USING EXTERNAL COMPONENTS
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Dubbing with AV Devices
By connecting the video signal output terminal and the
AUDIO OUTPUT terminal on this device to an AV device,
analog signal dubbing is possible.
1.Connect the cables.
2.Turn both devices on.
3.Set this device to VTR mode.
Press the CAM/VTR button. The VTR indicator lights.
4.Set the video output.
Set the VIDEO FORMAT menu screen. XSeepage74.
•HDV PB OUTPUT item:
Set the video format to be output from the video output
terminal during tape playback.
•PB TAPE item:
Select whether to automatically detect the playback tape
video format or play back only a particular format.
Normally, use the “AUTO” setting.
5.Set the audio output.XSee page 6 2.
Set the AUDIO menu screen. XSeepage84 .
•PB AUDIO CH [DV] item:
Set the audio channel to be output.
6.Insert the videocassettes.
7.Press the PLAY/STILL button on this device to start play-
back.
8.Start rec ording on the recording unit.
For details, see the instructions to the unit used for
recording.
9.When dubbing is completed.
Stop recording on the recording u nit, and then press the
STOP button on this device to stop playback.
IEEE 1394
CH2-AUDIO OUT-CH1 VIDEO
Signal flow
Recording unit
AUDIO
OUTPUT
connector
Signal flow
Composite cable
or
Component cable
VIDEO FORMAT menu screen
This device :Insert the recorded videocas-
sette.
Recording unit :Insert the videocassette to be
dubbed to.
AUDIO menu screen
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HDV/DV Dubbing
Connecting this device to another video component
equipped with HDV/DV connector (IEEE1394 standard)
using a IEEE1394 cable (optional) enables dubbing of digital
signals with high picture quality and high-quality sound.

Using this device as the playback unit

(Dubbing to another video)

1.Set the IEEE1394 switch on the left panel of this device.
2.Connect the IEEE1394 cable.
3.Turn both devices on.
4.Set this device to VTR mode.
Press the CAM/VTR button. The VTR indicator lights.
CAUTION
•Set the IEEE1394 switch on both devices to either HDV
or DV.
•Start recording after making sure that both devices are
properly connected.
5.Set the PB TAPE item on the VIDEO FORMAT menu
screen. XSeepage 76.
Select whether to automatically detect the playback tape
video format or play back only a particular format.
Normally, use the “AUTO” setting.
6.Insert a videocassette tape.
7.Press the PLAY/STILL button on this device to start play-
back.
8.Start rec ording on the recording device.
See the recording device user manual for more informa-
tion.
9.When dubbing is finished, stop recording on the record-
ing device, press the STOP button on this device, and
stop the playback.
MEMO
•Switch the IEEE1394 switch when this device is OFF.
•When you dub still images, they are low resolution
images. Noise may also enter the audio.
•Operations may differ depending on the features and
specifications of the connected device, and operations or
data exchange may not be possible even if the devices
are connected.
•If noise appears on the screen or the audio cuts out, re-
connect the IEEE1394 cable or turn this device on again.
•If you turn the power to the device connected to the
IEEE1394 connector on and off or switch the video input,
noise may occur in the audio. If you perform this type of
operation, set the speaker volume as low as possible on
the audio device connected to this device.
•Recording may not be possible in some cases even if the
recorder is equipped with a IEEE1394 connector.
DV :When dubbing in DV format
HDV: When dubbing in HDV format
IEEE 1394
CH2-AUDIO OUT-CH1 VIDEO
IEEE1394 cable
1.
IEEE1394 switch
Signal flow
2.
Recording unit
This device :Recorded videocassette tape
Recording unit :Videocassette you want to dub
VIDEO FORMAT menu screen