Owner's Manual

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Recording
from an External
Input
Recording
from External
Components
You can record from an external
component,
such as a
camcorder or
VCR,
connected to
any
of the recorder's
external
inputs.
1
Make
sure that the
component you
want to
record
from
is connected
properly
to the
DVD
Recorder.
See
page
16.
2
Press
AV
repeatedly
to select the external
input
to record
from.
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Tuner: Built-in tuner
?
AV1: EURO AV1 AUDIO VIDEO mounted on back
panel
?
AV2: EURO A/V2 DECODER mounted on back
panel
?
AV3: AUDIO AV IN 3 / VIDEO IN 3 mounted on back
panel
?
AV4: INPUT 4
(VIDEO,
AUDIO
(L/R),
S-VIDEO
IN)
mounted on front
panel
?
DV: DV IN mounted on front
panel
3
Load
a
recordable disc.
4
Select the
recording
mode as
necessary by
pressing
REC MODE
repeatedly. (HQ,
SQ,
LQ)
HQ;
High Quality,
SQ;
Standard
Quality,
LQ:
Low
Quality
5
Press
REC
(z)
once.
Recording
will start.
(The
REC indicator
lights
in the
display window.)
Recording
continues until
you press
STOP
(x)
or the
disc is full.
To record for a fixed
length
of
time,
see Instant Timer
Recording
on
page
37.
6
Press
STOP
(x)
to
stop recording.
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If
your
source is
copy-protected using CopyGuard, you
will not
be able to record it
using
this recorder. See
Copyright
on
page
7 for more details.
Recording
from a
Digital
Camcorder
You can record from a
digital
camcorder connected to
the DV IN
jack
on the front
panel
of this recorder.
Using
the recorder's
remote,
you
can control both the cam-
corder and this recorder.
Before
recording,
make sure that the audio
input
for the
DV IN
jack
is set
up (see page 25).
ips
?
The source
signal
must be DVC-SD format.
?
Some camcorders cannot be controlled
using
this
recorder's remote.
?
If
you
connect a second DVD Recorder
using
a DV
cable,
you
cannot control the second DVD from this one.
?
You can't control this unit
remotely
from a
component
connected to the DV IN
jack.
?
You can't record date and time information from a DV
cassette.
1
Make
sure
your digital
camcorder is connected
to the front
panel
DV IN
jack.
See
page
16.
2
Check that the
DV
audio
input
is as
you require.
You can choose between Audio 1
(original audio)
and
Audio 2
(overdubbed audio).
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DV
Input
is set from the DV Rec Audio in sub-menu of
the
Setup
menu. See DV Rec Audio on
page
25 for
more information.
3
Press
AV
repeatedly
to select the
DV
input.
DV
appears
in the
display
window and on the TV screen.
4
Find the
place
on
the camcorder
tape
that
you
want to the
recording
to start
from.
For best
results,
pause playback
at the
point
from which
you
want to record.
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Depending
on
your
camcorder,
you
can use this
recorder's remote to control the camcorder
using
the
STOP,
PLAY and PAUSE functions.
5
Press
REC
(z)
once to start
recording.
?
Recording
is
automatically stopped
if the recorder
detects no
signal.
?
You can
pause
or
stop
the
recording by pressing
PAUSE/STEP
(X)
or STOP
(x).
You cannot
control the camcorder from this remote control
during recording.
?
In Video
mode,
the final frame of the
recording
may
remain
displayed
on screen for a while after
recording stops.
?
For timer
recording
to work
properly
on this
recorder,
the
digital
camcorder must also be
switched on and in
operating.