Recording picturesfrom a VCR (TRV285E)

You can record and edit pictures from a VCR on a tape inserted in your camcorder.

Insert a cassette for recording in your camcorder.

1 Connect your VCR to your camcorder (p. 61).

Use an i.LINK cable (optional) for connection.

2 Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to select the PLAY/EDIT mode.

3 Press (rec) and the button on its right simultaneously on your camcorder, then immediately press (pause) on your camcorder.

4 Start playing the cassette on your VCR.

The picture played on the connected device appears on the LCD screen of your camcorder.

5 Press (pause) at the point you want to start recording.

6 Press (stop) to stop recording.

zTip

appears when you connect your camcorder and other devices via an i.LINK cable. (This indicator may also appear on your TV.)

Dubbing selected scenes from a tape

Digital program editing ( TRV270E/285E)

You can select up to 20 scenes (programs) and record them in the desired order to other recording device such as VCR.

Delete unwanted scene

Change the order

Results of editing

Step 1: Preparing your camcorder and VCR for operation

Follow the steps below when you are performing digital program editing for the first time to a tape in a VCR. You can skip this setting if you have set up the VCR by the following procedure before.

bNotes

You cannot perform the Digital program editing on the following devices:

a VCR that does not support [IR SETUP] codes

a DVD recorder, a DVD recorder equipped with an HDD, etc

When your camcorder is connected to the VCR via

the DV Interface, you cannot record the title or indicators.

1 Connect your VCR to the camcorder as a recording device (p. 61).

You can use either the A/V connecting cable or the i.LINK cable to make the connection. The dubbing procedure is easier with the i.LINK connection.

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Dubbing/Editing

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