Dubbing Only Desired Scenes - Digital Program Editing - Sony DCR-TRV30E Service Manual

Dubbing a tape
You can edit on VCRs that support the
following systems
8 mm, Hi8, VHS, S-VHS,
VHSC, S-VHSC, Betamax, mini
DV, DV, Digital8
If your VCR is a monaural type
Connect the yellow plug of the A/V connecting
cable to the video input jack and the white or the
red plug to the audio input jack on the VCR or
the TV. When the white plug is connected, the
left channel audio is output, and the red plug is
connected, the right channel audio is output.
If your VCR has an S video jack
Connect using an S video cable (optional) to
obtain high-quality pictures.
With this connection, you do not need to connect
the yellow (video) plug of the A/V connecting
cable.
Connect an S video cable (optional) to the S video
jacks of both your camcorder and the VCR.
This connection produces higher quality DV
format pictures.
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Dubbing a tape
You can connect one VCR only using the i.LINK
cable (DV connecting cable)
See page 226 for more information about i.LINK.
The following functions do not work during
digital editing:
– Picture effect
– Digital effect
– PB ZOOM
If you record a playback pause picture with
the DV IN/OUT jack
The recorded picture becomes rough. And when
you play back the picture using the other video
equipment, the picture may jitter.
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Dubbing a tape
Using the i.LINK cable (DV connecting
cable)
Simply connect the i.LINK cable (DV connecting
cable) (optional) to DV IN/OUT and to DV IN
of the DV products. With digital-to-digital
connection, video and audio signals are
transmitted in digital form for high-quality
editing. You cannot dub the titles, display
indicators or the contents of cassette memory or
letters on the "Memory Stick" index screen.
Set the input selector on the VCR to the DV input
position if the VCR is equipped with the input
selector.
(1) Insert a blank tape (or a tape you want to
record over) into the VCR, and insert the
recorded tape into your camcorder.
(2) Prepare the VCR for recording.
Set the input selector to LINE. Refer to the
operating instructions of the VCR.
(3) Set the POWER switch to VCR.
(4) Play back the recorded tape on your
camcorder.
(5) Start recording on the VCR. Refer to the
operating instructions of the VCR.
: Signal flow/
When you have finished dubbing a
tape
Press x on both your camcorder and the
connected DV product.
Dubbing only desired
scenes – Digital
program editing
You can duplicate selected scenes (programmes)
for editing onto a tape without operating the
VCR.
Scenes can be selected by frame. You can set up
to 20 programmes.
Unwanted scene/ Unwanted scene/
Before operating the Digital program
editing
Step 1 Connecting the VCR (p. 93).
Step 2 Setting the VCR for operation (p. 95, 100).
Step 3 Adjusting the synchronicity of the VCR
(p. 101).
When you dub using the same VCR again, you
can skip steps 2 and 3.
Using the Digital program editing
function
Operation 1 Making the programme (p. 103).
Operation 2 Performing a Digital program
editing (dubbing a tape) (p. 105).
Step 1: Connecting the VCR
You can connect both an A/V connecting cable
and an i.LINK cable (DV connecting cable).
When you use the A/V connecting cable, connect
the devices as illustrated in page 89. When you
use an i.LINK cable (DV connecting cable),
connect the devices as illustrated in page 91.
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(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
DV IN/OUT
DV
DV IN
i.LINK cable (DV connecting cable) (optional)/
x
Switch the order/
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