Canon camcorder DC20 User Manual

							
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Disc Finalization
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Recording Additional Movies on a 
Finalized Disc
Recording additional scenes on a disc already finalized can be done only with DVD-RW 
discs. A finalized DVD-RW in VIDEO mode can be unfinalized to allow recording 
additional scenes and other limited editing options. With a DVD-RW recorded in VR mode 
you can record additional scenes without the need to unfinalize it. DVD-R discs cannot be 
unfinalized.
This option is only available with DVD-RW discs in VIDEO mode.
When unfinalizing a disc, always power the camcorder directly from a power 
outlet. The unfinalization process cannot be started if the camcorder is powered 
only with the battery pack.
 Do not disconnect the power adapter while the disc unfinalization is in progress. 
Doing so can interrupt the process and result in a disc that cannot be 
recognized.
 Only discs that were finalized using this camcorder can be unfinalized with this 
camcorder.
1. Set the camcorder either to record or play movies or to record or view 
still images on the disc ( ,  ,  /  or  /).
2. Press the MENU button.
3. Use the omni selector ( ,  ) to select the [DISC OPERATIONS]  menu and then select the [UNFINALIZE] option.
4. Select [YES] and press ( ) to start the disc unfinalization.
• Select [NO] and press ( ) to cancel the operation and return to the menu.
• Avoid moving the camcorder while the disc unfinalization is in progress.
5. Press the MENU button to close the menu.
MENU(79)D IS C OP ERAT IONSUN FINA LIZE  
						

							
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External Connections
Connecting to a TV and VCR
Playing Back on a TV Screen
1. Turn off all devices before starting the connections.
2. Connect the MTC-100 Multi Cable to the camcorder’s AV terminal and the audio terminals on the TV or VCR.
Connect the white plug to the white audio terminal L (left) and the red plug to the red 
audio terminal R (right).
3. Connect the MTC-100 Multi Cable to the video terminal on the TV or VCR.
If your TV or VCR has an S-VIDEO or (S1)-VIDEO input, connect the black plug to the 
S(S1)-VIDEO terminal and do not connect the yellow plug. Otherwise, connect the 
yellow plug to the yellow video terminal (VIDEO).
4. If connecting to a TV , set the input selector to VIDEO. If connecting to 
a VCR, set the input selector to LINE.
 We recommend powering the camcorder from a household outlet.
 Picture quality is better when connecting to a TV with an S (S1) terminal.
 TVs with S1 terminals or Video ID1 systems: Recordings made in Widescreen 
will automatically be played back in the appropriate (16:9) screen aspect ratio.
Signal flow
STV-250N Stereo Video Cable
(supplied)
VIDEO
S(S1)-VIDEO
INPUT
AUDIO
R L
VIDEO
INPUT
AUDIO
R L
MTC-100
Multi Cable 
(Supplied) Signal flow
TVs with S (S1)-Video 
Input Terminal
TVs with Audio/Video Terminals
Open the terminal cover  
						

							
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External Connections
Connecting to a TV and VCR
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Recording to a VCR
You can copy your recordings by connecting the camcorder to a VCR or a digital video 
device. For a connection diagram showing how to connect the camcorder to a VCR see 
the previous section Playing Back on a TV Screen  (102).
1. Set the camcorder to play movies ( ) and load a recorded 
disc.
2. Connected device: Load a blank cassette and set the device to record  pause mode.
3. This camcorder: Locate the scene you wish to copy and pause  playback shortly before the scene.
4. This camcorder: Resume the movie playback.
5. Connected device: Begin recording when the scene you wish to copy  appears. Stop recording when copying is complete.
6. This camcorder: Stop playback.
 We recommend powering the camcorder from a household power outlet.
 The quality of the edited tape will be lower than that of the original.
 By default, the on-screen displays will be embedded in the output video signal, 
but you can select to turn off the screen displays or select the data that will be 
displayed instead ( 45).  
						

