Additional Information; Usable Cassettes - Sony DCR-TRV17 Operating Instructions (primary manual) Operating Instructions Manual

— Additional Information —

Usable cassettes

Selecting cassette types
You can use the
* There are two types of mini DV cassettes: with cassette memory and without cassette
memory. Tapes with cassette memory have
We recommend you to use the tape with cassette memory.
The 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 in the beginning or between the recorded
portions, a title may not be displayed properly or the search functions may not work
properly. Not to make any blank portion on the tape, operate the followings.
Press END SEARCH to go to the end of the recorded portion before you begin the
next recording if you operate the followings:
– you have ejected the cassette while recording.
– you have played back the tape in the VCR.
– you have used the edit search function.
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.
The same result may occur 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 memory capacity of tapes marked with
accommodate tapes having a memory capacity of up to 16KB. 16KB tape is marked with
These are trademarks.
Copyright signal
When you play back
Using any other video camera recorder, you cannot record on tape that has recorded a
copyright control signals for copyright protection of software which is 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 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.
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mini DV cassette only*. You cannot use any other
Hi8, Digital8, VHS,
ED Betamax or DV cassette.
mark on the cassette
.
This is the Mini DV mark.
This is the Cassette Memory mark.
VHSC, S-VHS,
(Cassette Memory) mark.
is 4KB. Your camcorder can
8 mm,
S-VHSC, Betamax,