Recording On The Hard Disk - Canon DV-PC Recorder Software Instruction Manual

Recording on the Hard Disk

You can record video and audio from a connected camcorder on the hard disk of the computer by
operating the camcorder or the recording panel of DV-PC Recorder.
❍ Before you start recording:
• Make a performance check (
selected video folder.
• Make sure that [
is displayed, you cannot record on the hard disk. In such case, check the setting of the
video folder (
• We recommend defragmenting the drive on which the video folder is located.
• Deactivate all programs that access the hard disk on a regular basis (e.g. as anti-virus
software). Frames may be dropped when such programs access the hard disk during
recording.
• If you wish to edit using the time code, make sure to record simultaneously on a tape. The
time code information will only be written to the hard disk when recording on a tape.
❍ In the following cases, recordings cannot be saved on a hard disk:
• During option settings or performance check.
• When the sequence number of the file exceeds the maximum value (e.g.
"DVPC9999999.avi").
• When DV-PC Recorder is started while using the camcorder with another software.
❍ Observe the followings during recording:
• Do not activate any other software. When another software is running, frame droppings
may occur. Also, when software that accesses the camcorder (e.g. editing software) is
started, DV-PC Recorder may not operate correctly.
• Do not change the settings in Windows [Display Properties] window.
• Do not lock Windows by pressing the Windows key and [L] key on the keyboard.
❍ Depending on the status of the camcorder or computer, a delay in recording start/stop may
occur when you record on both the hard disk and tape.
1.
Click the [Record] tab.
The recording panel appears.
2.
When operating the camcorder:
Press the start/stop button on the camcorder.
• Recording starts on both the tape in the camcorder and the hard disk.
• [ ] appears on the camcorder screen.
• When no tape is inserted, or the tape is write-protected, recording is saved only on the
hard disk.
• When the tape reaches the end, recording on the hard disk continues.
• To stop recording, press the start/stop button on the camcorder again.
When operating DV-PC Recorder:
Click .
18) to make sure that the recording can be saved to the
] is displayed on the camcorder screen. If [
29).
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