							
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Connecting to a ComputerTransferring Recordings to a 
Computer
Windows users only: 
With the supplied USB cable and the Roxio MyDVD for Canon software you can transfer 
the movies and still images you recorded, from the disc to a computer and easily edit 
them. For further details about using Roxio MyDVD for Canon, refer also to the software’s 
tutorial and help modules.
Roxio MyDVD for Canon
System Requirements
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP
Minimum Hardware:  Pentium III 1 GHz or higher (1.5 GHz or greater, recommended)128 MB RAM (256 MB or greater, recommended)
10 GB hard drive space (20 GB or greater, recommended)
Video adapter and display supporting at least 1024 x 768 resolution, 
16 bit color
Software Requirements: Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 or later
Internet connection (for user registration).
 You will need an internet connection to register the software when you first 
install Roxio MyDVD for Canon.
One-touch Dubbing 
(Windows XP only)
Insert a blank DVD disc in your computer’s DVD drive (with 
writing capabilities), connect the camcorder and with only 
pressing the   (print/share) button, create a copy of your 
DVD you can instantly share ( 106).
Transfer recordings 
to your computer You can transfer your recordings even from a disc not yet 
finalized to edit them on your computer ( 107).
Create a backup 
disc of your DVD Transfer your recordings to the computer and even if your 
computer does not have a DVD drive with writing capabilities, 
use your camcorder itself to create a copy of your DVD ( 108).  
						

							
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External Connections
Connecting to a Computer
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For support concerning Roxio MyDVD for Canon:
Canon Inc. and the Canon related customer support centers do not provide 
support concerning the Roxio MyDVD for Canon software. For any questions or 
technical issues regarding the software, its installation and operation, please 
contact directly Sonic Solutions customer support representatives or access 
online the Internet pages listed below.
 Check the orientation of the USB cable and make sure you connect it properly.
 Operation may not work correctly depending on the specifications and settings 
of your computer.
Installing the Software
Start your computer and insert the Roxio MyDVD for Canon software CD-
ROM to your computer’s CD or DVD drive. Continue the installation 
process following the indications on the screen.
If the installation program does not run automatically, open Windows “My Computer”. 
Double-click on the icon of the CD-ROM or DVD drive where you inserted the disc and 
double-click on the “SETUP.exe” file to run it. Note that on some computers, the “.exe” 
suffix may not be displayed.
Once the installation of Roxio MyDVD for Canon finishes, make sure to connect 
to the Internet to complete the user registration online. Without completing the 
online user registration, you will not be able to use any of the software’s 
functions.
 Depending on the speed of your Internet connection, the registration process 
may take some time.
• North America
Web Based Service: http://support.roxio.com
Phone assistance: 866-279-7694 (toll free) or 905-482-5555 (Canada only), 9:00 A.M. to 
6:00 P.M., U.S Pacific Time - excluding Weekend and Holidays
• Europe
Web Based Service:
Germany
http://www.roxio.com/en/support/de/emc/index.jhtml
France
http://www.roxio.com/en/support/fr/emc/index.jhtml
U.K
http://www.roxio.com/en/support/uk/
Phone assistance: Germany 0190-735096; France 0892-460909; U.K 0906-7320288, 
1:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M., GMT - excluding Weekend and Holidays
• China/Taiwan
Web Based Service:
http://www.sonictaiwan.com/support/techsupport.aspx
[email protected]
Phone assistance: 02-2658-8765 (Taiwan)  
						

							
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Connecting the Camcorder and Running the Software
1. Power the camcorder from a household power outlet.
2. Start the computer and turn on the camcorder and set it to play movies 
().
3. Connect the camcorder to the computer using the USB cable.
4. Run the program from the desktop shortcut or from Windows Start  menu.
Check the orientation of the USB cable and make sure you connect it properly.
 Operation may not work correctly depending on the specifications and settings 
of your computer.
 Recordings made in LP mode in Widescreen (16:9 aspect ratio) on a DVD-RW 
that was initialized in VR mode cannot be transferred to the computer.
 DVD copies and DVD backup discs created with MyDVD for Canon cannot be 
unfinalized using the camcorder.
 Do not connect the camcorder to a computer with the USB cable during the 
following operations:
One-Touch Dubbing (Windows XP only)
If your computer is equipped with a DVD drive with writing capabilities, with the touch of 
one button you can make a copy of your DVD and burn it to an empty media in your 
computer’s drive without the need to run the program.
1. Connect the camcorder to the computer but do not run MyDVD for 
Canon.
Steps 1 through 3 above.
2. Insert a finalized disc in the camcorder and load a brand new media in your computer’s DVD drive.
• To make a copy of a DVD-RW recorded in VR mode, load a blank DVD-RW in your 
computer’s DVD drive. To make a copy of a DVD-R or DVD-RW recorded in VIDEO 
mode, you can load a blank DVD-R or DVD-RW.
• You can also use a fully erased DVD-RW disc instead of a brand new media. 
However, depending on the condition of the disc, the operation will take longer. To 
fully erase a DVD-RW disc you will need DVD authoring/mastering software (for 
example Roxio Record Now!) installed in your computer.
• When all the connections are completed and the software recognizes a blank media  ready in the DVD drive, the   (print/share) button will light on and the message 
“PRESS   TO COPY” will appear on the camcorder’s display.
• If you did not complete the online user registration after installing the software  ( 105), the   (print/share) button will not light up even though all the 
preparations are completed correctly. - Deleting all scenes
- Protecting the disc
- Setting the disc title
- Initializing the disc
- Finalizing or Unfinalizing the disc
- Erasing all still images from the disc or 
card
- Copying still images between the disc  and card
- Erasing all transfer orders
- Erasing all print orders  
						

