Recording from External Equipment

Recording from a Camcorder (VCR) Using an Analogue Connection

HDD DVD-RW DVD-RW DVD-R

VR MODE VIDEO MODE

Material from a camcorder can be recorded with this Recorder using an analog connection. You can capture video by connecting a camcorder or VCR to the LINE IN 1, 2 or 3 jacks of this Recorder.

NOTE

More vivid images can be viewed by connecting the S- VIDEO input jack on this Recorder with the S-video output jack on the camcorder using an S-video cable.

Some camcorders may be required to be connected using a special cable.

Refer to the operation manual provided with the camcorder for further information on the procedure for connecting the camcorder.

Material protected with a copy guard cannot be re- corded. It may be impossible to get the correct video, even if you just view without recording.

Date and time as well as the contents of cassette memory cannot be recorded with this Recorder.

If you input video from an external device to this Re- corder, there will be a slight difference in image quality between the video viewed from the external device directly on the TV, and video viewed as external input to the Recorder.

Example:

To record by connecting a camcorder to the LINE IN 3 jacks.

The Recorder

1 Press HDD or DVD to select the media to record to.

2 Select audio to be input from the external device.

To record to HDD

Switch audio of the external device to the audio you want to capture.

To record to DVD

Select audio using “EXTERNAL AUDIO” (page 87).

Select “L CH” or “R CH” with “VIDEO MODE AUDIO” (page 87) to record in Video mode.

3 Press INPUT to set the connection to exter- nal input channel (example: L3).

The setting will cycle as follows each time you press the button.

L1 (IN 1) L2 (IN 2)

TV channels DV (DV IN) L3 (IN 3)

4 Play back the camcorder or VCR.

5 Press REC when you reach the scene you want to start recording.

The Recorder starts recording.

6 Press REC PAUSE when you want to pause recording.

Press REC PAUSE again to cancel Pause mode.

7 Press REC STOP when you want to stop (end) recording.

To S-VIDEO

To VIDEO/AUDIO

Input jack

Input jacks

S-video cable

Video/audio cable

(commercially

(provided with camcorder or

available)

commercially available)

To S-video

To video/audio

output jack

output jack

 

Camcorder

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Sharp DV-HR350H Recording from a Camcorder VCR Using an Analogue Connection, Example, To record to HDD, To record to DVD

DV-HR350H, DV-HR300H specifications

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