GoVideo VR3930 Recording from an External Input, Playing Recordings on Other DVD Players

Recording from an External Input

Recording from External Components

You can record from an external component, such as a camcorder or VCR, connected to any of the DVD Recorder+VCR’s external inputs.

1 Make sure the component you want to record from is connected properly to the DVD Recorder+VCR; see page 17.

2input to record from.

•Tuner: Built-in tuner

•AV1: Audio/Video Input on back panel

•AV2 (AV2 COMP) : Audio/Video or S-Video Input on front panel

•DV: DV Input on front panelPress INPUT repeatedly to select the external

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Check that the Audio In settings under DV Record Audio are as you want them; see page 24.

3Load a recordable disc or tape.

4REC MODE repeatedly.

DVD: SP (Standard Quality - 2hrs/disc), LP (Low Quality - 4 hrs/disc, XP (High Quality - 1 hr/disc)

VCR: SP (Standard Play), SLP (Super Long Play - 3 times SP)Set the desired Recording mode by pressing

5Recording will start. The REC indicator lights on the front panel display.Press REC (z) once.

Recording continues until you press STOP (x) or the disc is full.

To record for a fixed length of time, see “One Touch Record” on page 39.

6Press STOP (x) to stop recording.

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If your source is copy-protected, you will not be able to record it using the DVD Recorder+VCR. See “Copyright Notice” on page 8 for more details.

Recording from a Digital Camcorder

You can record from a digital camcorder connected to the DV IN jack on the front panel of the DVD Recorder+VCR. You can use the DVD Recorder+VCR remote to control both the camcorder and the DVD Recorder+VCR. Before recording, make sure that the audio input for the DV IN jack is set up; see page 24.

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•The source signal must be DVC-SD format.

•Some camcorders cannot be controlled using the DVD Recorder+VCR remote.

•If you connect a second DVD recorder using a DV cable, you cannot control the second recorder from this one.

•You cannot control the DVD Recorder+VCR remotely from a component connected to the DV IN jack.

•You cannot record date and time information from a DV cassette.

1to the front panel DV IN jack; see page 17.Make sure your digital camcorder is connected

Make sure DV Record Audio is set correctly.

2 Choose between Audio 1 (original audio) and Audio 2 (overdubbed audio); see page 24 for details.

Press INPUT repeatedly to select the DV input.

3 DV appears on the front panel display and on the TV screen.

4which you want to start recording.

For best results, pause playback at the point you want to start recording.

•Depending on your camcorder, you can use the DVD

Recorder+VCR remote to control the camcorder using the STOP, PLAY and PAUSE functions.Find the place on the camcorder tape from

5Press REC (z) once to start recording.

•Recording is automatically stopped if the DVD Recorder+VCR detects no signal.

•You can pause or stop the recording by pressing PAUSE/STEP or STOP. You cannot control the cam- corder from the remote control during recording.

•In Video mode, the final frame of the recording may remain displayed on screen for a while after recording stops.

Playing Recordings on Other DVD Players

Most regular DVD players can play finalized discs recorded in Video mode. A small number of players can also play DVD-RW discs recorded in VR mode, finalized or not. Check the manual that came with the other player to check what kinds of discs it will play.

Finalizing a Disc

Finalizing ‘fixes’ the recordings in place so that the disc can be played on a regular DVD player or com- puter equipped with a suitable DVD-ROM drive. Finalizing a Video mode disc creates a menu screen for navigating the disc. This is accessed by pressing DISC MENU or TITLE. To finalize a disc, refer to “DISC Finalize” on page 25.

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