							
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Connecting to a Computer
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• If the   (print/share) button does not light up even if you completed the user registration, verify that the   icon appears on your computer’s desktop toolbar. If it 
does not, disconnect the USB cable, restart the computer and connect the 
camcorder to the computer again.
3. Once the button’s blue light is on, press the   (print/share) button.
• The   button will flash while the copying is in progress, and will go off once the copy is completed.
• The copied disc will automatically be finalized and ejected from the drive.
Operation may not work properly if you connect more than one DC10/DC20 
camcorder to the computer at the same time.
 If the operation is interrupted:
- “OPERATION CANCELED” will be displayed on the camcorder’s screen.
- To restart the operation you will need to insert a new blank disc in your 
computer’s DVD drive and restore the connections.
- The operation will be canceled if you eject the disc from the camcorder, open  the disc tray of your computer’s DVD drive, disconnect the USB cable or run 
the Roxio MyDVD for Canon software.
 We recommend powering the camcorder from a household power outlet while it 
is connected to the computer.
 The time required to complete the one-touch dubbing will vary depending on 
the scene recording conditions and the amount of free space remaining on the 
source disc.
 You need to have DVD playback software installed in your computer in order to 
play the disc.
 Finalized DVD discs created with MyDVD for Canon cannot be unfinalized 
using the camcorder.
 For further details about restrictions when using MyDVD for Canon, refer also to 
the “README” section in the software’s help modules.
 Refer also to the computer’s instruction manual.
Transferring Recordings to the Computer
You can transfer the movies and still images recorded on a disc, even one not yet 
finalized, to your computer for further editing.
1. Connect the camcorder to the computer and run MyDVD for Canon as 
previously described ( 106).
2. Click on the “DVD-Video” option in the New Project tab.
3. Click on the “Open Disc” icon.
4. Click on the “Import” button.
Thumbnails of the imported scenes and still images will be displayed in the video 
project screen.
5. To save the project, click on “Save Project” from the Project Tasks  palette.
The scenes and still images displayed in the main screen will be saved.
Recordings made in LP mode in Widescreen (16:9 aspect ratio) on a DVD-RW 
that was initialized in VR mode cannot be transferred to the computer.  
						

							
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Creating Backup Copies of your DVD
You can create a backup copy of your finalized disc on a common (12 cm) DVD disc. 
Even if your computer does not have a DVD drive with writing capabilities, you can use 
the camcorder itself to create a backup disc on an 8 cm Mini DVD disc.
1. Connect the camcorder to the computer and run MyDVD for Canon as previously described ( 106).
2. Insert a finalized disc in the camcorder and load a brand new media in  your computer’s DVD drive.
• To make a copy of a DVD-RW recorded in VR mode, load a blank DVD-RW in your 
computer’s DVD drive. To make a copy of a DVD-R or DVD-RW recorded in VIDEO 
mode, you can load a blank DVD-R or DVD-RW.
• You can also use a fully erased DVD-RW disc instead of a brand new media. 
However, depending on the condition of the disc, the operation will take longer. To 
fully erase a DVD-RW disc you will need DVD authoring/mastering software (for 
example Roxio Record Now!) installed in your computer.
3. Click on the “Make a Backup DVD” option in the New Project tab.
4. Select the camcorder as the “Device to read from”.
5. Select the computer’s DVD drive (with writing capabilities) as the  “Device to write to”.
If your computer is not equipped with a DVD drive with writing capabilities, select the 
camcorder also as the “Device to write to”.
6. Click on the “Copy” button and follow the indications on the screen.
• When the “Your disc was created successfully” screen appears, click on “OK” to 
finish the task and eject the backup disc.
• When the “Please insert a blank or rewritable DVD into the DVD drive” dialog box  appears, if the tray of a DVD drive other than the one selected in step 5 is ejected, 
click on “Cancel” and start again from step 4. If this problem occurs, if the source 
disc is a DVD-RW disc, some recordings on the source disc might be lost.
 If you create a backup copy of a disc containing only still images, the backup 
copy cannot be read with the camcorder.
 Recordings made in LP mode in Widescreen (16:9 aspect ratio) on a DVD-RW 
that was initialized in VR mode cannot be transferred to the computer.
We recommend powering the camcorder from a household power outlet while it 
is connected to the computer.
 The time required to complete the backup copy will vary depending on the 
scene recording conditions and the amount of free space remaining on the 
source disc.
 Finalized DVD discs created with MyDVD for Canon cannot be unfinalized 
using the camcorder.
 For further details about restrictions when using MyDVD for Canon, refer also to 
the “README” section in the software’s help modules.  
						

