Sharp VL-Z5E To Record from Video Equip- ment, Press the Start/Stop button on the camcorder

To Record from Video Equip- ment

1 Set the camcorder to Tape Playback mode, and insert a Mini DV cassette.

2 Begin playback on the video equip- ment connected to the camcorder.

•Check the camcorder screen to see if the picture is properly received.

3 Press the Start/Stop button on the camcorder.

•The camcorder enters Recording Standby mode.

4 Press m on the Operation button to begin recording.

To stop recording

Press l on the Operation button.

Cutting Unwanted Sequences

1 Press m to pause recording when the source tape reaches the beginning of the sequence to be cut.

2 Press m to resume recording when the source tape reaches the end of the sequence to be cut.

Notes:

•Make sure that the video equipment from which you are recording can output dubbing signals via the DV terminal.

•If the video equipment is not set to playback mode or the DV cable is not properly connected, “NO SIGNAL” is displayed on the camcorder screen.

•If no picture or sound is input to the camcorder even if the DV cable is properly connected and you are playing back the source media from the video equipment, set the Power switch on the camcorder to OFF and then back to w, or disconnect the DV cable and connect it again.

•If a digital video recording with a copyright protection signal is used as the playback source, “COPYRIGHT PROTECTED.” appears on the camcorder monitor and the recording function is disabled (see page 92).

•When displaying the playback picture on the PC, you may find black bands around the image. This is caused by the differences of the image display sizes.

•“i.Link” refers to the IEEE1394-1995 industry specification and extensions thereof. The z logo is used for products compliant with the i.Link standard.

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