Additional Information; Usable Cassettes - Sony DCR-TRV40 Operating Instructions Manual

— Additional Information —

Usable cassettes

Selecting cassette types
You can use
Digital8,
ED Betamax,
* There are two types of mini DV cassettes: with cassette memory and without cassette
memory. Cassettes with cassette memory have the
We recommend that you use cassette with cassette memory.
IC memory is mounted on this type of cassette. Your camcorder can read and write
data such as dates of recording or titles, etc. to this memory.
The functions using the cassette memory require successive signals recorded on the
tape. If the tape has a blank portion at the beginning or between recorded portions,
titles may not be displayed properly or the search functions may not work properly.
Perform the following to prevent a blank portion from being made on the tape.
Press END SEARCH to go to the end of the recorded portion before you begin the
next recording if you operate the following:
– You have ejected the cassette while recording.
– You have played back the tape.
– You have used the edit search.
If there is a blank portion or discontinuous signal on your tape, re-record from the
beginning to the end of the tape as described above.
The same result may occur when you record using a digital video camera recorder
without a cassette memory on a tape recorded by one with the cassette memory.
The memory capacity of cassettes marked with
accommodate tapes having a memory capacity of up to 16Kbit. 16Kbit cassettes are
marked with
These are trademarks.
220
mini DV cassettes only*. You cannot use any other
VHS, VHSC,
DV or MICRO MV cassette.
mark on the cassette
.
This is the mini DV mark.
This is the Cassette Memory mark.
S-VHS, S-VHSC,
(Cassette Memory) mark.
is 4Kbit. Your camcorder can
8 mm, Hi8,
Betamax,