							
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External Connections
Connecting to a Computer
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Transferring Still Images to a 
Computer (Direct Transfer)
With the supplied USB cable and Digital Video Software, you can transfer still images to a 
computer by simply pressing the   (print/share) button.
Preparations
The first time you connect the camcorder to the computer, you need to install the software 
and set the auto-launch setting. From the second time on, you will only need to connect 
the camcorder to the computer to transfer images.
1. Install the supplied Digital Video Software.
See Installing the Software  in the Digital Video Software  instruction manual.
2. Set the camcorder to view still images ( ).
3. Connect the camcorder to the computer using the USB cable.
See Connecting the Camcorder to a Computer  in the Digital Video Software 
instruction manual.
4. Set the auto-launch setting.
•See  Starting CameraWindow  in the Digital Video Software  instruction manual.
• The direct transfer menu appears on the camcorder screen and the   button  lights up.
 Correct performance cannot be guaranteed for discs recorded on another 
digital device and inserted in this camcorder.
 Do not disconnect the USB cable, remove the disc or memory card, change the 
position of the  /  switch or turn off the camcorder or the computer while 
data is being transferred to the computer (while the camcorder’s card or disc 
access indicator is flashing). Doing so may result in data loss.
 Do not connect the camcorder to a computer with the USB cable during the 
following operations:
 Operation may not work correctly depending on the software and the 
specifications/settings of your computer.
 The image files on your disc or memory card and the image files saved on the 
hard disc drive of your computer are valuable, original data files. If you wish to 
use image files on your computer, make copies of them first, and use the copied 
file, retaining the original.
We recommend powering the camcorder from a household power outlet while it 
is connected to the computer.
 Refer also to the computer’s instruction manual. - Deleting all scenes
- Protecting the disc
- Setting the disc title
- Initializing the disc
- Finalizing or Unfinalizing the disc - Erasing all still images from the disc or 
card
- Copying still images between the disc  and card
- Erasing all transfer orders
- Erasing all print orders  
						

							
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Users of Windows XP and Mac OS X:
Your camcorder is equipped with the standard Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) 
allowing you to download still images (JPEG only) by simply connecting the 
camcorder to a computer via USB cable without installing the software from the 
DIGITAL VIDEO SOLUTION DISK.
Transferring Images
To transfer images with transfer orders, you need to set the transfer orders beforehand 
(112).
1. Select ( ) a transfer option.
2. Press the   button.
[ ALL IMAGES] [ NEW IMAGES] [ TRANSFER 
ORDERS]:
• The images are transferred and displayed on the computer.
• The camcorder returns to the transfer menu once the 
transfer is complete.
• To cancel the transfer, select [CANCEL] and press ( ) or press the MENU button.
If you select [ SELECT & TRANSFER] or [ WALLPAPER]:
3. Select ( ) the image you wish to transfer.
4. Press the   button.
• [ SELECT & TRANSFER]: The selected image is transferred and displayed on  the computer. To continue transferring, select another image.
• [ WALLPAPER]: The selected image is transferred to the computer and displayed  on the desktop.
• Press the MENU button to return to the transfer menu. ALL IMAGES... Transfers all images to the computer.
NEW IMAGES... Transfers only those images that have not yet been 
transferred to the computer.
TRANSFER ORDERS... Transfers images with transfer orders to the computer.  Transfer orders ( 112) are only available for images 
recorded on the memory card.
SELECT & TRANSFER... Allows you to select an image and transfers the selected  image to the computer.
WALLPAPER... Allows you to select a still image and transfers the  selected image to the computer as wallpaper.
Omni Selector
(print/share) button