RESTRICTED” appears and you will not be able to record the contents of the tape.

Analog/Digital Conversion

Using the camcorder you can convert analog video signals (for example from a VCR) to digital signals (DV standard only) and output them to a digital recording device.

Connecting

Connect the camcorder to the video input source using an analog connection –connection type 3 ( 57)– shown in the previous section Connection Diagrams.

Connect the camcorder to the recording device using the digital connection –connection type 2 ( 57)– shown in the same section.

Connecting to a TV or VCR 63

 

 

NOTES

E

 

 We recommend powering the camcorder

 

 

 

using the compact power adapter.

 

 

 You can also use the analog/digital

 

 

conversion to transfer analog video recordings

 

 

to a computer as digital video. The required

 

 

equipment and operation is the same as

 

 

described in Transferring Video Recordings

 

 

(

 

65) except in this case you need to set

 

 

 

 

 

[AV DV] to [ ON] before connecting the camcorder to the computer. Note that the analog/digital conversion may not work correctly depending on the software and the specifications/settings of the computer.

Converting the Video

MENU

( 22)

1Set [AV DV] to [ ON] ( 33).

2 Start the playback on the video source and the recording on the recording device.

Refer to the instruction manuals of the connected devices.

IMPORTANT

Depending on the signal sent from the connected device, the conversion from analog to digital signals might not work properly (e.g., signals that include copyright protective signals or anomalous signals such as ghost signals).

Usually, leave [AV DV] set to the default

setting [ OFF]. While it is set to [ ON] you cannot connect video input signals to the camcorder using the HDV/DV terminal.

Connections External