Sony HVR-Z1N Operating Instructions Manual page 95

Recording movies
Insert a cassette for recording in your camcorder
before the following operations.
1
Connect your TV or VCR to your
camcorder as a playback device (p. 93,
94).
2
If you are recording from a VCR,
insert a cassette.
3
Set the POWER switch to VCR.
4
Set your camcorder to recording
pause.
While pressing X (pause), press both z
REC (record) buttons simultaneously.
5
Start playing the cassette on your
VCR, or select a TV program.
The picture played on the connected device
appears on the LCD screen of your
camcorder.
6
Press X (pause) again at the point you
want to start recording.
7
Press x (stop) to stop recording.
b Note
• When you use an i.LINK cable, the recorded picture
becomes rough when a picture is paused on your
VCR.
• When you use an i.LINK cable, you cannot record
the picture and sound separately.
• When you use an i.LINK cable, if you pause or stop
the recording and restart it, the picture may not be
recorded smoothly.
z Tip
• The i.LINK lamp, HDV or DV, on the
jack holder will light up and indicate the format of
the input signal when you use an i.LINK cable.
• When you use an i.LINK cable, the video and sound
signals are transmitted digitally, producing high
quality pictures.
• When you use an i.LINK cable,
appears during recording. This indicator may appear
on the screen of the playback device, however they
will not be recorded.
• Index signals are automatically recorded on the tape
during recording. You can also record index signals
at the desired positions during recording by pressing
the ASSIGN button assigned to the index function
(p. 44).
HDV/DV
95
Dubbing/Editing