Dubbing/Editing; Dubbing To Another Tape - Sony Handycam HDR-FX1 Operating Instructions 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
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
[i.LINK CONV] is set to [OFF].
• Pictures, including those recorded in the HDV
format, will be dubbed in the DV format when
[VCR HDV/DV] is set to [AUTO], and
[i.LINK CONV] is set to [ON].
• 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.
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Dubbing/Editing
i.LINK cable (optional)
(IN/OUT REC) menu.
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.
HDV/DV jack
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
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 HDR-FX1, set [VCR HDV/
DV] on the (IN/OUT REC) menu to [AUTO]
on the recording HDR-FX1 (p. 74).
Recorder