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RECORDING
Recording procedure
1.
Load the cassette tape.
• Before loading the cassette tape, please ensure that the rear
slide of the cassette tape is pushed to REC.
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The unit is turned on.
2.
Start recording.
• Press the PLAY button while holding down the REC button.
3.
Pause recording.
• Press the PAUSE button.
4.
Resume recording.
• Press the PLAY button.
5.
Stop recording.
• Press the STOP button.
If INDEX WRITE is set to ON in the SYSTEM [2/2] Menu screen, an index signal is recorded at the
recording starting position of the tape. In the PLAYBACK mode, the position where the index signal is
recorded can be searched. (Index search)
Press the REC button to record index signals during
recording.
* It is not possible to record only index signals after the record-
ing. Allow at least an interval of 1 minute between recordings
of index.
* Index signals cannot be recorded with the REC button of the
remote controller. Use the record button of BR-HD50.
2.
REC button
5.
STOP button
3.
PAUSE
button
2. 4.
PLAY button
Memo
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The tape protection function
enables BR-HD50 automati-
cally to go into the STOP
mode when there is a long
recording pause. The time to
go into the STOP mode can
be set with REC LONG P.
TIME in the SYSTEM [1/2]
Menu screen.
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When a home-use DV VCR
is used to play tapes record-
ed with BR-HD50, the sound
level may be reduced.
Recording index signals
Memo
z
If recording is performed
right after the RECORDING
PAUSE mode is exited, in-
dex signals are not record-
ed.
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RECORDING
Backup recording function
In combination with DV equipment, BR-HD50 can perform continuous, long-hour recording.
BR-HD50 can be set as the backup unit connected to a DVcamcorder (GY-DV300/DV500/DV550/
DV5000, etc.). When the recording tape of the source unit nears its end, BR-HD50 can start recording,
enabling long-hour recording.
Connect the DV terminal of the source unit to the
IEEE1394 terminal of BR-HD50 with an IEEE1394
cable.
Set the INPUT SELECT switch on the
front panel to “HDV/DV”.
Set the REMOTE/LOCAL switch on the
front panel to “REMOTE”.
Set BACKUP REC: DV in the SYSTEM
[1/2] Menu screen.
Use the following settings according to the
tape length of the source unit.
* For DV or mini DV cassette tape:
25MIN
: 30-minute tape
55MIN
: 60-minute tape
75MIN
: 80-minute tape
115MIN : 120-minute tape
175MIN : 180-minute tape
265MIN : 270-minute tape
OFF
: No backup recording
Set the REM SEL HDV/DV in the RE-
MOTE [1/2] Menu screen to ON or
LOC+REM.
Set TC DUPLI.: DV in the TC/UB/CLOCK
[1/2] Menu screen to OFF.
• It records the data of the built-in time code
generator.
• When TC DUPLI.: DV is set to AUTO or
NON DROP, the time code of the DV cam-
corder will stop advancing. If the DV cable
is disconnected, the time code of the
backup recording will stop advancing.
For using GY-DV5000/DV5100 as the
source unit
Set DV REC TRIGGER in the OTHERS [1/2]
Menu screen of GY-DV5000/DV5100 to OFF.
1.
Recording begins on the source unit.
* Ensure that recording starts from the begin-
ning of the recording tape.
2.
BR-HD50 begins recording when the tape of
the source unit nears its end (about 5 min-
utes before the end of the tape).
• BR-HD50 begins recording when the record-
ing time of the source unit reaches the time
set by BACKUP REC: DV.
Memo
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In backup recording, BR-HD50 records video/
sound from the source unit.
While this unit is performing backup recording,
continue shooting from the source unit.
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The audio mode is the one selected in the
source unit. (32 k/48 k)
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Set BACKUP REC: DV to “OFF” if the unit is
not performing backup recording.
Backup unit: BR-HD50
IEEE1394
terminal
DV terminal
IEEE1394 cable
REMOTE/LOCAL switch
INPUT SELECT switch
Connection
Setting up BR-HD50
Operation
