Sony 1500A VCR User Manual


 
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Recording
Chapter 2 Recording and Playback
If the REC INHI indicator lights:
It indicates that the REC/SAVE switch of the loaded cassette has been set
to SAVE. Press the EJECT button in the tape transport control section to
remove the cassette, then set the REC/SAVE switch to REC and reload the
cassette.
Note
When ejecting and loading cassettes, make sure that the unit has been
powered on.
2
Hold down the REC button and press the PLAY button.
This puts the unit into recording mode, and the tape starts moving.
3
Press the PLAY button on the player.
The player starts the playback operation, at which point this unit starts
recording the input playback signals.
Cautions
Once you have started recording, you cannot change the audio mode or
recording format.
If on a tape there is a point where the audio mode is switched, it is not
possible to carry out insert editing over a section including that point.
If the following indicators light when a cassette is loaded
Indicator It means:
Cassette memory indicator The loaded cassette contains a cassette memory.
CL indicator There is ClipLink log data stored in the cassette
memory on the loaded cassette.
Caution
With such a cassette, carrying out recording destroys
the ClipLink log data.
NO EDIT indicator The recording format of the tape is DV, or a
DVCPRO tape is inserted.
Replace the tape with one that has been recorded
in DVCAM format.
The recording format selected on this unit is DV
(SP). In this case, you cannot use the editing
functions.
During editing operation
The audio recording mode selected on this unit does
not coincide with that of the tape.
In this case, set the unit for the same audio recording
mode as with the tape.
However, If your current purpose is recording only,
you can use the tape as it is.
For more details, see Troubleshooting on page 104.