First-Time Operation
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6.
Select a recording speed.
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Cassette Compartment
Tape Wheel
Tape Window
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5.
Insert a tape.
EJECT Switch
• Open the LCD monitor at least 60˚
before opening the cassette holder.
• Slide the EJECT switch.
The cassette holder opens
automatically.
• Turn the tape wheel on the cassette
to remove any slack from the tape.
Select SP or SLP recording speed.
Press and hold the SP/SLP button to
select a recording speed. The tape
speed you select (SP or SLP)
appears in the viewfinder or on the
LCD monitor.
• SP – Standard play provides the
best picture, but the shortest
recording time (20 minutes with a
TC-20 tape).
• SLP – Extended play provides
three times the recording time as
SP (60 minutes with a TC-20
tape). SLP has slightly more
picture noise in normal playback.
SP/SLP
Button
• Insert the cassette with the tape
wheel facing up and the tape
window facing out.
• Press on the area labeled PUSH
until the cassette holder locks
into place.
