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Usable cassettes – Sony DCR-PC110 User Manual

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— Additional Information —

Usable cassettes

Selecting cassette types

You can use the

mini DV cassette only*. You cannot use any other 8 mm,

Hi8, Digital8,

VHS,

VHSC,

S-VHS,

S-VHSC,

Betamax,

ED Betamax or

DV cassette.

* There are two types of mini DV cassettes: with cassette memory and without cassette

memory. Tapes with cassette memory have

(Cassette Memory) mark.

We recommend that you use the tape with cassette memory.

The IC memory is mounted on this type of mini DV cassette. Your camcorder can read
and write data such as dates of recording or titles, etc. to this memory.
The functions using the cassette memory require successive signals recorded on the
tape. If the tape has a blank portion in the beginning or between the recorded
portions, a title may not be displayed properly or the search functions may not work
properly. Not to make any blank portion on the tape, operate the followings.
Press END SEARCH to go to the end of the recorded portion before you begin the
next recording if you operate the followings:
– you have ejected the cassette while recording.
– you have played back the tape in the VCR.
If there is a blank portion or discontinuous signal on your tape, re-record from the
beginning to the end of the tape concerning above.
The same result may occur when you record using a digital video camera recorder
without a cassette memory function on a tape recorded by one with the cassette
memory function.

mark on the cassette

The memory capacity of tapes marked with

is 4KB. Your camcorder can

accommodate tapes having a memory capacity of up to 16KB. 16KB tape is marked with

.

This is the mini DV mark.

This is the Cassette Memory mark.

These are trademarks.

Copyright signal

When you play back
Using any other video camera recorder, you cannot record on tape that has recorded a
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.