Example of connection

PDW-F355/F355P

External VTR

i.LINK cable

 

 

(DV cable)

DSR-1800A/1800AP/

45/45P, etc.

 

2Chapter

1 Make the following settings to prepare the external

 

 

VTR.

Preparations

• Set REC MODE to the same recording mode as that

either DF or NDF.

 

of the camcorder.

 

• When the recording mode is set to DVCAM, select

 

• Set AUDIO MODE to either 4-channel or 2-channel

 

mode, according to the disc that is played on the

 

camcorder.

 

2 Pause recording on the external VTR.

 

3 Play the disc on the camcorder.

 

4 Check the playback on the camcorder, and when

 

playback reaches the scene that you want to record,

 

start recording again on the external VTR.

 

The copy to the external VTR starts.

 

5 When copy to the external VTR is finished, stop

 

playback of the disc on the camcorder.

 

For details about external VTR operations, see the

 

instruction manual supplied with the external VTR.

 

To control the camcorder from a VTR with editing

 

function

 

By connecting a VTR with an i.LINK connector to the

 

(i.LINK) DV OUT S400 connector of the camcorder using

 

an i.LINK cable (DV cable), you can control playback and

 

recording on the camcorder and perform cut editing and

 

digital copy.

 

Example of connection

 

PDW-F355/F355P

External VTR

i.LINK cable

 

 

(DV cable)

DSR-2000A/2000AP, etc.

When using the DSR-2000A/2000AP, press the i.LINK button on the remote control setting section of the VTR.

Note

To use the automatic copying function of the DSR-2000A/ 2000AP, it is necessary to set the recording format of the camcorder to DVCAM on the FORMAT page of the OPERATION menu.

For details on the external VTR, see the instruction manual supplied with the external VTR.

To control the camcorder from a nonlinear editing system

Using the i.LINK cable (DV cable), you can transfer video and audio signals to a nonlinear editing system from the camcorder. Editing software that supports the selected recording format (DVCAM) must be used.

Example of connection

PDW-F355/F355P

Laptop computer

i.LINK cable (DV cable)

A computer in which editing software supporting the DVCAM format is installed

Operate the computer to set up the nonlinear editing software.

For details, see the software’s manual.

Notes

•Video edited using a nonlinear editing system cannot be recorded to disc on this camcorder via an i.LINK cable (DV cable).

•When a disc with non-continuous timecode recorded is subjected to video capturing on a nonlinear editing system, the capturing precision may not be frame accurate.

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