Sony Handycam DCR-PC5 Operating Instructions Manual page 73

Recording video or TV programs
When you have finished dubbing a tape
Press x on both your camcorder and the VCR.
Using the Remote Commander
In the step 6 above, press z REC and the button on its right simultaneously, then
immediately press X. And in the step 8, press X at the scene where you want to start
recording from.
Note
If the picture from the VCR or the TV does not appear on the LCD screen or in the
viewfinder, make sure that the A/V connecting cable is connected to the output jack on
the VCR or on the TV.
If your VCR is a monaural type
Connect the yellow plug of the A/V connecting cable to the video output jack and the
white or the red plug to the audio output 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.
Connect using an S video cable (not supplied) to obtain high-quality pictures
With this connection, you do not need to connect the yellow (video) plug of the A/V
connecting cable.
Connect an S video cable (not supplied) to the S VIDEO jacks of both your camcorder
and the VCR.
This connection produces higher quality DV format pictures.
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