Sony Digital Video Camera Recorder TRV940, TRV950 Operating Instructions

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(2) Setting the modes to cancel the recording pause on the VCR
1Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select PAUSEMODE, then press the dial.
2Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the mode to cancel recording pause
on the VCR, then press the dial.
Refer to the operating instructions of your VCR.
Buttons to cancel recording pause on the VCR
The buttons vary depending on your VCR. To cancel recording pause:
–Select PAUSE if the button to cancel recording pause is X.
–Select REC if the button to cancel...

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(4) Confirming VCR operation
1Insert a recordable tape into the VCR, then set to recording pause.
2Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select IR TEST, then press the dial.
3Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select EXECUTE, then press the dial.
If the VCR starts recording, the setting is correct.
When recording is finished, the indicator changes to COMPLETE.
When the VCR does not operate correctly
•After checking the code in “About IR SETUP codes”, set the IR SETUP or the
PAUSEMODE again.
•Place your...

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Step 2: Setting the VCR to operate with the i.LINK cable
When you connect using the i.LINK cable (optional), follow the procedure below.
(1)Set the POWER switch to VCR on your camcorder.
(2)Turn the power of the connected VCR on, then set the input selector to DV
input. When you connect a digital video camera recorder, set its power switch
to VCR/VTR.
(3)Press MENU, then turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to set VIDEO EDIT in 
 to
TAPE, then press the dial (p. 217).
(4)Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to...

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Dubbing only desired scenes – Digital program editing (on tapes)
Step 3: Adjusting the synchronization of the VCR
You can adjust the synchronization of your camcorder and the VCR. Have a pen and
paper ready for notes. Before operation, eject a cassette from your camcorder.
(1)Insert a blank tape (or a tape you want to record over) into the VCR, then set
to recording pause.
When you select i.LINK in CONTROL, you do not need to set to recording
pause.
(2)Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select ADJ TEST,...

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Dubbing only desired scenes – Digital program editing (on tapes)
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8VIDEO  EDIT
  EDIT  SET
    CONTROL
    ADJ  TEST
    ”CUT–IN”
    ”CUT–OUT”
    IR  SETUP
    PAUSEMODE
    IR  TEST
      RETURN
EXECUTE
ENGAGE
REC  PAUSE0:
08:
55:
06
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ME
VIDEO  EDIT
  EDIT  SET
    CONTROL
    ADJ  TEST
    ”CUT–IN”
    ”CUT–OUT”
    IR  SETUP
    PAUSEMODE
    IR  TEST
      EXECUTING
No. 5
  IN
  –600:
08:
55:
06
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ME
VIDEO  EDIT
  EDIT  SET
    CONTROL
    ADJ  TEST
    ”CUT–IN”
    ”CUT–OUT”...

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Dubbing only desired scenes – Digital program editing (on tapes)
Operation 1: Making a program
(1)Insert the tape for playback into your camcorder, and insert a tape for
recording into the VCR.
(2)Press MENU, then turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to set VIDEO EDIT in 
 to
TAPE, then press the dial (p. 217).
(3)Search for the beginning of the first scene you want to insert using the video
operation buttons, then pause playback.
You can fine-adjust one frame at a time with EDITSEARCH.
(4)Press MARK on the...

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Editing
Dubbing only desired scenes – Digital program editing (on tapes)
Erasing the program you have setErase OUT first and then IN from of the last program.
(1)Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select UNDO, then press the dial.
(2)Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select EXECUTE, then press the dial.
The last set program mark flashes, then the setting is canceled.
To cancel erasing
Select RETURN with the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial in step 2.
Erasing all programs
(1)Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select ERASE...

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Operation 2: Performing the program (Dubbing a tape)
Make sure that your camcorder and the VCR are connected, and that the VCR is set to
recording pause. When you use an i.LINK cable, the following procedure is not
necessary.
When you use a digital video camera recorder, set its power switch to VCR/VTR.
(1)Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select START.
(2)Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select EXECUTE, then press the dial.
Search for the beginning of the first program, then start dubbing.
The program...

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Editing
Using the A/V connecting cableYou can record a tape from another VCR or a TV program from a TV that has video/
audio outputs. Use your camcorder as a recorder.
Before operation
Set DISPLAY in 
 to LCD in the menu settings. (The default setting is LCD.)
(1)Insert a blank tape (or a tape you want to record over) into your camcorder. If
you are recording a tape from the VCR, insert a recorded tape into the VCR.
(2)Set the POWER switch to VCR on your camcorder.
(3)Press z REC and the button on...

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If your TV or 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. When the white
plug is connected, the left channel audio is output, and when the red plug is connected,
the right channel audio is output.
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...