Canon MV800 Recording to a VCR or Digital Video Device, Connecting the Devices, Connecting a VCR

Recording to a VCR or Digital Video Device

You can copy your recordings by connecting the camcorder to a VCR or a digital video device. If you connect a digital video device, you can copy recordings with virtually no generation loss in image and sound quality.

Connecting the Devices

Connecting a VCR

See Playing Back on a TV Screen ( 31).

Connecting a Digital Video Device

Use the optional CV-150F (4 pin-4 pin) or CV-250F (4 pin-6 pin) DV Cable. Refer also to the instruction manual of the digital video device.

	Signal flow
	DV cable (optional)
Recording
CAMERA	PLAY (VCR)

1.Set the camcorder to PLAY (VCR) mode and load a recorded cassette.

2.Connected device: Load a blank cassette and set the device to record pause mode.

3.Locate the scene you wish to copy and pause playback shortly before the scene.

4.Play back the tape.

5.Connected device: Begin recording when the scene you wish to copy appears. Stop recording when copying is complete.

6.Stop playback.

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