Sony DCR-IP5 Operating Instructions Manual page 88

Recording a program
When you have finished dubbing the tape
Select m, then press the center 0 on the control button and stop the playback of the
player.
Notes
l
When an incompatible picture (such as one recorded with the DV format) is input, the
message "INPUT ERROR" appears.
l
You can connect only one recorder using the i.LINK cable.
When you dub a picture in digital form
The color of the display may be uneven. However, this does not affect the dubbed
picture.
If you record a playback pause picture with the L i.LINK (MICROMV) jack
The recorded picture becomes rough. And when you play back the picture using your
camcorder, the picture may jitter.
Note
First, start playback or turn to the playback pause mode before the camcorder starts
recording or turns to the recording pause mode. If no signal is input into the camcorder,
the message "NO INPUT" appears and the camcorder cannot start recording.
Before recording
Make sure the MPEG IN indicator appears on the screen. The MPEG IN indica8or may
appear on both pieces of equipment.
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