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IT 2-661-941-02 (1) 7819901257B Video Recordable DVD Drive Operating Instructions JP FR DE ES IT CS VRD-MC1 © 2005 Sony Corporation
IT 2-661-941-02 (1) 7819901257B Video Recordable DVD Drive Operating Instructions JP FR DE ES IT CS VRD-MC1 © 2005 Sony Corporation
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... Controls 8 Using DVDirect without a Computer About Auto Setup and the Main Menu 11 To display the main menu .......11 Creating a Video DVD 12 One touch recording and video recording 12 Writable discs that can be used 12 Video Recording 13 One Touch Recording (DV Full Dubbing 17 Previewing a Video DVD ...........20 Creating a Photo DVD 22 Photo DVD to be...
... Controls 8 Using DVDirect without a Computer About Auto Setup and the Main Menu 11 To display the main menu .......11 Creating a Video DVD 12 One touch recording and video recording 12 Writable discs that can be used 12 Video Recording 13 One Touch Recording (DV Full Dubbing 17 Previewing a Video DVD ...........20 Creating a Photo DVD 22 Photo DVD to be...
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...8226; Memory Stick and the memory stick logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. ❑ Our product warranty is valid only when the supplied accessories (including...system environment, in accordance with the documentation, and applies only to this DVDirect. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by improper installation ...8226; Television programs, films, video tapes, discs, and other intellectual property rights. Unauthorized recording of such material may be copyrighted. • Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation...
...8226; Memory Stick and the memory stick logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. ❑ Our product warranty is valid only when the supplied accessories (including...system environment, in accordance with the documentation, and applies only to this DVDirect. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by improper installation ...8226; Television programs, films, video tapes, discs, and other intellectual property rights. Unauthorized recording of such material may be copyrighted. • Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation...
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Direct printing operation You can record photos as a slide show on DVDs playable on DVDs or in a memory card directly by a USB cable. ❑ This DVDirect supports high speed recording to a PictBridge-compatible printer with the supplied USB cable. Burning photo DVDs ❑ You can archive photos on DVDs directly from connected video cameras and AV devices without...
Direct printing operation You can record photos as a slide show on DVDs playable on DVDs or in a memory card directly by a USB cable. ❑ This DVDirect supports high speed recording to a PictBridge-compatible printer with the supplied USB cable. Burning photo DVDs ❑ You can archive photos on DVDs directly from connected video cameras and AV devices without...
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B Mm Parts and Controls Front and top panels A Display window Displays a menu screen, images from a playback device or photos from a memory card.
B Mm Parts and Controls Front and top panels A Display window Displays a menu screen, images from a playback device or photos from a memory card.
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...a Computer About Auto Setup and the Main Menu DVDirect automatically detects input signals from video connection, memory card and DVD disc right after turning on the power, and displays the appropriate message for preparation of recording in the bottom left of the display window to...setting from the main menu. You can also perform the recording procedure manually by selecting the option from the main menu. Video , DVD: Create video DVD ( page 12) MemoryCard , DVD: Create photo DVD ( page 22) DVD Video Preview: Playback the created video DVD ( page 20) Photo View/Print: Display or print...
...a Computer About Auto Setup and the Main Menu DVDirect automatically detects input signals from video connection, memory card and DVD disc right after turning on the power, and displays the appropriate message for preparation of recording in the bottom left of the display window to...setting from the main menu. You can also perform the recording procedure manually by selecting the option from the main menu. Video , DVD: Create video DVD ( page 12) MemoryCard , DVD: Create photo DVD ( page 22) DVD Video Preview: Playback the created video DVD ( page 20) Photo View/Print: Display or print...
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... camera or video device such as (Record) and (Stop) of DVDirect, or the play the created video DVD with a DV jack to create video DVD; MICROMV camcorder is not supported. One touch recording and video recording Two types of the video DVD. * DV or Digital8 camcorder only. Video recording ( page 13) Record video DVD by your digital video camera* with...
... camera or video device such as (Record) and (Stop) of DVDirect, or the play the created video DVD with a DV jack to create video DVD; MICROMV camcorder is not supported. One touch recording and video recording Two types of the video DVD. * DV or Digital8 camcorder only. Video recording ( page 13) Record video DVD by your digital video camera* with...
