• you record the tape on an AFM Hi-Fi monaural video recorder, then play it back on this camcorder.
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