RECORDING
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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.
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Make sure that the component you want to
record from is connected properly to the
recorder. See page 18.
2
2
Choose a media (HDD or DVD) to record using
HOME menu. (see page 30).
3
3
Press AV repeatedly to select the external input
to record from.
• Tuner: Built-in tuner
• AV1: EURO AV1 AUDIO VIDEO mounted on back
panel
• AV2: EURO AV2 DECODER mounted on back
panel
• AV3: AUDIO IN 3 / VIDEO IN 3 mounted on back
panel
• AV4: INPUT 4 (VIDEO, AUDIO (L/R), S-VIDEO
IN) mounted on front panel
• DV: DV IN mounted on front panel
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4
Select the recording mode as necessary by
pressing REC MODE repeatedly. (HQ, SQ, LQ)
HQ; High Quality, SQ; Standard Quality, LQ: Low Quality
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5
Press REC (
z
) once.
Recording will start. (The REC indicator lights in the
display window.)
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 48.
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6
Press 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 46 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 28).
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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 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.
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Make sure your digital camcorder is connected
to the front panel DV IN jack. See page 18.
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2
Choose a media (HDD or DVD) to record using
HOME menu. (see page 30).
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3
Check that the DV audio input is as you require.
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 28 for more information.
4
4
Press AV repeatedly to select the DV input.
DV appears in the display window and on the TV
screen.
5
5
Find the place on the camcorder tape that you
want 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.
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6
Press 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/STEP (
X
) or STOP (
x
). 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.
•
For timer recording to work properly on this
recorder, the digital camcorder must also be
switched on and in operating.
