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Creating a DVD (Direct Access to “Click to DVD”)

to i.LINK (IEEE1394) connector

i.LINK cable (optional)

to DV Interface

bNotes

•Some models are not compatible for this operation. Regarding supported models, check to see if there is a listing for the Burn DVD feature in the index of the Camera Operations Guide.

•You can only use an i.LINK cable for this operation. You cannot use a USB cable.

You can create DVDs when you connect your camcorder to a Sony VAIO series computer* that supports “Click to DVD” via an i.LINK cable (optional). The picture is automatically copied and written to a DVD.

The following procedures describe how to create a DVD from a picture recorded on a tape. For system and operation requirements, visit the following URL:

*Note that you need a Sony VAIO computer equipped with a DVD drive that can be used to write DVDs. You also need the computer with “Click to DVD Ver.1.2” (Sony original software) or later installed.

–Europe http://www.vaio-link.com/

–USA http://www.ita.sel.sony.com/support/ dvimag/

–Asia Pacific Regional http://www.css.ap.sony.com/

–Korea http://scs.sony.co.kr/

–Taiwan http://vaio-online.sony.com/tw/vaio/

–China http://www.sonystyle.com.cn/vaio/

–Thailand http://www.sony.co.th/vaio/index.html

–Latin America http://vaio-online.sony.com/

Using the Direct Access to “Click to DVD” function for the first time

The Direct Access to “Click to DVD” function enables you to copy pictures recorded on a tape to a DVD easily if your camcorder is connected to a computer. Before operating the Direct Access to “Click to DVD” function, follow the steps below to start “Click to DVD Automatic Mode Launcher.”

1Turn on the computer.

2Click the start menu, then select [All Programs].

3Select [Click to DVD] from the programs displayed, then click [Click to DVD Automatic Mode Launcher].

[Click to DVD Automatic Mode Launcher] starts up.

zTips

•After you start up [Click to DVD Automatic Mode Launcher] once, from then on it starts up automatically when you turn on your computer.

•[Click to DVD Automatic Mode Launcher] is set up for each Windows XP user.

1 Turn on the computer.

Quit all applications running with an i.LINK.

2 Prepare the power source for your camcorder, then slide the POWER switch repeatedly to select the PLAY/ EDIT mode.

Use the supplied AC Adaptor as the power source since it takes a few hours to create a

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