Dubbing

Analog input

Use the dubbing function to copy the contents of S- VHS (or VHS) cassettes onto DV cassettes or record the television.

1 Connect this unit to a video deck or a television. (Page 55)

2 Press the CAMERA/VCR button and switch to the VCR mode.

CAMERA

VCR

Analog/digital (AD) conversion

You can use this unit to convert analog to digital signals. In the setup menus, AV IN/OUT SETUP screen, set DV OUT to “ON”. (Page 75)

This enables you to output digital images, which were input as analog signals from an external unit, through this unit’s DV connector to another digital video unit.

Video deck, etc.

Analog signals

3 Turn on the power of the external unit, and play back the tape.

4 To start recording video signals from the connected devices, press two VCR REC buttons at a time.

On the remote control, while pressing the REC button, press the PLAY button.

VCR REC buttons

COUNTER RESET

TITLE ZOOM

MULTI/

REC

A.DUB

 

P-IN-P

+

 

 

 

—VOL

/REW

PLAY

FF/

 

STILL ADV

PAUSE

STILL ADV

 

INDEX

STOP

INDEX

 

Camera

or Remote control

If you press these two buttons during pause, the unit will go to shooting standby mode. Each time the [h] button of the OPERATION lever is pressed, the unit switches between shooting and the shooting standby mode.

5 Move the OPERATION lever [g] to stop recording.

6 Stop playback on the external unit.

You cannot adjust the audio level.

This camera- recorder

Digital signals

Another digital video unit

Normally, set DV OUT to “OFF”. Images may be disrupted if you set it to “ON”.

You can also use an S-video cable.

Connecting external units (Page 53)

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