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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.

8Connected device: Stop the playback.

IMPORTANT

Depending on the analog signal sent from the connected device the input image may be distorted or not be displayed at all (for example, video input that includes anomalous signals such as ghost signals).

Analog video input that includes copyright protection signals cannot be recorded with this camcorder.

NOTES

We recommend powering the camcorder using the compact power adapter.

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

( 12)

Set [PLAYBACK STD] to [ AUTO]

( 42) before making the connections.

Connecting

Connect the camcorder to the video input source using the digital connection –connection type 2 ( 71)– shown in the previous section Connection Diagrams.

Dubbing

1Load a blank tape in the camcorder and load the recorded (source) tape in the connected device.

•If "AV DV" appears on the screen, set [AV DV] to [ OFF] ( 42) .

•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 signal.

FUNC.

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2 Press FUNC. .

3Select () [ REC PAUSE] and press ( ).

4Select ( ) [EXECUTE] and press ( ).

5Connected device: Start the playback.

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

Connections External