Recording A Moving Picture From Other Equipment - Sony Handycam DCR-PC101 Operating Instructions Manual

Recording a picture from a tape as a moving picture

Recording a moving picture from other equipment

Before operation
Set DISPLAY to LCD in the menu settings. (The default setting is LCD.)
(1) Set the POWER switch to VCR.
(2) Play back the recorded tape, or turn the TV on to see the desired program.
The image of the other equipment is displayed on the LCD screen or in the
viewfinder.
(3) Follow the procedure on page 139 from the step 3 onwards at the point where
you want to start recording.
Using the A/V connecting cable
TV
VCR
: Signal flow
If your VCR is a monaural type
Connect the yellow plug of the A/V connecting cable to the video input jack and the
white or the red plug to the audio input jack on the VCR or the TV. When the white
plug is connected, the left channel audio is output, and when the red plug is connected,
the right channel audio is output.
If your TV or VCR has an S video jack
Pictures can be reproduced more faithfully by using an S video cable (optional).
With this connection, you do not need to connect the yellow (video) plug of the A/V
connecting cable.
Connect an S video cable (optional) to the S video jacks of both your camcorder and the
TV or VCR.
Red
White
Yellow
OUT
S VIDEO
VIDEO
AUDIO
A/V
S VIDEO
A/V connecting cable (supplied)
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