Recording from a DV camcorder

Recording

•If the aspect ratio is distorted (squashed or stretched), adjust on the source component or your TV before recording.

3 REC MODE Set the recording quality.

•See Setting the picture quality/recording time on page 77 for detailed information.

	HDD/DVD
4	Select the HDD or DVD for recording.

REC

5 Press to start recording.

•The recorder will only start recording from the DV IN jack if there is a valid signal. Recording will also pause if the signal is interrupted during recording.

•If your source is copy-protected using Copy Guard, you will not be able to record it. See Restrictions on video recording on page 76 for more details.

DVR-640H-AV 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 130).

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).

•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.

REC MODE

2 Set the recording quality.

•See Setting the picture quality/recording time on page 77 for detailed information.

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

See DV Input on page 130 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 130).

4HOME MENU 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.

	ENTER
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.
ENTER
7	Select ‘Start Rec’.
			Stop			Stop
			1.02.22
	Control with these				Start Rec
	buttons				Pause Rec
					Pause Rec
					Stop Rec
				HDD	SP	(2h00m/DVD)
				Rem.		32h45m

•You can pause or stop the recording by selecting Pause Rec or Stop Rec from the on-screen display. You cannot control the camcorder from this remote control during recording.

•If you restart recording after stopping the camcorder, the first few seconds of the camcorder tape will not be recorded. Use the pause button on your camcorder instead and recording will start immediately.

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Pioneer RCS-404H, RCS-505H manual Recording from a DV camcorder, REC Mode Set the recording quality

Models: RCS-404H RCS-505H RCS-606H

Recording

3 REC MODE Set the recording quality.

5 Press to start recording.