Dubbing/Editing; Dubbing To Another Tape - Sony HVR-Z1J Service Manual

Dubbing/Editing

Dubbing to another
tape
Connecting a VCR
To dub to an HDV compatible device
Connect your camcorder to an HDV compatible
device using an i.LINK cable (optional).
Player
HDV/DV jack
Signal flow
To select the video format to be dubbed
The video format to be dubbed depends on the
settings of [VCR HDV/DV] and [i.LINK
CONV] on the (IN/OUT REC) menu.
Before setting these menu items, disconnect the
i.LINK cable.
• Pictures will be dubbed in the recorded format
when [VCR HDV/DV] is set to [AUTO], and
[HDVtDV CONV] to [OFF] in [i.LINK
CONV].
• Only pictures in the selected format will be
dubbed when [VCR HDV/DV] is set to
[HDV] or [DV]. Other pictures will be dubbed
as blank portions, so neither picture nor sound
will be dubbed.
b Note
• If you change the settings of [VCR HDV/DV] and
[i.LINK CONV] with the i.LINK cable connected,
the video device may not be able to recognize the
i.LINK cable (optional)
You can copy a picture played back on your
camcorder to other recording devices (such
as VCRs).
Connect your camcorder to a VCR as shown
in the following illustration.
video signal from the camcorder at the time of
dubbing.
• When [VCR HDV/DV] is set to [AUTO] and the
signal switches between HDV and DV, the picture
and sound disappear temporarily.
• When the recorder is an HVR-Z1U/Z1N, set [VCR
HDV/DV] on the (IN/OUT REC) menu to
[AUTO] on the recording HVR-Z1U/Z1N (p. 93).
Recorder
HDV/DV jack
Dubbing/Editing
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