Sharp VL-WD255U Editing with the DV Terminal, IEEE1394, To Record from Video Equipment

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Editing with the DV Terminal	To Record from Video Equipment
(IEEE1394)	1 Set the camcorder to TAPE-VCR mode,
This camcorder enables you to perform digital	and insert a Mini DV cassette.
	2 Begin playback on the video equipment
video editing. Connect the camcorder to video
equipment with a DV terminal using a commer-	connected to the camcorder.
cially available DV cable. A DV cable is able to	• Check the camcorder screen to see if
transfer all dubbing signals including video
	the picture is being properly received.
and audio.

Video equipment with DV terminal (e.g. DV camcorder)

To DV terminal

DV cable (commercially available)

3 Press the REC START/STOP button on the camcorder.

•The camcorder enters the Recording Standby mode.

4 Press y on the Operation button to begin recording.

To stop recording

Press d on the Operation button.

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To DV terminal

To Record to Video Equipment

See “Cutting Unwanted Sequences” on page 65, using the video equipment as the recording source.

Note:

•Make sure that the video equipment to which you are recording can input dubbing signals via the DV terminal.

Cutting Unwanted Sequences

1 Press y to pause recording when the source tape reaches the beginning of the sequence to be cut.

2 Press y to resume recording when the source tape reaches the end of the sequence to be cut.

Notes:

•Make sure that the video equipment from which you are recording can output dubbing signals via the DV terminal.

•If the video equipment is not set to the playback mode or the DV cable is not properly connected, “NO SIGNAL” is displayed on the camcorder screen.

•If no picture or sound is input to the camcorder even if the DV cable is properly connected and you are playing back the source media from the video equipment, set the Power switch on the camcorder to OFF and then back to VCR, or disconnect the DV cable and connect it again.

•If a digital video recording with a copyright protection signal is used as the playback source, “COPYRIGHT PROTECTED.” appears on the camcorder monitor and the recording function is disabled (see page 88).

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