Recording From An External Input; Recording From External Components; Recording From A Digital Camcorder - Hitachi DV-RV8500E Instruction 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
Recorder. See page 18.
Press INPUT repeatedly to select the external
2 2
input to record from.
• Tuner: Built-in tuner
• AV1: EURO AV1 AUDIO/VIDEO mounted on back
panel
• AV2: EURO AV2 DECODER mounted on back
panel
• AV3: AV3 IN (VIDEO, AUDIO (L/R), S-VIDEO IN)
mounted on front panel
• DV: DV IN mounted on front panel
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Check that the Audio In settings DV Record Audio are
as you want them. See page 27.
Load a recordable disc or tape.
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Select the recording mode as necessary by
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pressing REC MODE repeatedly.
DVD: SP (Standard Quality), LP (Low Quality),
XP(High Quality), EP (Extended Quality)
VCR: SP (Standard Play), LP (Long Play)
Press REC (¥) once.
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Recording will start. (The REC indicator lights in the
display window.)
• Recording continues until you press STOP (∫) or
the disc or tape is full.
• To record for a fixed length of time, see Instant
Timer Recording on page 47.
Press STOP (∫) 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.
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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
camcorder and this recorder.
Before recording, make sure that the audio input for the
DV IN jack is set up (see page 27).
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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 Recorder
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 18.
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 Record Audio in sub-
menu of the Setup menu. See DV Record Audio
on page 27 for more information.
Press INPUT repeatedly to select the DV input.
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DV appears in the display window.
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 (¥) once to start recording.
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• 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 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
recorder, the digital camcorder must also be
switched on and in operating.