Connecting to a TV or VCR 65

When recording to a digital video recorder using the DV terminal –connection type (63)–:

-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.

-Proper operation cannot be guaranteed for all digital devices equipped with a DV terminal. If the operation does not work, use the AV terminal.

Digital Video Dubbing

You can input video from other digital video devices and record the input video on the tape in the camcorder.

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Connecting

Connect the camcorder to the video input source using the digital connection –connection type ( 63)– shown in the previous section Connection Diagrams.

Dubbing

FUNC.

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1Load a blank cassette in this camcorder.

2Connected device: Load the recorded cassette or disc.

3Press FUNC. , select ()

[ 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.

6When the scene you wish to record

appears, push the joystick () towards / to begin recording. Recording starts.

7While recording, push the joystick

() towards / to pause the recording.

In record pause, push the joystick () towards / again to resume recording.

8Push the joystick () towards to stop recording.

9Connected 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 DV terminal.

You can only record video signals in DV standard (standard definition, SP or LP mode)

from devices carrying the logo. 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

Connections External