Using The Split Title Feature To Copy Camcorder Videocassette Tapes To Disc; Editing Recordings With The Hide Chapter Feature - RCA DRC8005N User Manual

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Chapter 3: Recording, Playback & Features
DVD +R / +RW VIDEO RECORDER
DRC8005
CH -
CH +
STANDBY/ON
INPUT
SKIP -
SKIP +
Front Input Jacks are under the door on the front of
the DVD Recorder
Rename Title
Play Title
Play Full Title
Delete Title
Clear Chapters
Insert Chapter Marker
Delete Chapter Marker
Hide Chapter
New Title Frame
Split Title
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Using the Split Title Feature to Copy Camcorder
Videocassette Tapes to Disc
OPEN/CLOSE
RECORD
STOP
SEARCH -
SEARCH +
PLAY/PAUSE
The Split Title option lets you divide one recording into different titles.This is especially
handy when you transfer videocassette tapes from camcorder recordings to disc—once
you "Split the Title" you can jump from one special occasion to the next without the time
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7. Since Rename Disc is highlighted, just press OK (the keyboard appears). Use the arrow
Simon's 4th Birthday
Fri, 6/20/2003
03:00 pm – 04:00 pm
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8. The disc contains one title—the entire contents of the videocassette tape. Play the
9. When you get to the end of the first event on the disc— in the example above,
10. Press the right arrow button to highlight the Edit icon
11. Press the down arrow button to highlight Split Title or Divide Title—the Recorder cuts
12. Additionally, you can easily remove any unused part of the disc.Typically, the end of
Editing Titles with the Hide Chapter Feature
As with most editing features on recorded discs, Hide Chapter is only available with
DVD+RW discs. Some people use it to hide commercials or introductions to programs.
You have to Insert a Chapter Marker at the beginning and the end of the part of the
recording you want to "hide."
Note: Since the DVD Recorder automatically adds a chapter marker every 5 minutes during recording, it
might be a good idea to Clear All Chapter Markers before using the Hide Chapter feature.To find the
Clear Chapters option, go to the Disc menu and select Disc Title Menu.
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3. When you're at the beginning of the place you want to hide, press PAUSE.Then,
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Connect the VCR's Output Jacks to the DVD Recorder's Input jacks (for easy access,
you can use the Front Input jacks that are underneath the door). For a connection
picture using the Input jacks on the back of the DVD Recorder, go to page 56. Match
the Video (yellow) and the Audio jacks (red and white) to the correct cables.
Turn on the VCR and the DVD Recorder
. Insert the a DVD+RW disc into the DVD Recorder (you must use DVD+RW disc to
use the Split Title feature, not a DVD+R disc).
Put the videocassette into the VCR (make sure it's cued to the beginning of the tape,
or the place from which you want to start recording).
Press PLAY on the VCR and RECORD on the DVD Recorder (most videocassettes
contain 2 hours of programming so you can automatically set the DVD Recorder to
record for 2 hours by pressing RECORD 4 times). See Express Recording on page 24.
After you've finished recording, name the disc—go to the DVD Recorder main menu;
highlight Disc Title Menu and press OK (the options appear).
buttons and OK to rename the disc. Remember to highlight Done when you're
finished, and press OK.
disc from the beginning to determine what to name the first event you recorded (for
example, Simon's 4th birthday). Name the first title by going to the Disc Title Menu and
selecting Rename Title. Use the keyboard to rename the title.
Simon's 4th birthday—press the PAUSE button. Press INFO (the Info Display appears).
the recording at that point (you'll have to wait for a minute or so while the
information is updated). Now you have two titles named Simon's 4th birthday. Start
playing the second title, and rename it to fit the description of the event. Continue this
sequence until you've divided the disc into as many separate titles as you want.
videocassette tapes contain snowy, blank footage. If you copied the entire
videocassette to disc, the end of the disc might have this unused content.To remove,
just split this portion into a separate title, and then delete the title from the disc.
While playing the recording (called a title), press INFO (the Info Display appears).
Press right arrow until the Edit icon
highlight Insert Chapter Marker (if the Info Display isn't on the screen, press INFO and
select the Edit icon
).
Use FAST FORWARD or ADVANCE to go to the end of the segment, and select Insert
Chapter Marker again.
To "hide the chapter" you must be playing it.Therefore, press REVERSE or AGAIN to
go back a few seconds. If the Info Display isn't on the screen, press INFO, select the
Edit icon, and select Hide Chapter (each time the title plays this chapter will be
automatically skipped).
To "undo" the Hide Chapter feature for normal playback, go to the Disc Title Menu and
select Play Full Title.
, and press OK.
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