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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.
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Make sure that the component you want to
record from is connected properly to the
Recorder. See page 16.
2
2
Press AV/INPUT repeatedly to select the exter-
nal input to record from.
• Tuner: Built-in tuner
• AV1: AV1 scart jack mounted on back panel
• AV2: AV2 DECODER jack mounted on back panel
• AV3: AV IN 3 (VIDEO, AUDIO (L/R)) mounted on front
panel
• DV: DV IN mounted on front panel
ote
Check that the Audio In settings DV Record Audio are
as you want them. See page 25.
3
3
Load a recordable disc or tape.
4
4
Select the recording mode as necessary by
pressing REC MODE repeatedly.
DVD: XP(High Quality), SP (Standard Quality),
LP (Low Quality), EP (Extended Quality),
MLP (Maximum Long Play)
VCR: SP (Standard Play), LP (Long Play)
5
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 or tape is full.
To record for a fixed length of time, see Instant Timer
Recording on page 38.
6
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
8 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).
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• 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 Recorder
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.
11
Make sure your digital camcorder is connected
to the front panel DV IN jack. See page 16.
2
2
Check that the DV audio input is as you require.
You can choose between Audio 1 (original audio) and
Audio 2 (overdubbed audio).
• DV Input is set from the DV Record Audio in sub-menu
of the Setup menu. See DV Record Audio on page 25
for more information.
3
3
Press AV/INPUT repeatedly to select the DV
input.
DV appears in the display window.
4
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.
• Depending on your camcorder, you can use this
recorder’s remote to control the camcorder using the
STOP, PLAY and PAUSE functions.
5
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.
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