Preventing Accidental Erasures; Handling Cassettes - Sony Betacam SX DNW-A28 Operation Manual

Handling Cassettes

If there is no choice but to remove the
cassette manually
Remove the cassette manually when battery power
falls to below about 9 V.
Note
Power the unit off before removing the cassette
manually. If the unit is powered, the drums may rotate
and cause body injury.
1
Remove the cover on the center of the top panel.
2
Press the manual eject knob (the red knob). Take
up any slack in the tape by rotating the black gears
on the top of the capstan in the counterclockwise
direction.
Note
Perform the operation carefully so that edges of
internal parts will not injure your hand.
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Chapter 2 Preparations
Manual eject
knob
Black gear
3
Check that all tape has be wound into the cassette,
and eject the cassette by rotating the manual eject
gear in the direction shown by the arrow.
Manual eject gear
4
Attach the cover to the top panel.
2-3-2 Preventing Accidental
Erasures
To make it impossible to accidentally erase or record
over the contents of a cassette, press in the erasure
prevention plug. Return the plug to its original position
when you want to record on the cassette again.
Cassette
Erasure prevention plug