Sony Handycam Digital8 DCR-TRV238E Operating Instructions Manual page 26

Step 3 Inserting a cassette
Notes
•Do not press the cassette compartment down.
Doing so may cause a malfunction.
•Your camcorder records pictures in the Digital8
system.
•The recording time when you use your
camcorder is 2/3 of indicated time on Hi8
tape. If you select the LP mode in the menu
settings, the recording time is indicated time on
Hi8 tape.
•If you use standard 8
back the tape on your camcorder. Mosaic
pattern noise may appear when you play back
standard 8 tape on other camcorders
(including other DCR-TRV238E/TRV239E/
TRV340E).
•The cassette compartment may not be closed
when you press any part of the lid other than
the mark.
To prevent accidental erasure
Slide the write-protect tab on the cassette to
expose the red mark.
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tape, be sure to play
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