Connecting To A Computer - Sony HVR-A1E Operating Manual

Still pictures cannot be dubbed from a tape to a "Memory Stick Duo."
• You cannot record or a distorted picture may be recorded if the tape has been used repeatedly
for recording.
You cannot input pictures.
• You cannot input pictures while [DISP OUTPUT] is set to [V-OUT/PANEL] (p. 65).
• You cannot input pictures if you press DISPLAY/BATT INFO.

Connecting to a computer

The computer does not recognize your camcorder.
• Disconnect the cable from the computer and camcorder, then connect it again securely.
• Disconnect USB devices other than the keyboard, the mouse, and the camcorder from the
(USB) jack on the computer.
• Disconnect the cable from the computer and camcorder, restart the computer, then connect
them again correctly.
You cannot monitor video that the camcorder is capturing.
• Disconnect the cable from the computer, turn on the camcorder, then connect it again.
You cannot view the video recorded on a tape on the computer.
• Disconnect the cable from the computer, then connect it again.
• Connect the i.LINK cable (optional) because you cannot copy pictures with the USB cable
(supplied).
You cannot view the video and still images recorded on a "Memory Stick Duo"
on the computer.
• Insert a "Memory Stick Duo" in the correct direction, then push it all the way in.
• You cannot use an i.LINK cable (optional). Connect the camcorder and the computer using
the USB cable (supplied).
• The computer does not recognize the "Memory Stick Duo" during camcorder operations
such as tape playback or editing. Finish any camcorder operations before connecting the
camcorder to the computer.
• Slide the POWER switch down to turn on the PLAY/EDIT lamp, then set [USB SELECT] to
[MEMORY STICK].
[Removable Disk] does not appear on the computer screen.
• Slide the POWER switch down to turn on the PLAY/EDIT lamp, then set [USB SELECT] to
[MEMORY STICK].
• Insert a "Memory Stick Duo" into your camcorder.
• Disconnect the USB device other than the keyboard, the mouse, and the camcorder from the
(USB) jack on the computer.
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