3-3 Handling Cassettes
Removing slack in the tape
3-3-3 Preventing Accidental
Press one of the reels in slightly, then carefully rotate it
in the direction of the arrow until it stops.Erasure
To prevent accidental erasure of material recorded on a
tape, push in the record-protect plug.
L-size cassette
Chapter 3
S-size cassette
Setting Up the VTR
Removing slack in the tape
Preventing double cassette inserting
When a cassette is loaded, an orange lock-out barPush in the record-protect plug. To restore the tape for
recording, return the plug to its original position.
appears in the cassette insertion slot to prevent users
from attempting to load another cassette.
Preventing accidental erasure
Ejecting the cassette
When a cassette with this plug pushed in is inserted
into the VTR, the REC INHIBIT indicator on the
Press the EJECT button.
lower control panel lights up and recording will not
The tape is unthreaded and the cassette isstart, even if you press the REC button.
automatically ejected. This operation takes a few
To restore the tape for recording, return the plug to its
seconds.original position.
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