Sony Handycam DCR-TRV40E Operating Instructions Manual page 130

Recording video or TV
programmes
Using the i.LINK cable (DV connecting
cable)
Simply connect the i.LINK cable (DV connecting
cable) (optional) to DV IN/OUT jack on your
camcorder and to DV OUT on the DV products.
With a digital-to-digital connection, video and
audio signals are transmitted in digital form for
high-quality editing.
(1) Insert a blank tape (or a tape you want to
record over) into your camcorder, and insert
the recorded tape into the VCR.
(2) Set the POWER switch to VCR on your
camcorder.
(3) Press z REC and the button on its right
simultaneously on your camcorder, then
immediately press X on your camcorder.
(4) Press N on the VCR to start playback. The
picture to be recorded appears on the screen.
(5) Press X on your camcorder at the scene where
you want to start recording from.
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REC
DV
DV OUT
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PAUSE
i.LINK cable (DV connecting cable) (optional)/
z
X
N
X
DV IN/OUT