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.
The automatic head-cleaning system
minimizes the need for accessory
cleaners or cleaning by a Servicenter.
This system is activated whenever you
insert or remove a cassette.
Erase Protection-Safety Tab
You can use your video cassettes over
and over again. To erase aprevious
recording, just record over it.
A.To prevent erasing a recording you
want to keep, break off the cassette's
safety tab.
B.To record again on the cassette, cover
the hole with vinyl tape.
Safety B. Cover hole
Tab with vinyl
A. Remove tape.
safety tab.
Recording Speeds and Times
The camcorder records and plays back in
standard speed (SP) orextended play
(EP). Select the recording speed with the
EP/SP switch. The selected speed will be
displayed in the viewfinder.
• EP - Extended play provides three
times the recording time as SP
(60 minutes with a TC-20 tape).
EP has slightly more picture noise than
SP in normal playback. This may not
be noticeable.
• SP - Standard play provides the best
picture (less picture noise), but the
shortest recording time (20 minutes
with a TC-20 tape).
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Listed below are the maximum SP and
EP recording times for popular VHS-C
cassettes.
Cassette
TC-20
TC-30
TC-40
Recording Time
SP EP
20 Min. 60 Min.
30 Min. 90 Min.
40 Min. 120 Min.*
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