Usablecassettetapes - Sony handycam DCR-HC28 Operating Manual

Usablecassettetapes
You can use mini DV %rnlat cassettes only.
Use a cassette with tile uio*[_T mark.
Your camcorder is not conlpatible with the
Cassette Memory function.
To prevent a blank section from being
created on the tape
Go to the end of the recorded section using
END SEARCH (p. 30) belk_re you begin the
next recording in the following cases:
• You have played back lhe lape.
• You have used EDIT SEARCH.
Copyrightsignal
N When you play back
If tile cassette _ou play hack on your
camcorder contains copyright signals, you
cannot copy it to a tape in another video
caumra connected to your caulcorder.
N When you record
You c_uluot record sol'Iv\ are ou your
camcorder that contains copyright control
signals for copyright protection of software.
[Cannot record due to copyright
protection.] appears on the LCD screen, or
on the viewfinder if you try to record such
software. Your camcorder does uot record
copyright control signals on the tape when
it records.
Notes on use
N When not using your camcorderfor a
longtime
Remove tile cassette :rod store it.
N To prevent accidental erasure
Slide tile writeq:lrotect tah on tile cassette to
set it to SAVE.
REC: The cassette can be
recorded.
SAVE: The cassette cannot be
recorded (write-protected).
N When labeling the cassette
Be sure to place tile label only on tile
locations shown in the following
illustration so as not to cause a malfunction
of your canlcorder.
-- Do not put a label
along this border.
Labeling position
N After using the cassette
Rewind the tape to tile beginning to avoid
distortion of tile picture or the sound. The
cassette should then be put in its case, and
stored in an upright position.
N When cleaning the gold-plated
connector
Generally, cle:m tile gold@ated connector
on a cassette with a cotton-wool swab after
every 10 times it has been ejected.
If the gold@ated commctor on lhe cassette
is dirty or dusty, the remaining tape
indicator may not show correctly.
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Gold-plated connector
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