Videocassettes; Erase Protection - Safety Tab; Recording And Playback Speeds And Times - RCA CC6393 User Manual

Make sure youselect good quality tapes f oryourcamcorder. Use ofpoor q uality tapes
ortapes t hathave been damaged ormishandled can contaminate thevideo heads,
resulting ina snowy p icture o rnopicture atallduring playback. Because there isno
control over t he type oftape purchased orrented b yconsumers, head c leaning isnot
covered under waxranty. It isconsidered normal maintenance.
EraseProtection
- Safety Tab
You can use your videocassettes over and over again. To erase a previous recording,
just record over it.
A. Remove
safety
tab or
slide tab to
REC OFF.
B. Cover hole
with vinyl tape or
slide tab to REC ON to
record over tape.
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.
Cassette
TC-20
TC-30
TC-35
TC-40
Recording Time
SP
20 Min.
30 Min.
35 Min.
40 Min.
SLP
60 Min.
90 Min.
105 Min.
120 Min.
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