Recording From A Camcorder (Vcr) Using An Analogue Connection - Sharp DV-HR400F Operation Manual

Recording from a Camcorder
(VCR) Using an Analogue
Connection
DVD-RW DVD-RW
HDD DVD-R
VR MODE VIDEO MODE
Material from a camcorder can be recorded with this
Recorder using an analogue connection. You can capture
video by connecting a camcorder, VCR, or external receiver
to the LINE IN 1, 2 or 3 jacks of this Recorder*. (Connection
using the DV terminal of the Recorder is recommended
when connecting the Recorder to the digital camcorder
equipped with the DV terminal.)
* DV-HR480F/DV-HR450F only
NOTE
• More vivid images can be viewed by connecting the S-
VIDEO input jack on this Recorder with the S-video output
jack on the camcorder using an S-video cable.
• Some camcorders may be required to be connected
using a special cable.
• Refer to the operation manual provided with the
camcorder for further information on the procedure for
connecting the camcorder.
• Material protected with a copy guard cannot be re-
corded. It may be impossible to get the correct video,
even if you just view without recording.
• Date and time as well as the contents of cassette memory
cannot be recorded with this Recorder.
• If you input video from an external device to this Re-
corder, there will be a slight difference in image quality
between the video viewed from the external device
directly on the TV, and video viewed as external input to
the Recorder.
Example:
To record by connecting a camcorder to the LINE IN 3
jacks.
The Recorder
To S-VIDEO
input jack
S-video cable Video/audio cable
(commercially
(provided with camcorder or
available)
commercially available)
To S-video
output jack
Camcorder
Recording from External Equipment
To VIDEO/AUDIO
input jacks
(Yellow: Video,
Red: Right,White: Left)
To video/audio
output jack
1
Press HDD or DVD to select the media to
record to.
2
Select audio to be input from the external
device.
To record to HDD
• Switch audio of the external device to the audio you
want to capture.
To record to DVD
• Select audio using "EXTERNAL IN AUDIO" (page
104).
• Select "L CH" or "R CH" with "BILINGUAL SET-
TING" (page 104) to record in Video mode.
3
Press INPUT to set the connection to exter-
nal input channel (example: L3).
• The setting will cycle as follows each time you press
the button.
L1 (IN 1)
TV channels DV (DV IN)*
* DV-HR480F/DV-HR450F only
4
Play back the camcorder or VCR.
5
Press GREC when you reach the scene you
want to start recording.
• The Recorder starts recording.
6
Press REC PAUSE when you want to pause
recording.
• Press REC PAUSE again to cancel Pause mode.
7
Press REC STOP when you want to stop
(end) recording.
L2 (IN 2)
L3 (IN 3)
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