Sony DCR-IP5 Operating Instructions Manual page 131

Recording a picture from a tape as a moving picture
Note
"a" flashes in the following instances. If this happens, eject and insert the "Memory
Stick" again, and record distortion-free images.
-When recording on a tape in a poor recording state, for example, on a tape that has
been repeatedly used for dubbing.
While recording on the "Memory Stick"
Do not eject the cassette tape from your camcorder. While you are carrying out the eject
operation, sound is not recorded on the "Memory Stick."
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