Sony Handycam DCR-PC5 Operating Instructions Manual page 70

Dubbing only desired scenes – Digital program editing
Operation 2: Performing a Digital program edit (Dubbing a tape)
Make sure your camcorder and the VCR are connected, and that the VCR is set to
recording pause. (When you use the i.LINK cable (DV connecting cable), you don't
need to set the VCR to recording pause mode.)
When you use a video camera recorder, set its POWER switch to VCR.
(1) Select VIDEO EDIT. Then press START .
(2) Press EXEC.
To stop dubbing during editing
Press CANCEL.
To finish the Digital program editing function
Your camcorder stops when the dubbing is complete. Then the display returns to
VIDEO EDIT in the menu settings.
Press
You cannot record on the VCR when:
•The cassette is not inserted.
•The tape has run out.
•The write-protect tab is set to expose the red mark.
•The IR SETUP code is not correct. (When IR is selected.)
•The button to cancel recording pause is not correct when IR is selected (p. 61).
•The program to operate the Digital program editing has not been made.
•i.LINK is selected but the i.LINK cable (DV connecting cable) is not connected.
•The power of the connected VCR is not turned on.
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Search for the beginning of the first program, then start dubbing.
The "SEARCH" indicator appears during search, and the "EDITING" indicator
appears during edit on the LCD screen.
The program mark changes to light blue after the dubbing is complete.
When the dubbing ends, your camcorder and the VCR automatically stop.
END to end the video edit function.