Advanced Techniques

recorded tape.

Note: Title recording is disabled when you connect the optional AV input cable to the AV IN/OUT jack to record video and audio from the television or VCR.

Recording a Title while Transferring a Tape

1.Connect the camera/recorder to the VCR (p.33).

2.Press the TITLE ON/OFF button on the remote control to turn title on.

3.Use the PLAY button to select a title from memory.

4.Press the TITLE ON/OFF button on the remote control to turn title off.

5.Turn on the VCR and set it to record. Hold down the red button on the CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch while sliding the switch to VIDEO. Press PLAY on the camera/recorder.

6.Press the TITLE ON/OFF button on the remote control at the point on the tape where you wish to record the title.

7.Press the TITLE ON/OFF button on the remote control again to stop recording the title.

Note: Recording the title during tape transfer will erase a portion of your recorded material.

Dubbing from the Camera/Recorder to a VCR

Connect the camera/recorder to a VCR to copy your or a friend's home 8mm recordings to VHS.

Camcorder to VCR connection Illustration

1.Connect the AV stereo output cord plug to the AV IN/OUT jack of your camera/recorder.

2.Connect the AV stereo output cord to the AUDIO IN and VIDEO IN jacks of your VCR. Connect either the right or left audio plug into your television if it has only one AUDIO IN jack.

Note: Some VCR's have an S-VIDEO IN jack. Connect the black S-VIDEO plug to the VCR instead of the yellow VIDEO plug.

3.Hold down the red button of the CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch while you slide the switch to VIDEO.

4.Insert the recorded tape in the camera/recorder and a blank tape into the VCR. Set the VCR to record.

5.Play the tape from the camera/recorder while recording on the VCR.

Note: If the VCR is connected to a television and the VCR/TV selector is set to VCR, you can monitor the tape being dubbed.

Using Synchro Edit

Use synchro edit to record only segments of a previously recorded tape when dubbing from the camera/recorder to a VCR. This requires an optional synchro edit cable. The Hitachi VM-H71A uses a flying erase head to eliminate glitches or rainbow noise that sometimes occurs

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