Usable Cassettes - Sony DVCAM DSR-PD170P Operating Instructions Manual

Usable cassettes

Selecting cassette types
You can use the
camcorder. You cannot use any other
VHSC,
* There are two types of mini DVCAM/mini DV cassettes: with cassette memory and
without cassette memory. Tapes with cassette memory have
Sony recommends that you use a tape with
The IC memory is built in the cassette with cassette memory. Using this IC memory,
your camcorder can read, write, and search data such as the date of recording or titles.
The functions using the cassette memory require successive signals recorded on the
tape. If the tape has a blank portion in the beginning or between the recorded portions,
a title may not be displayed properly or the search functions may not work correctly.
Not to make any blank portion on the tape, press END SEARCH to return to the end of
the recorded portion before you begin the next recording when:
– You have ejected the cassette while recording.
– You have played back the tape in VCR mode.
If there is a blank portion or discontinuous signal on your tape, re-record from the
beginning to the end of the tape concerning above.
When you record, using a digital video camera recorder without a cassette memory
function, on a tape recorded by one with the cassette memory function, the same result
may occur.
The memory capacity of tapes marked with
accommodate up to 16 K bits. 16 K bits tape is marked with
The maximum number of data recordable on cassette memory
(when using 16 K bits cassette memory)
Data
INDEX
TITLE
DATE
PHOTO
CASSETTE LABEL
The numbers above are as a guide.
Copyright signal
When you play back
When you connect your camcorder to any other video camera recorder to dub a tape
that has recorded copyright control signals for copyright protection, you may not
record the tape that played back on your camcorder.
When you record
You cannot record software on your camcorder that contains copyright control
signals for copyright protection of software.
"COPY INHIBIT" appears on the LCD screen, in the viewfinder or on the TV screen if
you try to record such software.
Your camcorder does not record copyright control signals on the tape when it records.
142
mini DVCAM cassette* and
S-VHS,
mark on the cassette
8 mm,
S-VHSC, Betamax,
mark to enjoy your camcorder fully.
Numbers
135 (15 bytes/One item of the data)
106
24 (10 bytes/One item of the data)
48 (10 bytes/One item of the data)
1
mini DV cassette* in this
Hi8, Digital8,
DV or MICROMV cassette.
(Cassette Memory) mark.
is 16 K bits. Your camcorder can
.
VHS,