Sony AT200 DVD Recorder User Manual


 
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1 Press HDD or DVD to select the
recording destination.
If you select DVD, insert a disc (see “1.
Inserting a Disc” on page 34).
2 Insert the source DV/Digital8 format
tape into your DV camcorder.
For the recorder to record or edit, your
DV camcorder must be set to video
playback mode.
3 Press REC MODE on the remote
repeatedly to select the recording
mode.
The recording mode changes as follows:
For details about the recording mode,
see page 147. Note that you cannot
select further manual recording mode
options.
4 Set the “External Audio” setting in
the “Audio In” setup (page 123).
5 Set the “DV Input” setting in the
“Audio In” setup (page 124).
You are ready to start dubbing. Select
one of the dubbing methods on the
following pages.
To playback DV/Digital8 format tape
You can check the contents of DV/Digital8
format tape before dubbing. For details, see
“Playing from a DV Camcorder” on
page 94.
b Notes
You cannot connect more than one piece of
digital video equipment to the recorder.
You cannot control the recorder using another
device or another recorder of the same model.
You cannot record date, time, or the contents of
the cassette memory onto the disc.
If you record from a DV/Digital8 format tape
that is recorded in multiple sound tracks, such as
a tape with multiple sampling frequencies
(48 kHz, 44.1 kHz, or 32 kHz), no sound or an
unnatural sound will be output when playing
back the sampling frequency switch point on the
disc.
In order to use this recorder’s “Auto Chapter”
setting (page 91), be sure to correctly set the
clock on your digital video camera before
shooting.
The recorded picture may be momentarily
affected or the start and end points of a title may
be different from what you have set if the source
DV/Digital8 format tape is in any of the
following conditions. In this case, connect your
DV camcorder to the LINE IN jack and follow
the instructions of “Recording from Connected
Equipment” (page 63).
– There is a blank space in the recorded portion
of the tape.
– The tape’s time code is not sequential.
– If the picture size or the recording mode on the
tape being dubbed changes.
A blank or black coloured screen will be dubbed
when the recorder is set to a different colour
system from the DV tape contents’ system. Set
“Input Line System” in the “Basic” setup to the
same colour system as the DV tape contents’
system (page 118).