Sony PCG-F409/K, User Manual

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Connecting peripheral devices
Digital Video Camera Recorder
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Digital Video Camera Recorder
You can connect a digital video camera recorder to the i.LINK™ (IEEE1394) connector
and use the editing features of DVgate Motion software.
To connect a digital video camera recorder
1
Plug one end of the i.LINK™ cable into the i.LINK™ connector of the computer
and the other end into the DV Out connector on the digital video camera recorder.
2
Launch the DVgate Motion application. Please refer to “DVgate Motion” in your
Software Guide for further details.
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The Sony digital video camera recorder is taken as example; your digital video camera recorder may need to
be connected differently.
See the manual supplied with your digital video camera recorder for more information on installation and
use.
Do not connect more than one digital video camera at a time. The software supplied with your computer
will not recognize multiple cameras.
The software limits the use of
more than one digital video
camera recorder or i.LINK™
device at the same time.
On Sony digital video cameras,
connectors labeled “DV Out”,
“DV In/Out” or “i.LINK
™
” are
i.LINK
™
-compatible.
The i.LINK
™
connector of your
notebook computer does not
supply power to external devices
generally powered by i.LINK
™
connectors.
The i.LINK
™
connector supports
transfer rates up to 400 Mbps;
however, the actual transfer rate
depends on the transfer rate of
the external device.
The i.LINK
™
features available
may vary depending on the
software applications you use.
Please refer to the documentation
that came with your software for
more information.
To DV Out
i.LINK™ cable
To i.LINK™
Digital video
camera recorder