Operating Instructions

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Additional Information
– DCR-TRV140
What is the “Digital8
system”?
This video system has been developed to enable digital recording to Hi8 /Digital8
video cassette.
Usable cassette tapes
We recommend using Hi8 /Digital8 video cassettes.
If you use standard 8 mm tape, be sure to play back the tape on this camcorder.
Mosaic noise may appear if you play back standard 8 mm tape on other VCRs
(including other DCR-TRV140).
Note
Tapes recorded in the Digital8 system cannot be played back a Hi8 /standard 8
mm (analog) system machine.
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Playback system
You can play back tapes recorded only in the Digital8 system.
Tapes recorded in the Hi8 /standard 8 mm (analog) system cannot be played
back with your camcorder.
When you play back
Playing back on a PAL-recorded tape
You can play back tapes recorded in the PAL video system on the LCD screen*, if the
tape is recorded in the SP mode.
* The picture appears neither in the viewfinder nor on the TV.
Copyright signal
When you play back
Using any other video camera recorder, you cannot record on a tape that has recorded
copyright control signals for copyright protection of software which is played back on
your camcorder.
When you record
You cannot record software on your camcorder that contains copyright control signals
for copyright protection of software.
COPY INHIBIT appears on the LCD screen, in the viewfinder or on the TV screen if you
try to record such software. Your camcorder does not record copyright control signals
on the tape when it records.
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About video cassettes