Canon 1 DVR User Manual


 
20
Recording on the Hard Disk
You can record video and audio from a connected camcorder on the hard disk of the computer by
operating the camcorder or the recording panel of DV-PC Recorder.
Before you start recording:
Make a performance check (
18) to make sure that the recording can be saved to the
selected video folder.
Make sure that [
] is displayed on the camcorder screen. If [ ] or [ ]
is displayed, you cannot record on the hard disk. In such case, check the setting of the
video folder (
29).
•We recommend defragmenting the drive on which the video folder is located.
Deactivate all programs that access the hard disk on a regular basis (e.g. as anti-virus
software). Frames may be dropped when such programs access the hard disk during
recording.
If you wish to edit using the time code, make sure to record simultaneously on a tape. The
time code information will only be written to the hard disk when recording on a tape.
In the following cases, recordings cannot be saved on a hard disk:
During option settings or performance check.
When the sequence number of the file exceeds the maximum value (e.g.
“DVPC9999999.avi”).
When DV-PC Recorder is started while using the camcorder with another software.
Observe the followings during recording:
Do not activate any other software. When another software is running, frame droppings
may occur. Also, when software that accesses the camcorder (e.g. editing software) is
started, DV-PC Recorder may not operate correctly.
Do not change the settings in Windows [Display Properties] window.
Do not lock Windows by pressing the Windows key and [L] key on the keyboard.
Depending on the status of the camcorder or computer, a delay in recording start/stop may
occur when you record on both the hard disk and tape.
1.
Click the [Record] tab.
The recording panel appears.
2.
When operating the camcorder:
Press the start/stop button on the camcorder.
• Recording starts on both the tape in the camcorder and the hard disk.
•[ ] appears on the camcorder screen.
• When no tape is inserted, or the tape is write-protected, recording is saved only on the
hard disk.
• When the tape reaches the end, recording on the hard disk continues.
•To stop recording, press the start/stop button on the camcorder again.
When operating DV-PC Recorder:
Click
.