Yellow: To VIDEO IN jack
White: To AUDIO IN (L) jack
Audio/video cable
(supplied accessory)
MENU EDIT SETTING
Picture quality inevitably
declines during dubbing
from the
to a
ON
VCR. To minimize the
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ON
quality reduction, display
the menu by pressing the
MENU
and set the
“EDIT” item to “ON”. Use
this when editing videos.
Notes:
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The “EDIT” setting is ineffective when the
is re-
cording.
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After you finish dubbing, set the “EDIT” menu item back
to “OFF”.
EDITING
Video editing lets you refine your videos by remov-
ing unwanted sequences from your tape, or trans-
posing one sequence with
This
lets you monitor the source pro-
gramme on the built-in LCD monitor without having
to connect it to an external TV or video monitor.
Connect the
to a VCR with the supplied
audio/video cable, as shown.
CUTTING UNWANTED SEQUENCES
Play back the tape to be edited, and locate the
beginning and end of the sequence you wish to
cut. Write down the tape counter readings at the
beginning and end of that sequence. Then
rewind the tape to the beginning of the portion
that you wish to keep.
Load a blank tape cassette into the recording
VCR.
Press the
PLAY button and the
VCR’s REC (Record) button at the same time.
Press the VCR’s Pause/Still button to pause re-
cording when the source tape reaches the be-
ginning of the sequence to be cut.
Press the VCR’s Pause/Still (or Play) button to
resume recording when the source tape reaches
the end of the sequence to be cut.
TO STOP EDITING
Press the Stop buttons on the
and
the VCR.
Notes:
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Make sure that you press the Pause/Still button at exactly
the right moments in steps 4 and 5 above. Otherwise,
some of the transitions between edited sequences may
be slightly off.
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The picture may be disturbed during video search or still
picture playback. This does not imply a defect in the
