To Record from an External Source

1 In Tape Playback mode, press the DISPLAY button until the mode screen appears.

2 Select “MENU”, then “EXECUTE” by using the Operation button (see page 32).

3 Press l or m to select ~, then press the centre of the Operation button.

4 Press l or m to select “S-VIDEO IN”, then press the centre of the Operation button.

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T I ME

C O D E

T C OU T

S - V I D E O I N O F F

R E T U RN

ON

Notes:

To pause recording, press m. Press m again to resume recording.

To operate by remote control, perform steps 1 to 7 above, and press the TAPE REC START/ STOP button, then press the PAUSE/STILL button (g).

If “NO SIGNAL” is displayed on the camcorder screen, check that the audio/ video/S-video cable is properly connected.

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.

5 Press l or m to select “ON” (for S- video connection) or “OFF” (for video connection), then press the centre of the Operation button.

6 Press the DISPLAY button to turn off the menu screen.

“S-VIDEO” appears on the screen during a pause or Recording Standby mode when you set the S- VIDEO IN menu item to “ON” in step 5 above.

7 Begin playback on the source equipment connected to the camcorder.

Check the camcorder screen to see if the picture is properly received.

8 Press the Start/Stop button on the camcorder, then press m to begin recording.

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