Step 7: Inserting a tape or a "Memory Stick
Duo"
Cassette tape
You can use mini DV
(p. 123).
• The recordable time varies depending on
[
REC MODE] (p. 65).
1
Slide and hold the
EJECT lever in the direction of the
arrow and open the lid.
OPEN/EJECT lever
The cassette compartment automatically
comes out and opens up.
24
cassettes only
OPEN/
Lid
2
Insert a cassette with its window
facing outwards, then press
.
Push the center of the back
of the cassette lightly.
Cassette compartment
The cassette compartment
automatically slides back in.
• Do not force the cassette
compartment closed by pressing the
portion marked
it is sliding in. It may cause a
malfunction.
3
Close the lid.
To eject the cassette
Open the lid following the same procedure
as described in Step 1 and remove the
cassette.
• For DCR-HC46/HC96:
Do not insert/eject the cassette while your
camcorder is on the Handycam Station. This
may cause a malfunction.
Window
{DO NOT PUSH}
while