Sony DCR-IP5/IP7BT - Manual (Page 173)

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Additional Information
— Additional Information —
Compatible cassettes
Selecting cassette types
You can use cassette only. You cannot use any other 8 mm,
Hi8, Digital8, VHS, VHSC, S-VHS, S-VHSC,
Betamax, ED Betamax, DV, or mini DV cassettes.
All of the MICROMV cassettes have Micro Cassette Memory.
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Copyright signal
When you play back
Using any other video camera recorder, you cannot record on a tape that has recorded
copyright control signals for copyright protection of software which is played back on
your camcorder.
When you record
You cannot record software on your camcorder that contains copyright control signals
for copyright protection of software.
COPY INHIBIT appears on the LCD screen, in the viewfinder or on the TV screen if you
try to record such software. Your camcorder does not record copyright control signals
on the tape when it records.
Notes on the MICROMV cassette
When affixing a label on the MICROMV cassette
Be sure to affix a label only on the location illustrated below [a] so as not to cause
malfunction of your camcorder.
After using the MICROMV cassette
Rewind the tape to the beginning, put the cassette in its case, and store it in an upright
position.
When the Micro Cassette Memory function does not work
Reinsert the cassette.
[a]