Hitachi VM-H81A 51

Advanced Techniques

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Dubbing from the camcorder to a VCR

14Connect the camcorder 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 cable plug to the AV IN/OUT jack of your camcorder.

2.Connect the AV stereo output cable 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 camcorder and a blank tape into the VCR. Set the VCR to record.

5.Play the tape from the camcorder 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

15Use synchro edit to record only segments of a previously recorded tape when dubbing from the camcorder to a VCR. This requires an optional synchro edit cable. The Hitachi VM-H81A uses a flying erase head to eliminate glitches or rainbow noise that sometimes occurs between edits. Your VCR must have the EDIT IN jack to use the synchro edit.

Synchro Edit hookup Illustration

1.Connect the synchro edit cable to the AV IN/OUT jack of your camcorder.

2.Connect the synchro edit cable to the AUDIO IN, VIDEO IN, and EDIT IN jacks of your VCR. Connect either the right or left audio plug into your VCR 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.Insert the recorded tape in the camcorder and a blank tape into the VCR.

4.Play the tape in the camcorder until you find the place you want to record. Press the Start/Stop button.

5.Press the RECORD button on the VCR. It automatically sets to pause. If the VCR begins to record instead of pausing you need to change the position of the polarity switch on the synchro edit cable. Stop the VCR, change the position of the polarity switch, and press the RECORD button on the VCR.