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A Make connections.

Connect the camcorder to the DV IN/OUT connector on the recorder’s front panel.

B Select the HDD deck.

Slide TV/CABLE/SAT to the right, then press HDD.

C Prepare the HDD deck for dubbing.

Press VCR PR+/– to set the channel to “D-1”.

●The on-screen display for DV dubbing appears.

●Recording speed is automatically set to DV and “DV” appears under the HDD capacity graph.

D Prepare the DV equipment for dubbing.

APress w e to move the arrow to , then press OK to display the remote icon (facing to the right) for the DV equipment.

BSearch for the point from where you want to start

dubbing by pressing 4, 5, or 3, then press 8.

●If you select the camcorder’s sound mode (“SOUND1”,

“SOUND2”, or “MIX”), during playback of the camcorder,

press w e to move the arrow to , then press OK repeatedly until the desired mode appears on the TV screen ( pg. 79). Note that this selection is not available when the source programme is recorded in 16BIT mode.

E Start dubbing.

Press w e to move the arrow to , then press

OK.

●Playback on the external DV equipment and recording on the HDD deck should start simultaneously.

●When “NO SIGNAL HDD ENTERS RECORD STANDBY MODE” or “CAN NOT RECORD CAN NOT RECOGNIZE CONNECTED DEVICE” appears, the HDD deck stops recording.

●Original DV information other than just time code is also recorded to the HDD along with the programme.

F End dubbing.

Press w e to move the arrow to , then press OK.

When you dab form DV equipment other than a camcorder

APerform step A to C.

BSearch for the point from where you want to start dubbing, then stop on the DV equipment.

●If you pause the DV equipment in this step, a few second’s

still picture will be recorded at the beginning of the recorded programme.

CSet the input mode to “DV INPUT” on the DV equipment. ● If you select an input mode other than “DV INPUT”,

unwanted pictures may be recorded at the beginning of the recorded programme.

DPerform step E to F.

To skip unwanted part of the source picture

APress OK to stop both equipment, then press w to move the

arrow to .

BSearch for the point where you want to restart dubbing by pressing 4, 5, or 3, then press 8.

CPress e to move the arrow to , then press OK to restart dubbing.

NOTES:

●It is recommended that you locate the dubbing start point a little before the actual start point on the external DV equipment in step D since the beginning of the programme (a few frames) won’t be recorded. And you may encounter unwanted pictures inserted at the beginning of the recorded programme. In such cases, edit the recorded programme to

delete the unwanted part by using divide and delete features. ( pg. 58)

●When you dub a programme on the recorder to the connected DV equipment, refer to the operating instructions supplied with the DV equipment.

●When the playback picture is distorted or noise appears on the picture, attach a separately sold ferrite core to the DV cable.

●When you dub a programme that was recorded in a recording speed other than “DV” (“SP”, “LP”, “EP”, or “SEP”) on the HDD deck into a connected DV equipment, the dubbed programme will be recorded in 16BIT mode. In such a case, note that you cannot replace the sound of the dubbed programme with Audio dubbing feature.