Using the Unit as a Videocassette Recorder
Recording and Playback 2 Chapter
•With an HDV/DV connection, data codes (recording date/time, camera data) recorded on the source tape are transmitted to the recorder (the unit). As a result, when you play back a recorded tape on the unit and press the DATA CODE button on the Remote Commander, the same data codes as those recorded on the source tape are displayed on the monitor screen.
•If no picture appears via the 
HDV/DV jack, disconnect the i.LINK cable, then reconnect it.
•The unit cannot record video or audio separately.
•If you record a picture in DVCAM/DV in the playback pause mode, the picture may be rough.
When recording is set to HDV, the picture is not recorded.
•If the unit is connected to a device equipped with an i.LINK jack, when you intend to disconnect or reconnect the i.LINK cable, turn off the device and pull out the plug of its power cord from the AC outlet beforehand. If you connect or disconnect the i.LINK cable while the device is connected to the AC outlet,
•If you restart recording after a pause or stop, the images recorded before and after restarting operation will not be continuous.
•If you connect the output connectors of the unit to the input connectors of a player or that of a monitor, a humming noise may be generated or the image may be distorted. If these phenomena occur, use the INPUT SELECT switch to select a signal that is not being input, or disconnect the cables.
•The unit cannot record MPEG2 signals except 1080/ 60i, 1080/24p, 1080/30p, 1080/50i, 1080/25p of HDV.
•When you record HDV signals input from the 
HDV/ DV jack, the connection between the recorded signals pauses for about one second.
•The unit cannot record color bar output in the progressive system. Color bar outputs are recorded in
1080/60i or 1080/50i format according to the setting in [60i/50i SEL] of the [OTHERS] menu (page 82).
Settings for Recording
Preparation on the recorder (the unit)
Notes
•Before recording, set the date and time on the unit so that the recording time can be written into the search
signal. You can set the date and time by setting [CLOCK SET] in the [OTHERS] menu (page 81).
•Editing may not be possible with a signal that is copyright protected.
•During recording, the tape transport control buttons (except STOP and PAUSE) are disabled to prevent the tape running mode from being changed by an incorrect operation. To disable the STOP and PAUSE buttons, set the KEY INH switch to ON after the unit starts recording. In this case, set the KEY INH switch to OFF first, then stop or pause the recording.
1 Turn the power of the monitor on, then set the monitor’s input according to the input signals.
2 Set up the player to play back a tape.
For details, refer to the instruction manual of the player.
3 Turn the unit on.
4 When the player is connected to IN jacks on the unit,
set [60i/50i SEL] in the [OTHERS] menu according to the input signals (page 82).
When you input 60i system signals, set [60i/50i
SEL] to [60i]. When you input 50i system signals, set [60i/50i SEL] to [50i] (page 82).
Notes
•Do not change the [60i/50i SEL] setting during recording.
•When you select S VIDEO or VIDEO with the INPUT SELECT switch, if the field frequency of the input signal is different from that of the [60i/50i SEL] setting, the picture goes blank.
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