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You can record a disc from another VCR or a
TV program . Use your camcorder as a
recorder.

Connect your camcorder to the TV/VCR using
the A/V connecting cable supplied with your
camcorder.

: Signal flow

A/V connecting
cable (supplied)

Yellow

Red

White

Black

The supplied A/V connecting cable is
equipped with an S video plug and a video
plug.  Use either the S video plug or the video
plug depending on the TV or the VCR.
Set [DISPLAY] in 

  to [LCD] in the menu

settings (the default setting is [LCD]).

Set the mode dial to 

 (Play/Edit) on

your camcorder.

Press SETUP.
The SETUP display appears.

Use the multi-selector to select 
(VIDEO SET).

 Use the multi-selector to select [VIDEO
INPUT].

Use the multi-selector to select [VIDEO]
or [S VIDEO].

Press SETUP.
The SETUP display disappears from the
LCD display.

AUDIO

S VIDEO

REC button

Prepare the TV/VCR.
If you are recording a tape from the
VCR, insert a recorded tape into the
VCR.

Set the mode dial to 

 (Play/Edit) on

your camcorder.

Insert a blank disc (or a disc you want to
record additionally) into your
camcorder.
The [FORMAT] display appears when
you insert a new DVD-RW. Format the
disc in VIDEO mode or in VR mode
(page 7) following the instructions on
the display.

Press VISUAL INDEX on your
camcorder.
The Visual Index display disappears,
and the image from the LINE appears.

Playback the tape on the VCR if you are
recording a tape from a VCR. Select a
TV program if you are recording from a
TV. The picture from the VCR or TV
appears on the LCD display or in the
viewfinder.

Press RECz and the adjacent button at
the same time on your camcorder at the
scene where you want to start recording.
Dubbing starts.

Press x on your camcorder to stop recording
and stop the playback on the VCR.

Note
There may be time difference between the
point when you press REC and the actual
point that the recording starts/stops.

Tips
•To change the recording mode, see page 33.
•If your VCR is a monaural type, connect the

yellow plug of the A/V connecting cable to
the video output jack and the white or the
red plug to the audio output jack on the VCR
or the TV.  If you connect the white plug, the
sound is from the L (left) signal.  If you
connect the red plug, the sound is from the R
(right) signal.

•Connecting via an S video jack reproduces

pictures more faithfully. When there is an S
video jack on the device to be connected,
connect the S video plug to that jack instead
of using the yellow video plug. The audio
will not be output when you connect via the
S video plug alone.

REC

You can change the default settings by
selecting the options in the SETUP display
with the multi-selector.
Select the item in the following order:
SETUP display 

t icon t menu item

t option

Menu items are displayed as the following
icons. The displayed icons are different
depending on the mode dial position.

APPLI.
MANUAL SET
VIDEO SET
CAMERA SET
LCD/VF SET
DISC SET
SETUP MENU
OTHERS

Turn the power on by pressing the
POWER button for a few seconds.

Press the SETUP button.
One of the following screens appears
depending on the position of the MODE
dial. Set the mode dial to 

 (Movie), 

(Still), or 

 (Play / Edit), then press

SETUP.

 (Movie)

 (Still)

 (Play / Edit)

Use the multi-selector to select the
desired icon.

Use the multi-selector to select the
desired item.

Use the multi-selector to select the
desired mode.

If you want to change other items, select
[RETURN] using the multi-selector and
press the button in the center of the
multi-selector to confirm your selection,
then repeat steps 3 to 5.
To return to step 3, select [ RETURN].

For details, see "Selecting the option of each
item" on the next page.

To make the SETUP display disappear
Press SETUP.

[ SETUP ] : END

SELFTIMER
BURST
QUALITY

OFF

N. S. LIGHT

RETURN

IMAGESIZE

CAMERA SET

[ SETUP ] : END

SELFTIMER
BURST
QUALITY

OFF

N. S. LIGHT

RETURN

IMAGESIZE

CAMERA SET

NORMAL
EXP BRKTG

[ SETUP ] : END

SELFTIMER
BURST
QUALITY

NORMAL

N. S. LIGHT

RETURN

IMAGESIZE

CAMERA SET

[ SETUP ] : END

PROGRAM AE
P EFFECT
D EFFECT

AUTO SHTR

WHT BAL

MANUAL SET

[ SETUP ] : END

PROGRAM AE
FLASH MODE
FLASH LVL
WHT BAL

MANUAL SET

[ SETUP ] : END

SLIDE SHOW

APPLI.

Menu items differ depending on the position of the mode dial. The display shows only the items
that are currently in effect or that you can operate at the moment.
z 

is the default setting.

*1  You cannot adjust [FLASH MODE] and [FLASH LVL] if an external flash (optional) is not

connected.

*2  You cannot adjust [FLASH LVL]  if the external flash (optional) used is not compatible with the

flash level.

*3  You cannot adjust these settings if the external flash (optional) used is not compatible with the

red-eye reduction.

*4  An electronic shutter is the function used to adjust the shutter speed electronically.

—

—

—

z

ON

ON 

AUTO

AUTO 

HIGH

z

NORMAL

LOW

—

z

ON

OFF

To suit your specific shooting requirement
(page 51).

To add special effects like those in films or
on TV to images (page 54).

To add special effects using the various
digital functions (page 54).

To fire the flash (optional), regardless of
the brightness of the surroundings.

To fire the flash (optional), regardless of
the brightness of the surroundings. Pre-
flashes before recording to reduce the red-
eye phenomenon.

To fire the flash (optional) automatically.

To fire the flash (optional) automatically.
Pre-flashes before recording to reduce the
red-eye phenomenon.

To make the flash (optional) level higher
than normal setting.

Normal setting.

To  make the flash (optional) level lower
than normal setting.

To adjust the white balance (page 50).

To automatically activate the electronic
shutter*4 when shooting in bright
conditions.

To not automatically activate the electronic
shutter*4 in bright conditions.

 Movie
 Still

 Movie

 Movie

 Still

 Still

 Movie
 Still

 Movie