Recording
When the battery is getting exhausted
When the battery is getting exhausted, the BATT indication in the display window blinks once a second. (see page 17.) Replace the battery with a charged battery immediately.
If you continue to use the low battery, the BATT indication will blink four times a second, and the operation will stop.
For description of how to replace batteries, see “Power Supply” on page 46.
Notes
• Turn the POWER switch OFF before replacing the battery.
• If using two
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1 Connect the external video signals to the GEN LOCK IN/VIDEO IN connector.
2 Set VIDEO IN to EXT using the basic menu page 4.
For details, see “Viewfinder Basic Menu” on page 81 .
3 Press the EJECT switch to open the cassette holder, and insert the cassette.
4 Press the VTR button on the camcorder or lens. The camcorder starts recording.
Notes
•If the external video signals include noise, such as jitter, the camcorder may not record signals properly.
•When recording the external analog video signals, signals are not output from the S VIDEO OUT connector.
•Setup log data is not displayed when external analog video signal are being recorded (see page 101.).
Recording on an External VCR Using the VTR Connector (26-pin)
Set the VTR TRIGGER switch in the following way. (You can change the setting during recording.)
Simultaneous recording on the external and internal VCR: PARALLEL
Recording on the external VCR: EXT ONLY
When the VTR TRIGGER switch is set to INT ONLY, the camcorder controls only the internal VCR even if an external VCR is connected.
For information about connectable VCRs, see “Connecting an External VCR” (page 45).
Recording on the internal and external VCRs simultaneously
1 Set the switches as shown in the table below.
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2 Put the external VCR in the recording pause mode.
3 Press the VTR button on the camcorder or lens.
The both VCRs start recording simultaneously.
To pause recording, press the VTR button on the camcorder or lens again.
The both VCRs go into the recording paused state.
If either VCR comes to the end of tape during recording, one VCR stops at the end of the tape, and the other will continue recording.
To restart simultaneous recording, perform the following.
When the internal VCR has run out of the tape:
Change the cassette, and press the VTR button on the camcorder or lens.
When the external VCR has run out of the tape:
Change the cassette, and start recording with the controls on the external VCR.
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