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Videocassettes
Make sure you select good quality tapes for your camcorder. Use of poor quality tapes
or tapes that have been damaged or mishandled can contaminate the video heads,
resulting in a snowy picture or no picture at all during playback. Because there is no
control over the type of tape purchased or rented by consumers, head cleaning is not
covered under warranty. It is considered normal maintenance.
The automatic head-cleaning system minimizes the need for accessory cleaners or
cleaning by a Service Center. This system is activated whenever you insert or remove
a cassette.
Erase Protection – Safety Tab
You can use your videocassettes over and over again. To erase a previous recording,
just record over it.
Safety
Tab
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 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.
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A. Remove
safety tab or
slide tab to
REC OFF.
Cassette
TC-20
TC-30
TC-40
B. Cover hole
with vinyl tape or
slide tab to REC ON to
record over tape.
Recording Time
SP
20 Min.
30 Min.
40 Min.
SLP
60 Min.
90 Min.
120 Min.
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