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Chapter 3 Setting Up the VTR 3-7
Chapter 3 Setting Up the VTR
3-3 Handling Cassettes
3-3-1 Recommended Cassettes
For the DVW-A500/1 series
You can use 1/2-inch Digital Betacam video cassettes
for both recording and playback, and 1/2-inch
Betacam/Betacam SP video cassettes for playback
only.
For the DVW-500/1 series
You can use 1/2-inch Digital Betacam video cassettes
only.
Digital Betacam cassettes
BCT-5G/10G/20G/30G
3-3-2 Inserting and Ejecting
Cassettes
Always turn on the VTR before attempting to insert or
eject cassettes.
Inserting a cassette
Inserting a cassette
1 Set the POWER switch to ON.
2 Before inserting a cassette, check the following
points:
• There is no slack in the tape.
•An error message does not appear in the menu
display.
• The window of the cassette is facing up.
If there is any slack in the tape, refer to “Removing
slack in the tape” on next page.
When inserting an S-size cassette, make sure it is
aligned with the marks on the cassette insertion
slot.
The cassette is loaded automatically, and the tape is
wound around the drum. The head-drum starts to
rotate, the tape stops, and the STANDBY and
STOP buttons light up.
When a Betacam/Betacam SP video cassette is
loaded into a DVW-A500/1 series VTR, the
DIGITAL indicator goes off.
When a Betacam/Betacam SP video cassette is
loaded into a DVW-500/1 series VTR, the cassette
is automatically ejected.
L-size cassette
S-size cassette
S-size cassettes
BCT-D6/D12/D22/D32/D40
L-size cassettes
BCT-D34L/D64L/D94L/D124L
Betacam/Betacam SP cassettes
S-size
cassettes
BCT-5MA/10MA/
20M
A/30MA
L-size
cassettes
BCT-5MLA/
10MLA/20MLA/
30ML
A/60MLA/
90ML
A
Oxide tapeMetal tape
BCT-5GL/10GL/20GL/
30GL/60GL/90GL
Storage of cassettes
Store your cassettes at room temperature and normal
humidity.
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