Using the Unit as a Videocassette Recorder
2 Chapter
Recording Procedures
This section describes the procedures used to record signals sent from another VCR to the unit. For details on the operation when the unit is connected to a computer via HDV/DV jack, refer to “Editing (Connecting with a Computer)” (page 41).
1 Insert a cassette and confirm that q (cassette) indicator is lit.
2 Press the playback button on the player.
The player starts playback.
Recording Functions
Marking an index
By pressing INDEX WRITE button on Remote Commander during recording, you can mark an index signal at any place on the tape. If you mark an index at the scene you want to search for, you can easily find the scene later.
When [AUTO INDEX] in [VTR SET] menu is set to [ON], if you start recording while the tape in stop, the unit automatically marks an index. While the index is being marked, 
indicator appears for about seven seconds on the Data display screen (page 18).
Recording and Playback
3 On the unit, press PLAY button while holding REC button down.
Note
When the unit records HDV format images, it takes a while until recording starts. This delay, however, is not a malfunction. ([STANDBY] and REC indicator on the Data display screen will blink until recording starts.)
To stop recording
Press STOP button on the unit.
To pause recording
Press PAUSE button on the unit.
Note
You cannot up convert NTSC or PAL signals in HDV format for recording.
Notes
• You cannot mark a new index while indicator is being displayed.
•If you record on a portion of the tape where an index has been marked, the index will be erased. You cannot delete just an index while keeping the image or sound.
•You cannot mark an index during playback operations. INDEX WRITE button is disabled in these operations.
To use an index during playback
See “Searching using the search function” on page 30.
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