Sony SRW-5000 Maintenance Manual page 33

REC Inhibit Plugs
Back side of the cassette
Recording possible
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The upper figure: L cassette
Cassette classification detection tabs
: with tab (close hole),
Represents the cassette classification by combination of three tabs.
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State of Tabs Cassette Class
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Betacam or Betacam SP
Betacam SX
Digital Betacam
HDCAM
HDCAM SR or MPEG IMX
, , , Except the above class
SRW-5000/5500
Same surface
: without tab (open hole)
Remark
Unusable
Unusable
Playback is enabled when the option HKSR-5002 is installed.
Only playback is enabled.
The MPEG IMX is unusable.
The tape thickness detection tab 2 detects the HDCAM SR
cassette.
2 Without tab: HDCAM SR
With tab:
Unusable
Plug is down
Recording impossible
Other than HDCAM SR
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