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Before Recording/Editing
Hookups
a Turn on your TV and this recorder, then set
the TV to the connected channel (“VIDEO”
etc.).
b Press Z, and place a recordable disc on the
tray.
Make sure that the disc has enough free space to
record the contents of your tape.
c Press Z to close the disc tray.
Wait until “LOAD” disappears from the front panel
display.
If you use a new DVD, formatting starts
automatically.
When using a new DVD-RW, select the recording
format, VR or Video.
d Insert the source DV/Digital8 format tape
into the digital video camera.
For the recorder to record or edit, the digital video
camera must be set to video playback mode.
e Press INPUT SELECT on the remote
repeatedly to select “DV.”
The front panel display changes as follows.
f Press REC MODE on the remote repeatedly
to select the recording mode.
The recording mode changes as follows:
g Select the audio input for the digital video
camera using the Tool menu.
A Press TOOL.
B Press M/m to select “DV Audio Input,” then
press ENTER.
C Press M/m to select the item, then press
ENTER.
• Stereo1 (default)
• Mix (both stereo 1 and stereo 2)
•Stereo2
You are ready to start recording.
z Hints
• You can adjust the settings for the recording picture before recording.
See “Adjusting the Recording Picture Quality and Size” (page 30).
• If you plan to re-edit the “program” (page 67), insert a DVD-RW and
format it in VR mode.
Notes
• You cannot connect more than two pieces of digital video equipment
to the recorder.
• Depending on the digital video equipment, you may not be able to
control the equipment.
• 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 with a sound track that
is recorded in multiple sampling frequencies (48 kHz, 44.1 kHz, or 32
kHz), no sound will be output when playing back the switched point on
the disc.
• In order to use this recorder’s Auto Chaptering feature, be sure to
correctly set the clock on your digital video camera before shooting.
• The recorded picture may be momentarily affected if the picture size
of the source image changes, or if there is nothing recorded on the tape.
DVD recorder
To DV IN
i.LINK cable
(not supplied)
DV output
Digital video camera
: Signal flow
TOOL
M/m, ENTER
REC MODE
Z
INPUT SELECT
L2L1 L3 L4 DV
Programme
position
HQ SP LP EPHSP SLP