Sony DCR-PC330E, DCR-TRV900E, DCR-TRV890E Recording pictures from a VCR or TV

Dubbing to another tape

You can copy and edit the picture played back on your camcorder to other recording devices (such as VCRs).

1 Connect your VCR to your camcorder as a recording device (p. 86).

2 Prepare your VCR for recording.

•Insert a cassette for recording.

•If your VCR has an input selector, set it to the input mode.

3 Prepare your camcorder for playback.

•Insert the recorded cassette.

•Slide the POWER switch to select the PLAY/EDIT mode.

4 Start the playback on your camcorder, and record it on the VCR.

Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your VCR for details.

5 When the dubbing is finished, stop your camcorder and the VCR.

bNotes

•When your camcorder is connected to the VCR via the DV Interface, you cannot record the title, indicators, information for the Cassette Memory, and words entered on the index screen of the “Memory Stick.”

•When dubbing using the A/V connecting cable, press DISPLAY/BATT INFO to hide indicators such as time code (p. 51). Otherwise, they will be recorded on the tape.

•To record the date/time and camera settings data, have them displayed on screen (p. 51).

•Pictures edited with Picture effect ([PICT. EFFECT] p. 68), Digital effect (p. 40, 47), or Playback zoom (p. 50) cannot be output via the DV Interface.

•When connected using the i.LINK cable, the recorded picture becomes rough when a picture is paused on your camcorder while recording to a VCR.

Recording pictures from a VCR or TV

You can record and edit pictures or TV programs from a VCR or TV on a tape or a “Memory Stick” inserted in your camcorder. You can also record a scene as a still image on a “Memory Stick.”

Insert a cassette or a “Memory Stick” for recording in your camcorder. If you have connected the A/V connecting cable, select the input signal in [VIDEO INPUT] in the

(STANDARD SET) menu (p. 77).