Sony DSR-1800A Operating Instructions Manual page 30

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Recording
1
After checking the following items, hold the cassette with the tape window
facing upward, then insert it into the recorder (this unit) as illustrated on
page 24.
.
Item to check
Make sure that the REC/SAVE switch
of the cassette is set to REC.
Check for tape slack.
Make sure that the "HUMID!" alarm is
not shown in the time counter display.
The cassette is automatically drawn into the unit and the tape is wound
round the head drum. The tape is stationary while the head drum rotates, and
the STOP button lights.
If the REC INHIBIT indicator lights:
It indicates that the REC/SAVE switch of the loaded cassette has been set
to SAVE. Press the EJECT button in the tape transport control section to
remove the cassette, then set the REC/SAVE switch to REC and reload the
cassette.
Note
When ejecting and loading cassettes, make sure that the unit has been
powered on.
2
Hold down the REC button and press the PLAY button.
This puts the unit into recording mode, and the tape starts moving.
3
Press the PLAY button on the player.
The player starts the playback operation, at which point this unit starts
recording the input playback signals.
Cautions
• Once you have started recording, you cannot change the audio mode
selection.
• If on a tape there is a point where the audio mode is switched, it is not
possible to carry out insert editing over a section including that point.
See section
"Preventing accidental erasure" on
page 24
"Checking the tape for slack" on page
23
"Condensation" on page 86