EDITING EN 27

Dubbing To Or From A VCR

To use this camcorder as a player

1 Following the illustrations, connect the camcorder and

 

 

the VCR. Also refer to page 17.

 

2 Set the camcorder’s Power Switch to “PLAY” while

 

pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch.

To AV

To S

Audio/Video

S-Video cable

cable

(optional)

(provided)

 

3 Turn on the VCR’s power.

4 Insert the source cassette in the camcorder.

5 Insert the recording cassette in the VCR.

6 Engage the VCR’s AUX and Record-Pause modes.

●Refer to the instruction manual for the VCR.

7 Press 4/9 on the camcorder to start playback of the source tape.

8 At the point you want to start dubbing, engage the VCR’s Record mode.

9 To pause dubbing, engage the VCR’s Record-Pause mode and press 4/9 on the camcorder.

10 Repeat steps 7 – 9 for additional editing. Stop the VCR and camcorder.

1 2 3 4

Cable Adapter*

“Y/C”/“CVBS” Video

Out Select Switch

To TV or VCR

TV

VCR

A White to AUDIO L IN or OUT

B Red to AUDIO R IN or OUT

C Yellow to VIDEO IN or OUT

D To S-VIDEO IN or OUT**

*If your VCR has a SCART connector, use the provided cable adapter. (The provided cable adapter accepts only output signals from this camcorder. To use this camcorder as a recorder, use a commercially available cable adapter.)

**Connect when your TV/VCR has an S-VIDEO IN/OUT connector. In this case, it is not necessary to connect the yellow video cable.

NOTE:

Set the video out select switch of the cable adapter as required:

Y/C: When connecting to a TV or VCR which accepts Y/ C signals and uses an S-Video cable.

CVBS: When connecting to a TV or VCR which does not accept Y/C signals and uses an audio/video cable.

NOTES:

●It is recommended to use the AC Adapter as the power supply instead of the battery pack. ( pg. 7)

●As the camcorder starts to play your footage, it will appear on your TV. This will confirm the connections and the AUX channel for dubbing purposes.

●Before you start dubbing, make sure that the indications do not appear on the connected TV. If they do, they are being recorded onto the new tape.

To choose whether or not the following displays appear on the connected TV

•Date/time

Set “DATE/TIME” to “AUTO”, “ON” or “OFF”.

( pg. 18, 21) Or, press DISPLAY on the remote control to turn on/off the date indication.

•Time code

Set “TIME CODE” to “OFF” or “ON”. ( pg. 18, 21)

•Indications other than date/time and time code Set “ON SCREEN” to “OFF”, “LCD” or “LCD/TV”. ( pg. 18, 21)

To use this camcorder as a recorder

1)Perform steps 1 to 2 in “To use this camcorder as a player”.

2)Set “S/AV INPUT” to “ON”. ( pg. 18, 21)

3)Set “REC MODE” to “SP” or “LP”. ( pg. 18, 19)

4)Insert the recording cassette in this camcorder.

5)Press the Recording Start/Stop Button to engage the Record-Pause mode. The “ A/V.IN ” indication appears on the screen.

6)Press the Recording Start/Stop Button to start recording. The T indication rotates.

7)Press the Recording Start/Stop Button again to stop recording. The T indication stops rotating.

NOTES:

●After dubbing, set “S/AV INPUT” back to “OFF”.

●Analogue signals can be converted to digital signals with this procedure.

●It is also possible to dub from another camcorder.