ENGLISH✤✤1.-2.3.-4.-a.b.•a.b.c.d.Preparation2727✤ When inserting a tape or closing a cassette holder, do not apply excessiveforce.This may cause a malfunction.✤ Do not use any tapes other than Mini DV cassettes.1. Connect a power source and slide the TAPEOPEN/EJECT switch and open the cassettedoor.- The cassette holding mechanism risesautomatically.2. Insert a tape into the cassette holder with thetape window facing outward andthe protection tab toward the top.3. Press the area labelled PUSH on the cassetteholding mechanism until it clicks into place.- The cassette is loaded automatically.4. Close the cassette door.- Close the door completely until youcan hear a “click”.ReferenceWhen you have recorded something that you wish to keep, youcan protect it so that it will not be accidentally erased.a. Protecting a tape :Push the safety tab on the cassette so that the hole isuncovered.b. Removing the tape protection :If you no longer wish to keep the recording on the cassette,push the write-protect tab back so that it covers the hole.• How to keep a tapea. Avoid places with magnets or magnetic interference.b. Avoid humidity and dust prone places.c. Keep the tape in an upright position and avoid storing it indirect sunlight.d. Avoid dropping or knocking your tapes.DO NOT PUSH IN THE COMPARTMENT1DO NOT PUSH IN THE COMPARTMENT324a. SAVEpushb. RECInserting and Ejecting a Cassette
