Pioneer DVR-640H-S manual Recording Recording from a DV camcorder

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Recording from a DV camcorder

DVR-640H-S only

You can record from a DV camcorder connected to the DV IN jack on the front panel of this recorder. Using the recorder’s remote, you can control both the camcorder and this recorder.

Before recording, make sure that the audio input for the DV IN jack is setup (see DV Input on page 113).

Important

•The source signal must be DVC-SD format

•Some camcorders cannot be controlled using this recorder’s remote.

•If you connect a second recorder using a DV cable, you cannot control the second unit from this one.

•You can’t control this unit remotely from a component connected to the DV IN jack.

•You can’t record date and time information from DV cassette.

•During DV recording, if a part of the tape is blank, or has copy-protected material on it, this recorder will pause recording. Recording will restart automatically when there is a recordable signal. However, if there is more than 10 seconds of blank tape, this recorder will stop recording and the camcorder should stop (depending on the camcorder).

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•For best results when recording from a DV camcorder to this recorder, we recommend cueing the camcorder to the place you want to start recording from and setting the camcorder to play- pause.

1Make sure your digital camcorder is connected to the front panel DV IN jack. Also, set the camcorder to VTR mode.

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2 Set the recording quality.

•See Setting the picture quality/recording time on page 35 for detailed information.

3From the Initial Settings menu, check that the DV audio input is setup as you require.

See DV Input on page 113 for more on this.

•Check also that the Audio In settings for External Audio and Bilingual Recording are as you want them (see Audio In on page 112).

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4 Select ‘Copy’, then ‘DV Record’ from the Home Menu.

•DV recording only works when the digital camcorder is in VTR mode with a tape loaded.

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5	Select ‘Record to Hard Disk

Drive’ or ‘Record to DVD’.

6Find the place on the camcorder tape that you want to start recording from. For best results, pause playback at the point from which you want to record.

•Depending on your camcorder, you can use this recorder’s remote to control the

camcorder using the , , ,			,
,	and	buttons.

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