Sony SVT-S480ES User Manual

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Remove the tab on the cassette with a screwdriver or a
similar tool as shown below. This protects your
cassette against an accidental recording.

If you want to record again on the cassette without its
safety tab, simply cover the safety tab hole with a
piece of plastic tape.

Safety
tab

This section shows you how to insert a video cassette
into the VCR.

You can use S-VHS or VHS video cassettes. When
recording on S-VHS tape using S-VHS ET format or
on VHS tape using S-VHS ET format, set the S-VHS
switch to ON (S-VHS indication lights up in the
display window).
When recording on S-VHS tape using VHS format, set
the switch to OFF.

Insert the cassette into the cassette compartment by
slowly pressing its center with the arrow on the top.
When the cassette is inserted, the VCR automatically
turns on and the q indicator lights in the display
window.
If you insert the cassette without its safety tab and are
going to start recording, the VCR ejects the cassette
automatically.

Cassette compartment

EJECT 

Z

To eject the cassette, press EJECT Z on the VCR.
You can eject the cassette even when the power is off.
When you press EJECT Z, the VCR turns on
automatically.
After ejecting the cassette, the VCR turns off again.