DVR User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Operating Instructions
- Read this first
- HVR-Z1E only
- HVR-Z1E only
- Disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment for business use (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems)
- Note on the icons used in this manual
- Quick Start Guide
- Getting started
- Recording
- Recording movies 21
- Adjusting the exposure 26
- Recording using manual adjustments 29
- Adjusting the focus 33
- Customizing the picture quality - PICTURE PROFILE 35
- Customizing the sound 38
- Recording a picture using various features 41
- Recording on a device connected via an i.LINK cable - External REC Control 46
- Reviewing the most recently recorded scenes - Rec Review 48
- Playback
- Advanced operations
- Recording movies
- Step 1: Checking supplied items
- Step 2: Charging the battery pack
- Step 3: Turning the power on
- Step 4: Adjusting the LCD panel and viewfinder
- Step 5: Setting the date and time
- Step 6: Inserting a cassette tape
- Step 7: Setting the screen language
- Recording movies
- Adjusting the exposure
- Recording using manual adjustments
- Adjusting the focus
- Customizing the picture quality - PICTURE PROFILE
- Customizing the sound
- Recording a picture using various features
- Recording on a device connected via an i.LINK cable - External REC Control
- Reviewing the most recently recorded scenes - Rec Review
- Viewing movies
- Various playback functions
- Playing the picture on a TV
- Locating a scene on a tape for playback
- Using the Menu
- Selecting menu items
- Using the (CAMERA SET) menu - STDYSHOT TYP/FRAME REC, etc.
- Using the (AUDIO SET) menu - INT MIC SET/XLR SET, etc.
- Using the (LCD/VF SET) menu - LCD COLOR, etc.
- Using the (IN/OUT REC) menu - REC FORMAT/ DOWN CONVERT, etc.
- Using the (TC/UB SET) menu - TC MAKE, etc.
- Using the (OTHERS) menu - CLOCK SET/WORLD TIME, etc.
- Customizing Personal Menu
- Assigning the functions
- Dubbing/Editing
- Dubbing to another tape
- Recording pictures from a VCR or TV
- Connecting to a computer
- Dubbing sound to a recorded tape
- Setting time values
- Connecting an analog VCR to the computer via your camcorder - Signal conversion function
- Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting
- Warning indicators and messages
- Additional Information
- Using your camcorder abroad
- HDV format and recording/playback
- Compatibility of the DVCAM and DV formats
- About the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack
- About i.LINK
- Maintenance and precautions
- Specification
- Quick Reference
- Identifying parts and controls
- Index
Dubbing/Editing
96
Recording movies
Insert a cassette for recording in your camcorder
before the following operations.
1 Connect your TV or VCR to your
camcorder as a playback device (p. 94,
95).
2 If you are recording from a VCR,
insert a cassette.
3 Set the POWER switch to VCR.
4 Set your camcorder to recording
pause.
While pressing X (pause), press both z
REC (record) buttons simultaneously.
5 Start playing the cassette on your
VCR, or select a TV program.
The picture played on the connected device
appears on the LCD screen of your
camcorder.
6 Press X (pause) again at the point you
want to start recording.
7 Press x (stop) to stop recording.
b Note
• When you use an i.LINK cable, the recorded picture
becomes rough when a picture is paused on your
VCR.
• When you use an i.LINK cable, you cannot record
the picture and sound separately.
• When you use an i.LINK cable, if you pause or stop
the recording and restart it, the picture may not be
recorded smoothly.
z Tip
• The i.LINK lamp, HDV or DV, on the HDV/DV
jack holder will light up and indicate the format of
the input signal when you use an i.LINK cable.
• When you use an i.LINK cable, the video and sound
signals are transmitted digitally, producing high
quality pictures.
• When you use an i.LINK cable,
appears during recording. This indicator may appear
on the screen of the playback device, however they
will not be recorded.
• Index signals are automatically recorded on the tape
during recording. You can also record index signals
at the desired positions during recording by pressing
the ASSIGN button assigned to the index function
(p. 45).










