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EDITING
A White to AUDIO L IN or OUT
B Red to AUDIO R IN or OUT
C Yellow to VIDEO IN or OUT
D To S-VIDEO IN or OUT**
* If your VCR has a SCART connector, use the provided
cable adapter. (The provided cable adapter accepts only
output signals from this camcorder. To use this camcorder
as a recorder, use a commercially available cable
adapter.)
** Connect when your TV/VCR has an S-VIDEO IN/OUT
connector. In this case, it is not necessary to connect the
yellow video cable.
NOTE:
Set the video out select switch of the cable adapter as
required:
Y/C: When connecting to a TV or VCR which accepts Y/
C signals and uses an S-Video cable.
CVBS: When connecting to a TV or VCR which does not
accept Y/C signals and uses an audio/video cable.
To use this camcorder as a player
1 Following the illustrations, connect the camcorder and
the VCR. Also refer to page 17.
2 Set the camcorder’s Power Switch to “PLAY” while
pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch.
3 Turn on the VCR’s power.
4 Insert the source cassette in the camcorder.
5 Insert the recording cassette in the VCR.
6 Engage the VCR’s AUX and Record-Pause modes.
● Refer to the instruction manual for the VCR.
7 Press 4/9 on the camcorder to start playback of the
source tape.
8 At the point you want to start dubbing, engage the
VCR’s Record mode.
9 To pause dubbing, engage the VCR’s Record-Pause
mode and press 4/9 on the camcorder.
10 Repeat steps 7 – 9 for additional editing. Stop the
VCR and camcorder.
NOTES:
● It is recommended to use the AC Adapter as the power
supply instead of the battery pack. (੬ pg. 7)
● As the camcorder starts to play your footage, it will appear
on your TV. This will confirm the connections and the AUX
channel for dubbing purposes.
● Before you start dubbing, make sure that the indications do
not appear on the connected TV. If they do, they are being
recorded onto the new tape.
To choose whether or not the following displays appear
on the connected TV
• Date/time
Set “DATE/TIME” to “AUTO”, “ON” or “OFF”.
(੬ pg. 18, 21) Or, press DISPLAY on the remote control
to turn on/off the date indication.
• Time code
Set “TIME CODE” to “OFF” or “ON”. (੬ pg. 18, 21)
• Indications other than date/time and time code
Set “ON SCREEN” to “OFF”, “LCD” or “LCD/TV”.
(੬ pg. 18, 21)
To use this camcorder as a recorder
1) Perform steps 1 to 2 in “To use this camcorder as a
player”.
2) Set “S/AV INPUT” to “ON”. (੬ pg. 18, 21)
3) Set “REC MODE” to “SP” or “LP”. (੬ pg. 18, 19)
4) Insert the recording cassette in this camcorder.
5) Press the Recording Start/Stop Button to engage the
Record-Pause mode. The “” indication appears
on the screen.
6) Press the Recording Start/Stop Button to start
recording. The T indication rotates.
7) Press the Recording Start/Stop Button again to stop
recording. The T indication stops rotating.
NOTES:
● After dubbing, set “S/AV INPUT” back to “OFF”.
● Analogue signals can be converted to digital signals with
this procedure.
● It is also possible to dub from another camcorder.
Dubbing To Or From A VCR
1234
TV
VCR
Audio/Video
cable
(provided)
To AV To S
S-Video cable
(optional)
To TV or VCR
“Y/C”/“CVBS” Video
Out Select Switch
Cable Adapter*
A/V
.
IN
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