Sony Handycam DCR-PC101 Operating Instructions Manual page 98

Recording video or TV programs
If your TV or VCR has an S video jack
Pictures can be reproduced more faithfully by using an S video cable (optional).
With this connection, you do not need to connect the yellow (video) plug of the A/V
connecting cable.
Connect an S video cable (optional) to the S video jacks of both your camcorder and the
TV or VCR.
This connection produces higher quality DV format pictures.
Using the i.LINK cable
Simply connect the i.LINK cable (optional) to the
and to DV OUT on the DV products. With digital-to-digital connection, video and
audio signals are transmitted in digital form for high-quality editing.
(1) Insert a blank tape (or a tape you want to record over) into your camcorder,
(2) Set the POWER switch to VCR on your camcorder.
(3) Press FN and select PAGE3, then press REC CTRL. And press REC PAUSE.
(4) Press N on the VCR to start playback. The picture from the DV products
(5) Press REC START at the scene where you want to start recording.
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FN
DV
: Signal flow
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and insert the recorded tape into VCR.
appears on the screen of your camcorder.
PAGE1 PAGE2 PAGE3 EXIT PAGE1 PAGE2 PAGE3 EXIT PAGE1 PAGE2 PAGE3 EXIT PAGE1 PAGE2 PAGE3 EXIT PAGE1 PAGE2 PAGE3 EXIT PAGE1 PAGE2 PAGE3 EXIT PAGE1 PAGE2 PAGE3 EXIT PAGE1 PAGE2 PAGE3 EXIT
V SPD DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO A DUB
CODE CODE CODE CODE CODE CODE CODE PLAY CTRL DUB DUB DUB DUB DUB DUB DUB
i.LINK cable (optional)
REC CTRL REC CTRL REC CTRL REC CTRL REC CTRL REC CTRL REC CTRL REC CTRL
REC REC REC REC REC REC REC REC
CTRL CTRL CTRL CTRL CTRL CTRL CTRL CTRL
REC REC REC REC REC REC REC REC
PAUSE PAUSE PAUSE PAUSE PAUSE PAUSE PAUSE PAUSE
DV
DV Interface on your camcorder
RET. RET. RET. RET. RET. RET. RET. RET.
REC REC REC REC REC REC REC REC
START START START START START START START START