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Power Switch

To AV

Connector

cover** To

S-VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audio/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video cable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(provided)

S-Video

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(provided)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

White to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO L IN

To

 

 

Yellow to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S-VIDEO

 

VIDEO IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN or OUT

 

or OUT*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN or OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VCR

TV

*Connect when an S-Video cable is not used.

**When connecting the cables, open this cover.

DUBBINGDubbing To Or From A VCR[To use this camcorder as a player]

1 Following the illustration, connect the camcorder and the VCR. Also refer to pg. 54 and 55.

2 Set the camcorder’s Power Switch to “ ” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch, turn on the VCR’s power, and insert the appropriate cassettes in the camcorder and the VCR.

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

4 Engage the camcorder’s Play mode to find a spot just before the edit-in point. Once it is reached, press 4/6on the camcorder.

5 Press 4/6on the camcorder and engage the VCR’s Record mode.6 Engage the VCR’s Record-Pause mode and press 4/6on the camcorder.

7 Repeat steps 4 through 6 for additional editing, then stop the VCR and camcorder when finished.

NOTES:

You can use Playback Zoom ( pg. 63) or Playback Special Effects ( pg. 64) in step 5.

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” in the

Menu Screen ( pg. 41).

Time Code

..... set “TIME CODE” to “ON” or “OFF” in the Menu

Screen ( pg. 41).

Playback Sound Mode, Tape Speed And Tape Running Displays

..... set “ON SCREEN” to “LCD” or “LCD/TV” in the Menu Screen ( pg. 41). Or, press DISPLAY on the remote control.

To Use This Camcorder As A Recorder . . .

1.Set the Power Switch to “” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch.

2.Set “S/AV INPUT” to “ON” and set “REC MODE” to “SP” or “LP” ( pg. 41).

3.Connect the cables as shown in the illustration and load a cassette to record on.

4.Press the Recording Start/Stop button to engage the Record-Pause mode. “ AV. IN ” appears on the screen.

5.Press the Recording Start/Stop button to start recording. rotates.

6.Press the Recording Start/Stop button again to engage the Record-Pause mode. stops rotating.

NOTES:

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

Analog signals can be converted to digital signals with this procedure.

It is also possible to dub from another camcorder.