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Recording from External Sources
VCR/V8 Camcorder/DVD
Player
Before you start...
Make sure all the cables are correctly connected from
external device’s AV OUTPUT jacks to the recorder’s AV
INPUT jacks.
Connecting via front-panel jacks
Camcorder
L
R
VIDEO
OUT
AUDIO
OUT
Audio Cable
S-VIDEO Cable
S-VIDEO
OUT
Camcorder
L
R
VIDEO
OUT
AUDIO
OUT
Audio/Video Cable
By default, this DVD recorder automatically selects S-
Video signal over the composite one when both input
jacks are used to connect to other devices. If you
would like your videos to be imported from a specific
source, you can either change the default setting
through Setup
Video Input/Output
Front AV
Input, or use one set of the connections at a time.
Connecting via rear-panel jacks
SCART IN (AUX/DECODER)
SCART OUT
SCART IN
1. Press SOURCE repeatedly to select the
correct signal source.
2. Press HDD/DVD to select your target medium.
If you would like to record on disc, press
OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray, and place
a recordable disc on the tray.
Press OPEN/CLOSE again to close the
tray.
3. Start playback on the external device, and
pause the playback at the beginning of a scene
you wish to record.
4. Start playback on the external device again.
Press
RECORD to start recording.
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TV
Front AV
DV
SCART
5. Press
PAUSE/STEP to pause recording.
Press
STOP to stop recording.
6. Press
RECORD again to start another
recording session.
DV (Digital Camcorder)
The DV-Link INPUT jack on this recorder is
for use with DV-compatible camcorders only.
Only DV signals can be input to the DV-Link
jack on this DVD recorder.
Do not connect a MICRO MV format video
camcorder to the DV-Link jack.
It is possible that your DV may not be fully
supported by the recorder. If you experience
problem using the DV-Link for recording,
please connect your DV via S-Video or
composite cables to this DVD recorder.
