Panasonic NV-VS3A - Tape Time Confirmation and Erasure Prevention

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Confirming
the
Remaining
Tape
Time
During
recording
and
Playback,
the
Remaining
Tape
Time
Indication
(1)
is
automatically
displayed,
so
you
always
know
how
much
time
you
have
left
on
the
cassette.
However,
to
ensure
correct
display
of
the
remaining
tape
time,
the
tape
length
of
the
cassette
being
used
must
be
set
correctly
on
the
Movie
Camera.
(>
23)
¢When
recording
or
playback
starts,
the
Tape
Length
Indication
disappears,
and
in
its
place
the
[R]
Indication
(1)
flashes
while
the
remaining
tape
time
is
being
calculated.
A
-
few
seconds
later,
the
Remaining
Tape
Time
Indication
appears.
([R]
means
Remaining.)
@When
the
remaining
tape
time
is
less
than
2
minutes,
the
[R]
Indication
and
the
Remaining
Tape
Time
Indication
start
to
flash.
When
you
use
a
cassette
bearing
the
[P]
mark
@
or
other
special
types
of
cassettes,
the
Remaining
Tape
Time
Indication
may
not
be
very
precise.
@
Preventing
Accidental
Erasure
of
Recordings
Recording
on
a
previously
recorded
cassette
erases
the
existing
scenes
and
sound.
©To
protect
important
recordings
against
accidental
erasure,
use
a
screwdriver
to
break
out
the
tab
@
on
the
cassette
(some
cassettes
have
sliding-type
tabs).
To
be
able
to
record
again
on
a
protected
cassette,
firmly
cover
the
hole
where
the
tab
was
with
two
layers
of
adhesive
tape
Q@.