Sony Digital 8- TRV240 Operating Instructions Manual page 136

Recording images from a tape as still images
When you press PHOTO on the Remote Commander
Your camcorder immediately records the image that is on the screen when you press
the button.
Titles superimposed on tapes
You cannot record titles on the "Memory Stick." However, you can record titles which
have already been recorded on tapes.
Recording date/time
The recording data (date/time) when it is recorded on "Memory Stick" is recorded.
Various settings are not recorded.
While recording still images from a tape as still images
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The image is recorded in the FIELD mode automatically even you select FRAME in
the menu settings. (DCR-TRV340 only)
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The image size is automatically set to 640 x 480, even if you set IMAGESIZE to 1152 x
864 in the menu settings, (DCR-TRV740/TRV840 only)
Recording a still image from external equipment
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Before operation
Set DISPLAY to LCD in the menu settings. (The default setting is LCD.)
(1) Set the POWER switch to VCR.
(2) Play back the recorded tape, or turn the TV on to see the desired program.
The picture from TV or VCR appears on the screen of your camcorder.
(3) Follow the steps 3 and 4 on page 135.
Using the A/V connecting cable
A : Signal flow
Connect the yellow plug of the A/V connecting cable to the video jack on the VCR or
the TV.
If your TV or VCR has an S video jack
Pictures can be reproduced more faithfully by using an S video cable (optional).
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
TV or VCR.