Recording From External Input; Recording From External Components; Recording From A Digital Camcorder - NEC NDR50 Owner's Manual

Recording from an External Input

Recording from External Components

You can record from an external component, such as a
camcorder or VCR, connected to any of the recorder's
external inputs.
Make sure that the component you want to
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record from is connected properly to the DVD
Recorder. See page 17.
Press AV repeatedly to select the external input
2 2
to record from.
• Tuner: Built-in tuner
• AV1: AUDIO AV IN 1 / VIDEO IN 1 mounted on back
panel
• AV2: INPUT 2 (VIDEO, AUDIO (L/R), S-VIDEO IN)
mounted on front panel
• DV: DV IN mounted on front panel
Load a recordable disc.
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Select the recording mode as necessary by
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pressing REC MODE repeatedly.
(HQ, SQ, LQ, EQ)
HQ; High Quality, SQ; Standard Quality, LQ: Low Quality,
EQ: Extended Quality
Press REC (z) once.
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Recording will start. (The REC indicator lights in the
display window.)
Recording continues until you press STOP (
disc is full.
To record for a fixed length of time, see Instant Timer
Recording on page 39.
Press STOP (x) to stop recording.
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If your source is copy-protected using CopyGuard, you will not
be able to record it using this recorder. See Copyright on page
9 for more details.

Recording from a Digital Camcorder

You can record from a digital camcorder connected to
the DV IN jack on the front panel of this recorder. Using
the recorder's remote, you can control both the cam-
corder and this recorder.
Before recording, make sure that the audio input for the
DV IN jack is set up (see page 26).
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• The source signal must be DVC-SD format.
• Some camcorders cannot be controlled using this
recorder's remote.
• If you connect a second DVD Recorder using a DV
cable, you cannot control the second DVD from this one.
• You can't control this unit remotely from a component
connected to the DV IN jack.
• You can't record date and time information from a DV
cassette.
Make sure your digital camcorder is connected
1 1
to the front panel DV IN jack. See page 17.
Check that the DV audio input is as you require.
2 2
You can choose between Audio 1 (original audio) and
Audio 2 (overdubbed audio).
• DV Input is set from the DV Rec Audio in sub-menu of
the Setup menu. See DV Rec Audio on page 26 for
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more information.
Press AV repeatedly to select the DV input.
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DV appears in the display window and on the TV screen.
Find the place on the camcorder tape that you
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want to the recording to start from.
For best results, pause playback at the point from which
you want to record.
• Depending on your camcorder, you can use this
recorder's remote to control the camcorder using the
STOP, PLAY and PAUSE functions.
Press REC (z) once to start recording.
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Recording is automatically stopped if the recorder
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detects no signal.
• You can pause or stop the recording by pressing
PAUSE/STEP (X) or STOP (x). You cannot
control the camcorder from this remote control
during recording.
• In Video mode, the final frame of the recording
may remain displayed on screen for a while after
recording stops.
For timer recording to work properly on this
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recorder, the digital camcorder must also be
switched on and in operating.
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