Recording From An External Input; Recording From External Components; Playing Your Recordings On Other Dvd Players; Recording From A Digital Camcorder - Zenith RC59000M Installation And Operating 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.
1 1
Make sure that the component you want to
record from is connected properly to the
VCR/DVD Recorder. See page 17.
2 2
Press INPUT repeatedly to select the external
input to record from.
• Tuner: Built-in tuner
• AV1: Audio/Video Input mounted on back panel
• AV2: Audio/Video Input mounted on front panel
• DV: DV Input mounted on front panel
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Check that the Audio In settings DV Rec Audio are as
you want them. See page 24.
3 3
Load a recordable disc.
4 4
Set a recording mode as necessary by pressing
REC MODE repeatedly.
DVD: SP (Standard quality), LP (Low quality),
XP(High quality)
VCR: SP (Standard Play), SLP (Super Long Play)
5 5
Press REC (z) once.
Recording will start. (The RECORD 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 38.
6 6
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
8 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 24).
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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 VCR/DVD Recorder using a DV
cable, you cannot control the second DVD from this one.
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• 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.
1 1
Make sure your digital camcorder is connected
to the front panel DV IN jack. See page 17.
2 2
Check that the DV audio input is as you require.
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 General menu. See DV Rec Audio on page 24 for
more information.
3 3
Press INPUT repeatedly to select the DV input.
DV appears in the display window and on the TV screen.
4 4
Find the place on the camcorder tape that you
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.
5 5
Press REC (z) once to start recording.
• Recording is automatically stopped if the recorder
detects no signal.
• You can pause or stop the recording by pressing
PAUSE/STEP or STOP. You cannot control the cam-
corder 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
x
) or the
stops.
Playing Your Recordings on
Other DVD Players
Most regular DVD players can play finalized discs
recorded in Video mode. A small number of players
can also play DVD-RW discs recorded in VR mode,
finalized or not. Check the manual that came with the
other player to check what kinds of discs it will play.

Finalizing a Disc

Finalizing 'fixes' the recordings in place so that the
disc can be played on a regular DVD player or com-
puter equipped with a suitable DVD-ROM drive.
Finalizing a Video mode disc creates a menu screen
for navigating the disc. This is accessed by pressing
DISC MENU or TITLE.
To finalize a disc, refer to "Disc Finalize" on page
25.