You can transfer recordings to a computer equipped with a IEEE1394 (DV) terminal or IEEE1394 capture board. Use the editing software supplied with your computer/ capture board to transfer video recording from tape to computer. Refer to the instruction manual of the software. A driver is preinstalled on Windows operating systems later than Windows 98 Second Edition and on Mac operating systems later than Mac OS 9, and will be installed automatically.
IEEE1394 (DV) terminal
Commercially available DV cable
❍Operation may not work correctly depending on the software and the specifications/settings of your computer.
❍If the computer freezes while you have connected the camcorder, disconnect and reconnect the DV cable. If the problem persists, disconnect the interface cable, turn off camcorder and computer, turn camcorder and computer back on and reconnect them.
❍Do not disconnect the DV cable, open the memory card cover, remove the memory card, change the position of the POWER switch or turn off the camcorder and computer while data is being transferred to the computer (while the camcorder’s card access indicator is flashing). Doing so may damage the memory card’s data.
❍The image files on your memory card and the image files saved on the hard disk drive of your computer are valuable, original data files. If you wish to use image files on your computer, make copies of them first, and use the copied file, retaining the original.
❍We recommend powering the camcorder from a household power source
while it is connected to the computer.
❍Refer also to the instruction manual of the computer.
❍Users of Windows XP can use the supplied DV Network Software. For details, refer to the DV Network Software Instruction Manual.
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