50 EN, To use this camcorder as a player

50 EN

DUBBING

Dubbing To Or From A VCR

Connector
Connector
Cover**				To S/AV connector
				To S/AV connector
To S-VIDEO IN*				S/AV/Editing cable





or OUT*				(provided)

To AUDIO IN or OUT,

VIDEO IN or OUT

7Engage the VCR’s AUX and Record-Pause modes. ● Refer to the instruction manual for the VCR.

8Press 4/9 on the camcorder to start playback of the source tape.

9At the point you want to start dubbing, engage the VCR’s Record mode.

10To pause dubbing, engage the VCR’s Record- Pause mode and press 4/9 on the camcorder.

11Repeat steps 8 – 10 for additional editing. Stop the VCR and camcorder.

NOTES:

● It is recommended to use the AC Power Adapter/

Charger as the power supply instead of the

battery pack. ( pg. 11)

● As the camcorder starts to play your footage, it will

appear on your TV. This will confirm the

connections and the AUX channel for dubbing

purposes.

● Before you start dubbing, make sure that the

Not connected

“Y/C”/“CVBS”

Video Out

Select Switch

Cable Adapter*** (provided)

TV VCR

indications do not appear on the connected TV. If

they do, they are being recorded onto the new tape.

To choose whether or not the following displays

appear on the connected TV...

• Date/time

Set “DATE/TIME” to “AUTO”, “ON” or “OFF”.

( pg. 31, 41) Or, press DISPLAY on the remote

control to turn on/off the date indication.

• Time code

Set “TIME CODE” to “OFF” or “ON”.

( pg. 31, 41)

• Indications other than date/time and time code

*Connect when your TV/VCR has an S-VIDEO IN/OUT connector. In this case, it is not necessary to connect the yellow video cable.

**When connecting the cable, open the cover.

***If your VCR has a SCART connector, use the provided cable adapter.

NOTE:

Set the video out select switch of the cable adapter as required:

Y/C: When connecting to a TV or VCR which accepts Y/C signals and uses an S-Video cable.

CVBS: When connecting to a TV or VCR which does not accept Y/C signals and uses an audio/video cable.

To use this camcorder as a player...

1Following the illustrations, connect the camcorder and the VCR. Also refer to page 22.

2Set the camcorder’s VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”.

3Set the camcorder’s Power Switch to “P” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch.

4Turn on the VCR’s power.

5Insert the source cassette in the camcorder.

6Insert the recording cassette in the VCR.

Set “ON SCREEN” to “OFF”, “LCD” or “LCD/TV”.

( pg. 31, 41)

To use this camcorder as a recorder...

1)Perform steps 1 to 3 in the left column.

2)Set “S/AV INPUT” to “A/V.IN” or “S.IN”*. ( pg. 31, 40)

*Select “S.IN” when using S-VIDEO OUT connector on your TV/VCR.

3)Set “REC MODE” to “SP” or “LP”. ( pg. 31, 34)

4)Insert the recording cassette in this camcorder.

5)Press START/STOP on the remote control to engage the Record-Pause mode. The “ A/V.IN ” or “ S.IN ” indication appears on the screen.

6)Press START/STOP on the remote control to start

recording. The indication rotates.

7)Press START/STOP on the remote control again to

stop recording. The indication stops rotating.

NOTES:

●After dubbing, set “S/AV INPUT” back to “OFF”.

●Analogue signals can be converted to digital signals with this procedure.

●It is also possible to dub from another camcorder.