Sony BETACAM SX A220P Operation Manual page 89

The player starts recording
automatically when the remaining
time of the recorder side tape
reaches 2 minutes.
The setting of Setup menu item
014 affects what happens when a
tape ends.
When AUTOMATIC
OVERWRITE is selected
Endless recording on the same
cassette continues, overwriting on
the previous contents.
When MANUAL CASSETTE
REPLACE is selected
When the tape end is reached, the
tape is rewound and the EJECT
button begins to flash.
To continue recording, insert a
new cassette into the recorder.
The recorder will starts recording
automatically when the remaining
time of the player side tape
reaches 2 minutes.
To stop sequential recording
Sequential recording stops in the
following cases.
• When a tape transport button
(PLAY, STOP, F FWD, REW) or a
search button is pressed during
recording.
• If the cassette is not exchanged when
the EJECT button flashes though
setup menu item 014 is set to
MANUAL CASSETTE REPLACE.
Recording and Playback
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