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Select the title which you want to adjust,
and press ENTER.

The sub-menu appears.
“Dub Mode”: Selects the dubbing mode for
each title (see page 72).
“Change Order”: Moves the title to change the
dubbing order. Press

to select a new

location, and press ENTER.
“Cancel”: Cancels the title selection. The title
is excluded from dubbing.

Select an option, and press ENTER.

When you finish making adjustments,
select

“

Start,

”

and press ENTER.

To automatically adjust the dubbing mode
(Auto Dub Mode)

The recorder adjusts the dubbing mode so all of
the titles fit in. The same dubbing mode is set for
all of the titles. If disc space is insufficient for the
selected dubbing mode, the following display
appears after step 8 of “Dubbing Multiple Titles
(Dub Selected Titles)” (page 75).

Select “Auto Dub Mode” and press ENTER. If
you have selected only one title, select “OK.”

To stop dubbing

Press TOOLS to turn on the TOOLS menu. Select
“Stop Dubbing” and press ENTER. When asked
for confirmation, select “Yes,” and press ENTER.

Hints

• You can turn off the recorder without affecting the

dubbing. Press

during dubbing.

• You can start Multiple Title Dubbing by selecting

“DUBBING” from the System Menu.

Change

Cancel

Auto Dub Mode

Dub Selected Titles

There is not enough memory. Select
"Auto Dub Mode" or change the selection.

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DV/Digital8 Dubbing (DV

HDD/DVD)

Before DV/Digital8 Dubbing

This section explains dubbing with a digital video
camera via the DV IN jack on the front panel. If
you want to dub by way of the LINE IN jacks, see
“Recording From a VCR or Similar Device” on
page 53.

To record from the DV IN jack

The DV IN jack on this recorder conforms to the
i.LINK standard. You can connect any other
equipment that has an i.LINK (DV) jack, and
record digital signals.
Follow the instructions in “Preparing for
recording using the DV IN jack,” and then move
on to the section on dubbing. For more
information about i.LINK, see “About i.LINK”
(page 103).

Hint

If you plan to do additional editing on a disc after the
initial dub, use the DV IN jack and record on a DVD-RW
(VR mode) or HDD.

Preparing for recording using the DV
IN jack

You can connect a digital video camera to the DV
IN jack on the recorder to record or edit from a
DV/Digital8 format tape. Operation is
straightforward because the recorder will fast
forward and rewind the tape for you – you do not
need to operate your digital video camera. Do the
following to start using the “DV Edit” functions of
this recorder.
See the instruction manual supplied with the
digital video camera as well before connecting.

Notes

• The DV IN jack is for input only. It will not output

signals.

• You cannot use the DV IN jack when:

– your digital video camera does not work with this

recorder. Connect the camera to the LINE IN jack
and follow the instructions of “Recording From a
VCR or Similar Device” (page 53).

– the input signal is not in DVC-SD format. Do not

connect a MICRO MV format digital video camera
even if it has an i.LINK jack.

– the images on the tape contain copy protection

signals, which limit recording.

• If you want to play the disc on other DVD equipment,

finalize the disc (page 40).

Hookups

DVD recorder

To DV IN

i.LINK cable
(not supplied)

DV output

Digital video camera

: Signal flow

TOOLS

, ENTER

REC MODE

OPEN/

INPUT
SELECT

DVD

HDD

continued

Press HDD or DVD.

If you select DVD, press

OPEN/CLOSE

and place a DVD on the disc tray. Press

again to close the disc tray.

Wait until “LOAD” disappears from the front
panel display.
If you use an unused DVD, formatting starts
automatically.

Insert the source DV/Digital8 format tape
into your digital video camera.

For the recorder to record or edit, your digital
video camera must be set to video playback
mode.

Press INPUT SELECT on the remote
repeatedly to select

“

DV.

”

The front panel display changes as follows:

* Does not appear when “Set Top Box Control” is

set to “On.”

Press REC MODE on the remote repeatedly
to select the recording mode.

The recording mode changes as follows:

For details about the recording mode, see
page 45.

Press TOOLS on the remote to select

“

DV/

D8 Audio Input,

”

and press ENTER. Then,

select the setting for the audio input.

“Stereo1” (default): Records original sound
only. Normally select this when dubbing a DV
format tape.
“Mix”: Records both stereo 1 and 2.
“Stereo2”: Records additional audio only.
Select “Mix” or “Stereo2” only if you have
added a second audio channel when recording
with your digital video camera.
You are ready to start dubbing. Select one of
the dubbing methods on the following pages.

Hints

• You can turn off the recorder during dubbing. The

recorder completes dubbing even after being turned
off.

• You can adjust the settings for the recording picture

before recording. See “Adjusting the recording picture
quality and size” (page 51).

Notes

• You cannot connect more than one piece of digital

video equipment to the recorder.

• You cannot control the recorder using another device

or another recorder of the same model.

• You cannot record date, time, or the contents of the

cassette memory onto the disc.

• If you record from a DV/Digital8 format tape with a

sound track that is recorded in multiple sampling
frequencies (48 kHz, 44.1 kHz, or 32 kHz), no sound or
an unnatural sound will be output when playing back
the sampling frequency switch point on the disc.

• In order to use this recorder’s Auto Scene Chaptering

function (pages 79, 80), be sure to correctly set the
clock on your digital video camera before shooting.

• The recorded picture may be momentarily affected if

the picture size of the source image changes, or if there
is nothing recorded on the tape.

With the recording side facing down

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Recording an Entire DV/
Digital8 Format Tape (One
Touch Dubbing)

You can record the entire contents of a DV/
Digital8 format tape onto a disc with a single press
of the ONE TOUCH DUBBING button. The
recorder controls the digital video camera for the
whole process, and completes the recording.

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How chapters are created

The dubbed contents on the disc become one title,
and the title is divided into chapters. For the HDD
and a DVD-RW (VR mode), every shooting on the
tape becomes a chapter on the disc (Auto Scene
Chaptering function). For other discs, the recorder
divides the title in either 6 or 15-minute intervals,
according to the setting in “Auto Chapter” in
Features Setup.

Follow steps 1 to 5 of

“

Preparing for recording

using the DV IN jack

”

(page 77), and press

ONE TOUCH DUBBING on the remote.

The recorder rewinds the tape and then starts
recording the tape contents.
When the recording is finished, the recorder
rewinds the tape in the digital video camera.

To stop during recording

Open the remote’s cover and press

REC STOP.

Note that it may take a few seconds for the
recorder to stop recording.

Hints

• If you set “Finalize Disc” to “Auto” in Features Setup

(page 93), the recorded disc (except DVD-RW(VR
mode)) will automatically be finalized after recording
is finished.

• You can play back a previously recorded title on the

HDD while One Touch Dubbing is in progress.

Notes

• When a blank space between the recordings on the tape

continues for more than five minutes, One Touch
Dubbing ends automatically.