Step 7: Inserting A Tape Or A "Memory Stick Duo - Sony HVR-A1J Service Manual

Step 7: Inserting a tape or a "Memory Stick
Duo"
Cassette tape
See 103 for details of usable cassettes and
prevention of accidental erasure.
• The recordable time varies depending on [
REC MODE] (p. 57).
1
Slide and hold the OPEN/EJECT
lever in the direction of the
arrow and open the lid.
OPEN/EJECT
The cassette compartment automatically
comes out and opens up.
2
Insert a cassette with its window
facing outwards, then press
Window
The cassette compartment automatically
slides back in. Do not force the cassette
into the compartment. This may cause a
malfunction.
Lid
lever
.
Push the center
of the back of the
cassette lightly.
3
Close the lid.
To eject the cassette
Open the lid following the same procedure
1
as described in step
cassette.
"Memory Stick Duo"
You can use only a "Memory Stick
Duo" marked with
• The number of recordable pictures varies
depending on the image quality or the image
size. For details, see page 50.
Insert the "Memory Stick Duo" into
the "Memory Stick Duo" slot in the
right direction until it clicks.
Access lamp
• If you force the "Memory Stick Duo" into the
slot in the wrong direction, the "Memory Stick
Duo," the "Memory Stick Duo" slot, or image
data may be damaged.
and remove the
or
(p. 107).
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