62Connecting to a TV or VCR

Digital Video Dubbing

You can input video from other digital video devices and record the input video on the tape in the camcorder. Video input will be recorded on the tape in the same standard of the original (HDV or DV).

POINTS TO CHECK

( 10)

Set [PLAYBACK STD] to [ AUTO]

( 34) before making the connections.

Connecting

Connect the camcorder to the video input source using the digital connection –connection type 2 ( 57)– shown in the previous section Connection Diagrams.

Dubbing

1Load a blank cassette in this camcorder.

If “AV DV” is displayed, set [AV DV] to [ OFF] ( 33) .

2Connected device: Load the recorded cassette.

3 Press REC PAUSE .

4Connected device: Start the playback.

•In record pause mode and while recording you can check the picture on the camcorder’s screen.

•When the connection is recognized

“HDV/DV” will be displayed. When the video input starts the display will change to “HDV-IN” or “DV-IN” depending on the video input.

5When the scene you wish to record appears, press / .

Recording starts.

6 While recording, press / to pause the recording.

In record pause, press / again to resume recording.

7Press to stop recording.

8 Connected device: Stop the playback.

IMPORTANT

Blank sections may be recorded as anomalous picture.

If the picture does not appear, disconnect the DV cable and restore the connection after a short while or turn the camcorder off and then on again.

Do not connect any devices to the camcorder’s USB terminal while an external device is connected to the HDV/DV terminal.

You can only record video signals in HDV standard (1080i specifications) or in DV standard. Note that signals from identically shaped DV (IEEE1394) terminals may be in different video standards.

NOTES

We recommend powering the camcorder using the compact power adapter.

Copyright Signal

Certain software tapes are copyright protected. If you attempt to play back such tape, “COPYRIGHT PROTECTED PLAYBACK IS RESTRICTED” appears and you will not be able to view the contents of the tape. If you attempt to record from such tape via the HDV/DV terminal,

“COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DUBBING