Owner's Manual

RECORDING
47
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
Recorder.
See
page
18.
2
Press
AV
repeatedly
to select the external
input
to record
from.
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Tuner: Built-in tuner
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AV1: EURO AV1 AUDIO/VIDEO mounted on back
panel
?
AV2: EURO AV2 DECODER mounted on back
panel
?
AV3: AV3 IN
(VIDEO,
AUDIO
(L/R),
S-VIDEO
IN)
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
27.
3
Load
a
recordable disc
or
tape.
4
Select the
recording
mode as
necessary by
pressing
REC MODE
repeatedly.
DVD: SP
(Standard Quality),
LP
(Low Quality),
XP(High Quality),
EP
(Extended Quality)
VCR: SP
(Standard Play),
LP
(Long Play)
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
43.
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
9 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 27).
ips
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The source
signal
must be DVC-SD format.
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Some camcorders cannot be controlled
using
this
recorder's remote.
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If
you
connect a second DVD Recorder
using
a DV
cable,
you
cannot control the second DVD Recorder
from this one.
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You can't control this unit
remotely
from a
component
connected to the DV IN
jack.
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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
18.
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 Record Audio in sub-menu
of the
Setup
menu. See DV Record Audio on
page
27
for more information.
3
Press
AV
repeatedly
to select the
DV
input.
DV
appears
in the
display
window.
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.
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Recording
is
automatically stopped
if the recorder
detects no
signal.
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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.
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In Video
mode,
the final frame of the
recording
may
remain
displayed
on screen for a while after
recording stops.
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For timer
recording
to work
properly
on this
recorder,
the
digital
camcorder must also be
switched on and in
operating.