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RCA Video Cassettes
We recommend that RCA cassettes be used with
your camcorder. The tape in these cassettes is of
high-quality formulation. It has been manufactured
to our critical specifications for excellent
performance. Use of tape not meeting these
specifications could considerably reduce the
performance of your camcorder.
Use of poor quality tapes or tapes that have been
damaged or mishandled can contaminate the video
heads, resulting in a snowy picture or no picture at
all during playback. Because there is no control over
the type of tape purchased or rented by consumers,
head cleaning is not covered under warranty. It is
considered normal maintenance.
Playing a new RCA tape for approximately 30
minutes will often satisfactorily clean the heads and
improve your picture.
Erase Protection–Record-Protect (Safety) Tab
You can use your video cassettes over and over
again. To erase a previous recording, just record
over it.
A.
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Record-Protect
Tab
A.To prevent erasing a recording you want to keep,
close the cassette's record-protect tab by sliding it
in the direction of the arrow until the red area is
completely visible.
B.To record again on the cassette, slide the record-
protect tab open in the direction of the arrow until
the red area disappears behind the cassette case.
Recording and Playback Speeds and Times
The camcorder records in standard speed (SP). The
chart in the next column shows the maximum SP
recording times for some popular 8mm cassettes.
The camcorder can play back tapes in standard speed
(SP) or long play (LP) speed. The playback speed is
automatically selected by the camcorder. The LP
indicator appears in the electronic viewfinder when
the camcorder is playing back a tape recorded in the
LP speed.
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B.
To Prevent
To Record
Erasure–Close
Again –Open
Record-Protect
Record-Protect
Tab (Expose
Tab (Red
Red)
Disappears)
Inserting and Removing Cassettes
OPEN Button
EJECT Button
1. Attach a power supply to the camcorder.
2. Slide the OPEN button and completely open the
cassette compartment cover.
3. Press the EJECT button to open the cassette
compartment. Insert or remove the cassette.
Caution: Insert the cassette only one way
with the record-protect tab facing up and the
tape window facing out. The cassette should
slide easily in the compartment. Do not force
the cassette.
4. Close the cassette compartment door. Gently
press on the area labeled PUSH as shown above.
5. After the cassette compartment is fully retracted,
close the cassette compartment cover.
Cassette
P6-15
P6-20
P6-45
P6-60
P6-90
P6-120
P6-150
Record-
Protect Tab
Tape
Window
Press Here
to Close
Recording Time
15 Minutes
20 Minutes
45 Minutes
60 Minutes
90 Minutes
2 Hours
2 1/2 Hours
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