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

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DUBBING

Power Switch

To

AV

To

Connector S-VIDEO cover**

S-Video

Audio/Video cable

[mini-plug to

cable

RCA plug]

(provided)

(provided)

 

To AUDIO, VIDEO* and S-VIDEO IN connectors

VCR

TV

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

**When connecting the cables, open this cover.

Dubbing To 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 VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”, then 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 Set “S/AV INPUT” to “OFF” in the Menu Screen ( pg. 32).

4

5 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.

6 Press 4/6on the camcorder and engage the VCR’s Record mode.

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

8 Repeat steps 5 through 7 for additional editing, then stop the VCR and camcorder when finished.

NOTES:

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.

You can use Title Impose ( pg. 48), Playback Zoom ( pg. 64) or Playback Special Effects ( pg. 65) in step 6.

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. 32).

Or, press DISPLAY on the remote control to turn on/off the date indication.

• Time Code

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

Screen ( pg. 32).

Playback Sound Mode, Tape Speed And Tape Running Displays

..... set “ON SCREEN” to “LCD” or “LCD/TV” in the Menu Screen ( pg. 32).

In order to maintain optimum performance of the camcorder, provided cables may be equipped with one or more core filter. If a cable has only one core filter, the end that is closest to the filter should be connected to the camcorder.