Recording from an External Input

Recording from External Components

You can record from an external component, such as a camcorder or VCR, connected to any of the recorder’s external inputs.

Make sure that the component you want to

1 record from is connected properly to the DVD Recorder. See page 18.

Press INPUT repeatedly to select the external

2 input to record from.

• Tuner: Built-in tuner

• AV1: Audio/Video Input mounted on back panel

• AV2: Audio/Video Input mounted on front panel

• DV: DV Input mounted on front panel

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Check that the Audio In settings DV Rec Audio are as you want them. See page 25 .

3Load a recordable disc.

Select the recording mode as necessary by

4 pressing REC MODE repeatedly. (HQ, SQ, LQ)

HQ; High Quality, SQ; Standard Quality, LQ: Low Quality

5Recording will start. (The RECORD indicator lights in the display window.)Press REC (z) once.

Recording continues until you press STOP (x) or the disc is full.

To record for a fixed length of time, see Instant Timer Recording on page 37.

6Press STOP (x) to stop recording.

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If your source is copy-protected using CopyGuard, you will not be able to record it using this recorder. See Copyright on page 8 for more details.

Recording from a Digital Camcorder

You can record from a digital camcorder connected to the DV IN jack on the front panel of this recorder. Using the recorder’s remote, you can control both the cam- corder and this recorder.

Before recording, make sure that the audio input for the DV IN jack is set up (see page 25).

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•The source signal must be DVC-SD format.

•Some camcorders cannot be controlled using this recorder’s remote.

•If you connect a second DVD Recorder using a DV cable, you cannot control the second DVD from this one.

•You can’t control this unit remotely from a component connected to the DV IN jack.

•You can’t record date and time information from a DV cassette.

1to the front panel DV IN jack. See page 18.Make sure your digital camcorder is connected

Check that the DV audio input is as you require.

2 You can choose between Audio 1 (original audio) and Audio 2 (overdubbed audio).

• DV Input is set from the DV Rec Audio in sub-menu of the Setup menu. See DV Rec Audio on page 25 for more information.

Press INPUT repeatedly to select the DV input.

3 DV appears in the display window and on the TV screen.

4want to the recording to start from.

For best results, pause playback at the point from which you want to record.

•Depending on your camcorder, you can use this

recorder’s remote to control the camcorder using the STOP, PLAY and PAUSE functions.Find the place on the camcorder tape that you

5Press REC (z) once to start recording.

•Recording is automatically stopped if the recorder detects no signal.

•You can pause or stop the recording by pressing PAUSE or STOP. You cannot control the camcorder from this remote control during recording.

•In Video mode, the final frame of the recording may remain displayed on screen for a while after recording stops.

Playing Your Recordings on Other DVD Players

Most regular DVD players can play finalized discs recorded in Video mode. A small number of players can also play DVD-RW discs recorded in VR mode, finalized or not. Check the manual that came with the other player to check what kinds of discs it will play.

Finalizing a Disc

Finalizing ‘fixes’ the recordings in place so that the disc can be played on a regular DVD player or com- puter equipped with a suitable DVD-ROM drive. Finalizing a Video mode disc creates a menu screen for navigating the disc. This is accessed by pressing MENU or TITLE.

To finalize a disc, refer to “Finalize” on page 26.

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DVR313 specifications

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