Step 7: Inserting A Tape Or A "Memory Stick Duo - Sony Handycam DCR-PC53E Operating Manual

Step 7: Inserting a tape or a "Memory Stick
Duo"
Cassette tape
You can use mini DV
(p. 97).
• The recordable time varies depending on [REC
MODE] (p. 48).
1
Slide and hold the
EJECT lever in the direction of
the arrow and open the lid.
Lid
The cassette compartment automatically
comes out and opens up.
2
Insert a cassette with its window
facing up, then press
The cassette compartment automatically
slides back in. Do not force the cassette
into the compartment. This may cause a
malfunction.
16
cassettes only
OPEN/
OPEN/EJECT lever
.
Window
Push the center of the
back of the cassette
lightly.
3
Close the lid.
To eject the cassette
Proceed with the same steps as you would
when inserting a cassette tape.
"Memory Stick Duo"
You can use only a "Memory Stick
Duo" marked with
• The number and time of recordable pictures
varies depending on the image quality or the
image size. For details, see page 42.
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.
or
(p. 98).
With the 
mark facing
up