Connecting peripheral devices
Digital Video Camera Recorder
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Digital Video Camera Recorder
You can connect a digital video camera recorder to the i.LINK™ (IEEE1394) connector
and use the editing features of the DVgate application.
To connect a digital video camera recorder
1
Plug one end of the i.LINK™ cable into the i.LINK™ connector of the computer
and the other end into the DV Out connector on the digital video camera recorder.
2
Launch the DVgate application. Please refer to “DVgate” in your Software Guide
for further details.
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The Sony digital video camera recorder is taken as example; your digital video camera recorder may need to
be connected differently.
See the manual supplied with your digital video camera recorder for more information on installation and
use.
Do not connect more than one digital video camera at a time. The software supplied with your computer will
not recognize multiple cameras.
The software limits the use of
more than one digital video
camera recorder or i.LINK™
device at the same time.
On Sony digital video cameras,
connectors labeled “DV Out”,
“DV In/Out” or “i.LINK
™
” are
i.LINK
™
-compatible.
The i.LINK
™
connector of your
notebook computer does not
supply power to external
devices generally powered by
i.LINK
™
connectors.
The i.LINK
™
connector
supports transfer rates up to
400 Mbps; however, the actual
transfer rate depends on the
transfer rate of the external
device.
The i.LINK
™
features available
may vary depending on the
software applications you use.
Please refer to the
documentation that came with
your software for more
information.
To i.LINK™
To DV Out
Digital video camera
recorder
i.LINK™ cable