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L cassette size
18 (E)
CONTENTS
Consumer-use DV and DVCAM cassettes
(Standard DV and DVCAM cassettes, mini DV and
DVCAM cassettes)
OUse a cassette adapter (AJ-CS455P) when a mini
DV or DVCAM cassette is to be used.
Note that inserting a mini DV or DVCAM cassette
without the use of a cassette adapter will cause
malfunctioning.
Also note that long-duration mini DV cassettes (80
minutes in the standard mode and 120 minutes in
the LP mode) cannot be used.
OIt is not possible to play back tapes which have
been recorded in the LP mode.
OWhen editing material recorded on a consumer-use
DV or DVCAM cassette, first record the material on
a DVCPRO tape or other tape used by VTRs for
broadcast applications.
OThe maximum transport speed of a mini DV or
DVCAM cassette tape is 32a.
OThe images may be subject to disturbance during
the slow motion playback of consumer-use DV and
DVCAM cassette tapes.
OFrom the perspective of protecting consumer-use
DV and DVCAM cassette tapes, minimize the
number of times the tapes are cued up at the same
locations as much as possible.
OWhen consumer-use DV and DVCAM cassette
tapes are used, the maximum time for STILL
TIMER is set to 10 seconds.
It is recommended that tapes bearing the
Panasonic brand be used as the consumer-use DV
tapes.
M cassettes
Tapes capable of up to 33 minutes of recording or
playback
(AJ-5P23MP, AJ-5P33MP)
L cassettes
Tapes capable of up to 92 minutes of recording or
playback
(AJ-5P63LP, AJ-5P92LP)
OUse AJ-5P92LP tapes which have been recorded
using the DVCPRO (25M) format in a VTR that
supports 184 minutes of DVCPRO (25M) format
recording and playback.
M cassette size
Tapes
Align the centre of the cassette with the centre of the
insertion slot, and press it in gently.
The cassette tape will load automatically.