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Editing
Recording to a VCR or Digital Video
Device
You can copy your recordings by connecting the camcorder to a VCR or a digital video
device. If you use the DV terminal to connect to a recording digital device (camcorder,
DVD recorder, etc.) you can create perfect digital copies with virtually no generation loss
in image or sound quality.
Connecting the Devices
Connecting a VCR
See
Playing Back on a TV Screen
(
37).
Connecting to a DVD recorder or other digital device with a DV Terminal
Check the direction before connecting the DV cable. Refer also to the instruction
manual of the connected device.
Recording
1. Set the camcorder to
PLAY(VCR)•
mode and load a recorded cassette.
2. Connected device: Load a blank tape or DVD and set the device to
record pause mode.
3. Locate the scene you wish to copy and pause playback shortly before
the scene.
4. Play back the tape.
5. Connected device: Begin recording when the scene you wish to copy
appears. Stop recording when copying is complete.
6. Stop playback.
We recommend powering the camcorder from a household power source.
When connecting a VCR, the quality of the edited tape will be slightly lower than
that of the original.
When connecting to a DVD recorder or other digital device with a DV Terminal:
- If the picture does not appear, reconnect the DV cable or turn the camcorder
off and back on again.
- Proper operation cannot be guaranteed for all digital devices with a DV
(IEEE1394) terminal.
- When connecting to an external digital device using the DV cable the data
code (date, time and camera data) may not be displayed. If you want the data
code to appear on the copy, use the S-video or AV terminal instead.
Signal flow
Commercially available DV cable
Digital video device
(e.g. camcorder or
DVD recorder)
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