Playback On A Tv Screen; Recording To A Vcr Or Digital Video Recorder - Canon MD120 Instruction Manual

42 Connecting to a TV or VCR

Playback on a TV Screen

The quality of the playback picture will
vary depending on the connected TV and
the type of connection used.
Before making the connections, select the
[TV TYPE] setting according to the TV set
to which you will connect the camcorder
( 27).
Connecting
Connect the camcorder to the TV
following one of the connection diagrams
shown in the previous section Connection
Diagrams ( 40).
Playback
1
Turn on the camcorder and the
connected TV or VCR.
On a TV: Set the input selector to
VIDEO. On a VCR: Set the input
selector to LINE (IN).
2
Start the playback of the movies
( 23).
NOTES
Turn off all the devices before starting the
connections.
We recommend powering the camcorder
using the compact power adapter.
Recording to a VCR or Digital Video
Recorder
You can copy your recordings by
connecting the camcorder to a VCR or a
digital video device. When recording to a
digital video recorder using the DV
terminal, you can copy recordings with
( 7)
virtually no generation loss in video and
sound quality.
Connect the camcorder to the external
device following one of the connection
diagrams shown in the previous section
Connection Diagrams (
Connecting
Connect the camcorder to a VCR or other
analog device using connection types
or , or to a DVD recorder or other digital
3
recording device using connection type
as shown in the previous section
,
2
Connection Diagrams (
Recording
1
This camcorder: Load the recorded
cassette.
2
Connected device: Load a blank
cassette or disc and set the device
to record pause mode.
3
This camcorder: Locate the scene
you wish to copy and pause the
playback shortly before the scene.
4
This camcorder: Resume the movie
playback.
When using an analog connection you
can include in the copy also the date/
time of the original recording (
5
Connected device: Begin recording
when the scene you wish to copy
appears. Stop recording when
copying is complete.
6
This camcorder: Stop playback.
NOTES
We recommend powering the camcorder
using the compact power adapter.
When recording to a VCR using an analog
connection –connection types
the quality of the edited tape will be lower than
the original.
40).
( 7)
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40).
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