Dubbing a TV program or video tape onto a disc
You can record a disc from another VCR or a TV program from a TV that has video/audio outputs. Use your camcorder as a recorder.
Connecting your camcorder to
a TV or a VCR
Connect your camcorder to the TV/VCR using the A/V connecting cable supplied with your camcorder.
TV
VIDEO OUTPUT
AUDIO | S VIDEO | |
Red | Yellow | |
White |
| |
A/V connecting | REC button | |
cable (supplied) | ||
| ||
| x button |
AUDIO/
VIDEO
S VIDEO
: Signal flow
Dubbing onto a disc
Set [DISPLAY] in 
(OTHERS) to [LCD] in the SETUP display. (The default setting is [LCD].)
You can also use the Remote Commander for this operation.
1 Prepare the TV/VCR.
If you are recording a tape from the VCR, insert a recorded tape into the VCR.
2 Set the mode dial to
(Play/Edit) on your camcorder.
3 Insert a blank disc (or a disc you want to record additionally) into your camcorder.
The FORMAT display appears when you insert a new
4 Press VISUAL INDEX on your camcorder.
The Visual Index display disappears, and the image from the LINE appears.
5 Press Non the VCR to start playback if you are recording a tape from a VCR. Select a TV program if you are recording from a TV. The picture from the VCR or TV appears on the LCD display or in the viewfinder.
6 Press zon your camcorder at the scene where you want to start recording. Dubbing starts.
Tip
To change the recording mode, see page 33.
When you have finished dubbing the disc
Press xon your camcorder to stop recording and stop the playback on the VCR.
VCR a and TV a to camcorder your Connecting
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