Before You Begin - Sony VRD-MC10 Operating Instructions Manual

Before you begin

Notes on copying on discs
• You cannot copy:
- videos with copy-protection signals (commercial DVDs, VHS software, some programs from
satellite or CATV receivers, etc.).
- videos taken with a digital still camera or a mobile phone and stored on its memory card.
- videos to a disc (unfinalized) created with device other than the DVDirect.
• Videos will be recorded in SD (Standard Definition) quality, because HD (High Definition) is
unavailable when recording:
- HD videos recorded on a DV tape using Sony High Definition Handycam
- HD videos recorded with an HD (High Definition) compatible camcorder other than a Sony High
Definition Handycam
• If you erase or edit a video on a Handycam
copy videos properly by connecting the Handycam
edit video.
Notes on copying multiple types of image
• The DVDirect will copy photos and videos onto discs in the following order:
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Photos
• SD (Standard Definition) videos and HD (High Definition) videos will be recorded on separate discs.
• Photos and videos are recorded on the same disc.
• Depending on the disc inserted in the DVDirect for recording and type of images to copy, the order may
differ, or a new disc may be needed.
Viewing discs with the DVDirect
• You can only play discs recorded with the DVDirect.
• You cannot play commercial DVDs, or discs recorded on a device other than the DVDirect.
• You cannot play an 8cm disc or a "Memory Stick."
• The DVDirect does not have a speaker. There is no sound during playback.
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with a computer or Playstation 3
HD (High Definition) videos
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to the DVDirect. Use the Handycam
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SD (Standard Definition) videos
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(HDV format).
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, you may not be able to
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to erase or
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