Installation
1 Attach the white plug on one end of the included
audio/video cable to the AUDIO OUT jack on the
TV or VCR and the other white plug to the white
AUDIO jack located under the AV TERMINAL
cover on the side of the camcorder.
Note: If your TV or VCR has stereo AUDIO jacks,
attach the AUDIO plug to the one labeled MONO. If
one is not labeled MONO, you may need a Y-adapter
to hear sound from both channels.
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Recording from a TV or VCR
Caution: The unauthorized recording of television
programs and other recorded material may infringe the
rights of others.
2 Attach the yellow video plug on one end of the
included audio/video cable to the VIDEO OUT
jack on the TV or VCR and the other yellow plug
to the yellow VIDEO jack located under the AV
TERMINAL cover on the side of the camcorder.
Operation
1. A. Camcorder connected directly to TV monitor:
Turn on the TV and tune it to the channel you
want to record.
B. Camcorder connected to VCR that is already
connected to TV: Turn on VCR and tune it to
the channel you want to record (or place the
cassette you want to copy in the VCR).
Note: If you want to see what is being recorded,
turn on the TV and tune it to the channel that you
normally use to see the signal from the VCR.
2. Place the camcorder’s AV IN/OUT switch to IN.
3. Attach a power supply and slide the camcorder’s
POWER switch to VCR. Insert a blank cassette
with the safety tab intact.
4. Press the small red REC (record) button located
under the viewfinder on the camcorder (REC on
remote) to begin recording.
If you are copying a tape, press PLAY on the VCR
when you are ready to start copying.
5. Press STOP when you are finished.
AUDIO
OUT
VIDEO
OUT
Back of
Mono VCR or
TV Monitor
White
Audio Plug
Yellow Video Plug
Included
Audio/Video
Cable
AUDIO
OUT
VIDEO
OUT
L
R
Y-Adapter
(available from
electronics
supply store)
OR
Back of
Stereo VCR or
TV Monitor
1
2
White
Audio
Plug
1
Yellow Video Plug
2
Included
Audio/Video
Cable
Pull Here to
Remove
AV TERMINAL
Cover
Yellow
VIDEO Jack
White
AUDIO Jack
1
2
Yellow
VIDEO Jack
White
AUDIO Jack
2
1
Yellow
Video Plug
White
Audio Plug
Yellow
Video Plug
White
Audio Plug
Pull Here to
Remove
AV TERMINAL
Cover
AV IN/OUT Switch
AV IN/OUT Switch
MIC
VIDEO
AUDIO
PUSH
AV
IN
OUT
MIC
VIDEO
AUDIO
PUSH
AV
IN
OUT
To record on your camcorder from a TV or VCR having AUDIO/VIDEO OUT jacks, use the audio/video
cable that came packed with the camcorder.