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Section 1 – Introduction to the DA-98
06/97 – 1.00 – 1-5
tapes for which the DTRS recorder was originally
designed may cause an error in functionality or
prevent the user from getting optimum perfor-
mance from the tape. Always use the shortest pos-
sible tape for a given project. Do not attempt to
use 150-minute or longer tapes in DTRS
machines, as the machine will detect the thickness
of tape and automatically eject any tape thinner
than recommended.
Never attempt to use a tape with the DA-98 that
has previously been used in video equipment.
1.5.2 Available recording and playback
time
Depending on whether the tape has been pur-
chased for use with an NTSC (P6/E6) or a PAL/
SECAM (P5/E5) television system, the same
length of tape (as far as video length is concerned)
will provide different times for audio work, as
shown below, due to different frame rates between
television systems. The indication P6/E6 or P5/E5
will be printed on the tape package:
WARNING
You cannot cut and splice DTRS 8mm tapes for editing
purposes. Using a spliced tape in the DA-98 will invari-
ably result in serious damage to the heads, requiring
replacement. All editing must be done digitally.
Time on tape
label
P6/E6 (NTSC
tape)
P5/E5 (PAL/
SECAM tape)
20 18 25
30 27 37
45 40 56
60 54 75
90 81 113
120 108 –