Canon HV20 instruction manual Recording to a VCR or Digital Video Recorder, Setting

70Connecting to a TV or VCR

-There will be no video or audio output from the HDMI OUT terminal while there is a video input connection to the HDV/DV terminal or the AV/ terminal.

-To output audio dubbed later on a tape through the HDMI OUT terminal, set [AUDIO OUT] to [ MIX/VAR.] ( 41).

-Audio output from the HDMI OUT terminal will include both channels (Left/Right on a stereo recording, Main/Sub on a bilingual recording), regardless of the [OUTPUT CH] setting.

Recording to a VCR or Digital Video Recorder

You can copy your recordings by connecting the camcorder to a VCR or a digital video device. When recording to a digital video recorder using the HDV/DV terminal, you can copy recordings with virtually no generation loss in video and sound quality.

Connect the camcorder to the external device following one of the connection diagrams shown in the previous section Connection Diagrams ( 66).

POINTS TO CHECK

( 10)

Change the following settings as necessary before making the connections. Refer to the corresponding explanation of each setting in the

PLAY/OUT SETUP menu option list ( 40).

-[PLAYBACK STD] to select the output video standard.

-[DV OUTPUT] to select the standard of the output video when using connection type . Note that the video standard of the recorded copy depends also on the standards supported by the external digital device. Refer to the table below.

-Set [AV/PHONES] to [ AV] when using connection type 4 .

Connecting

Connect the camcorder to a VCR or other analog device using connection type 4 , or to a DVD recorder or other digital recording device using connection type 2 , as shown in the previous section Connection Diagrams ( 66).

Settings for Recording Video Output using the HDV/DV Terminal

Video Output	Standard of	Standard Supported		[PLAYBACK STD]			[DV OUTPUT]
	the Recording	by the External
Signal					Setting		Setting
	on the Tape	Digital Device*
High	HDV	HDV	[		AUTO] or	[	HDV/DV]
Definition			[		HDV]
	HDV	DV	[		AUTO] or	[	DV LOCKED]
Standard			[		HDV]
Definition	DV	DV	[		AUTO] or	[	HDV/DV] or
			[		DV]	[	DV LOCKED]

*To output video in high definition verify that the DV terminal on the external digital device is compatible with the MPEG2-TS protocol; to output video in standard definition, verify that it is compatible with the DV standard.