Dubbing to/from a Tape with Digital Video Equipment
Digital video equipment fitted with the DV terminal lets you edit, copy and
transfer data digitally, with virtually no generation loss in image and sound
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quality. The DV terminal is for both line-in and line-out, since a single DV cable
can handle data in both directions.
• If a digital VCR is connected and an anomalous signal is sent from the VCR,
the images recorded on the tape may also be anomalous (although it may not
appear so on the TV image), or not recorded at all.
• You are unable to dub tapes recorded with the copyright protective signal.
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Preparations
Example dubbing to the camcorder
1. Connect the camcorder and the other digital device.
• Connect the DV cable with the sides of the plugs marked with the arrows
facing as shown above.
2. Prepare the other device.
• Turn on the power and load a recorded cassette.
3. Turn the camcorder's POWER switch to PLAY (VCR), and move
the camcorder's TAPE/CARD switch to TAPE.
• DV IN appears in the display.
4. Load a blank cassette.
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Commercially available DV cable
: Signal flow
REC
SEARCH
PAUSE
SELECT
ZERO SET
REW
PLAY
FF
MEMORY
AUDIO
– /
STOP
+ /
DUB.
AV
× 2
PAUSE
SLOW
INSERT