Connecting an External VCR

You can connect the following external VCRs to the VTR/CCU connector (26-pin) or the DV OUT connector for recording.

Connector

VCR

Connecting cable

 

 

 

VTR/CCU

BVW-50/50P/35/

CCZ-A Camera

connector

35P (portable)

cable (max. length

 

 

10 m (33 ft.))

 

 

 

DV OUT

Digital

i.LINK cable (DV

connector

Videocassette

connecting cable)

 

Recorder DSR-

(max. length

 

20/20P/70A/

4.5 m (14 ft.))

 

70AP/2000/

 

 

2000P, etc.

 

 

 

 

Notes

•Although power can be supplied to the camcorder from an external VTR, the camcorder may not operate correctly in some such cases, depending on the power supply capacity of the VTR. It is recommended that you power the camcorder from a battery pack or from an external power supply.

•The VTR/CCU connector always outputs the signals from the camera. (The playback video of the internal VCR cannot be output.)

•When no VCR is connected to the VTR/CCU connector (26-pin), it does not supply signals.

•A hub cannot be used to control a VCR connected to the DV OUT connector, because the REC command is not transmitted to the external VCR when a hub is used.

However, a hub can be used to control this camcorder from an external VCR.

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Connecting an i.LINK Digital Cassette Recorder

When you connect an i.LINK-compatible digital VCR

or dubbing. In this case, set the camcorder’s VTR

(such as the DSR-70A/70AP) to the DV OUT

TRIGGER switch to INT ONLY.

connector of this camcorder using an i.LINK cable

The camcorder begins to play when a PLAY command

(DV connecting cable), you can perform a cut editing

is received from the connected VCR.

 

DSR-70A/70AP Digital

 

Videocassette Recorder

DSR-390/390P/570WS/570WSP

 

DV OUTDV IN

i.LINK cable (DV connecting cable)

Notes

•The camcorder does not support noiseless various speed playback.

•To protect the tape, slow playback is automatically cancelled if the slow playback lasts for about one minute.

•When dubbing tapes using the DSR-70A/70AP, a continuous recorded section of approximately five seconds is required before the recording start point. It is recommended to record color bars or a similar signal beforehand at the start point of the source tape to be dubbed on this camcorder.

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