ENGLISH

DVD Camcorder: Basic Recording

Making your First Recording

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Connect a power source to the DVD Camcorder. pages 21, 25

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(A Battery Pack or a AC Power adapter)

 

 

 

 

 

Insert a disc. page 40

 

 

 

2.

Remove the Lens Cover.

 

 

 

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Open the LCD Screen

 

 

 

 

Set the [Mode] switch to [DISC].

 

 

 

 

(VP-DC163(i)/DC165W(i)/DC165WB(i) only)

 

 

 

Set the [Power] switch to [

(Camera)].

 

 

 

 

Make sure that <STBY> is displayed.

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Make sure the image you want to record appears on the

 

 

 

 

 

LCD Screen or Viewfinder.

 

 

 

 

Make sure the Battery Level indicates that there is enough

 

 

 

 

remaining power for your expected recording time.

 

 

4.

To start recording, press the [Start/Stop] button.

 

 

 

<REC> is displayed on the LCD Screen.

 

 

The record mode, recording time, the disc type, the format mode, and the title scene number are displayed on the LCD Screen.

5.To stop recording, press the [Start/Stop] button again.

<STBY> is displayed on the LCD screen after blinking.

If you press the [Start/Stop] button to record again, a new title scene will be created. The title scene number will not appear in the STBY mode but in the REC mode.

Notes

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REC SP 0:00:20 -RW30 min VR

001

Playing title scenes page 63

Up to 253 title scenes can be created on DVD-R/+RW/+R DL/-RW(Video Mode)discs, and up to 999 on DVD-RW(VR Mode).

Detach the Battery Pack when you have finished recording to prevent unnecessary battery power consumption.

If the power cable/batteries are disconnected, or recording is disabled during recording, an error message will appear and the system is switched to the data recovery mode.

While data is being recovered, no other function is enabled. After data recovery, the system will be switched to the STBY mode.

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