Safety Tabs Prevent Erasure; Loading And Ejecting - Hitachi VT-M181A Owner's Manual

Getting Started (Videotapes)
T-120
T-160
You may have noticed that there is also an LP speed. You Hitachi VCR does not record
at this speed, but it can play cassettes that were recorded in LP mode. No special
setting is required for playback.

Safety Tabs Prevent Erasure

A safety tab is located on the front left edge of every videotape next to the label. Break
this tab off if you want to keep a special tape from being erased accidentally. (Notice
this tab is already removed on prerecorded tapes you buy or rent.) Insert the tip of a
screwdriver or similar kind into the space behind the tab to break it off.
Don't worry, you can change your mind and record on this tape even after the tab is
broken off - simply cover the hole with cellophane tape.

Loading and Ejecting

When you load a videocassette into the VCR, there is only one right way! Most tapes
show you the way with a little arrow on the top side which should go in first.
Push the videocassette gently into the slot on the front of the VCR. You will feel the
VCR take it in.
When the cassette is all the way in, the VCR powers up automatically and a TAPE-IN
120 min. 360 min.
160 min. 480 min.
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