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S video cable* Yellow White Red R AUDIO IN L VIDEO IN S VIDEO IN DV IN Signal flow DV (i.LINK) cable** . Continued 13 S video cable* AV cable Yellow White Red Yellow White Red R AUDIO IN L VIDEO IN S VIDEO IN Signal flow AV cable or To analog or digital video camera, etc. To LINE OUT or OUTPUT on VCR, DVR, etc. Using DVDirect without a Computer Video Recording 1 Connect the supplied power cord and AC adaptor to DVDirect. 2 Connect your video device to DVDirect with an AV, S-VIDEO or DV (i.LINK) cable (not supplied).
S video cable* Yellow White Red R AUDIO IN L VIDEO IN S VIDEO IN DV IN Signal flow DV (i.LINK) cable** . Continued 13 S video cable* AV cable Yellow White Red Yellow White Red R AUDIO IN L VIDEO IN S VIDEO IN Signal flow AV cable or To analog or digital video camera, etc. To LINE OUT or OUTPUT on VCR, DVR, etc. Using DVDirect without a Computer Video Recording 1 Connect the supplied power cord and AC adaptor to DVDirect. 2 Connect your video device to DVDirect with an AV, S-VIDEO or DV (i.LINK) cable (not supplied).
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... Check video cable Menu Select 14 If you use a DV (i.LINK) cable, you can perform one touch recording (DV Full Dubbing feature) ( page 17). 3 Turn on the left side of DVDirect to [STANDALONE]. Please wait. A new blank disc will be formatted automatically. Power button 6 Press the eject ...and insert a disc. Wait until [Formatting the disc.] in the display window disappears, and DVDirect becomes ready for playback. 4 Set the mode switch on the video device and ready it for recording. Eject button This may take some time. You also need to connect audio cables for ...
... Check video cable Menu Select 14 If you use a DV (i.LINK) cable, you can perform one touch recording (DV Full Dubbing feature) ( page 17). 3 Turn on the left side of DVDirect to [STANDALONE]. Please wait. A new blank disc will be formatted automatically. Power button 6 Press the eject ...and insert a disc. Wait until [Formatting the disc.] in the display window disappears, and DVDirect becomes ready for playback. 4 Set the mode switch on the video device and ready it for recording. Eject button This may take some time. You also need to connect audio cables for ...
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... until the display window changes. 10 Press the eject button to continue recording. . You can check video playback in the display window. S-Video B DVD : S VIDEO IN is interrupted), DVDirect pauses and (Record) blinks. the video signal is selected. If no video signals are detected...Stop) to select the correct input. 8 Press (Record) on DVDirect. [Recording] appears in the top left. Continued 15 Video B DVD : VIDEO IN is displayed in the display window and recording. (Record) lights up during Video DVD z HQ Record Recording 00:00:03 PAUSE STOP Note If you play ...
... until the display window changes. 10 Press the eject button to continue recording. . You can check video playback in the display window. S-Video B DVD : S VIDEO IN is interrupted), DVDirect pauses and (Record) blinks. the video signal is selected. If no video signals are detected...Stop) to select the correct input. 8 Press (Record) on DVDirect. [Recording] appears in the top left. Continued 15 Video B DVD : VIDEO IN is displayed in the display window and recording. (Record) lights up during Video DVD z HQ Record Recording 00:00:03 PAUSE STOP Note If you play ...
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DVDirect starts finalizing the disc. Insert the disc to add videos, and then repeat steps 7 to finalize the disc? 11 The following message appears. Finalizing... Hints • If you can play the video DVD with other DVD players or DVD drive of computers. You can add videos on finalizing. • When using a DVD...+RW, this message will be played with other DVD players or DVD drives of computers. To further record videos If you eject a disc without finalizing or DVD+RW disc after recording videos, you select [No], the disc ...
DVDirect starts finalizing the disc. Insert the disc to add videos, and then repeat steps 7 to finalize the disc? 11 The following message appears. Finalizing... Hints • If you can play the video DVD with other DVD players or DVD drive of computers. You can add videos on finalizing. • When using a DVD...+RW, this message will be played with other DVD players or DVD drives of computers. To further record videos If you eject a disc without finalizing or DVD+RW disc after recording videos, you select [No], the disc ...
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Continued 17 MICROMV camcorder is not supported. 3 Turn on the left side of DVDirect to DVDirect with a DV (i.LINK) cable (not supplied). Using DVDirect without a Computer One Touch Recording (DV Full Dubbing) Note Before you start recording, change the [DV Full Dubbing setting] to [ON] in the Setup menu. ( page 33) 1 Connect the supplied power cord...
Continued 17 MICROMV camcorder is not supported. 3 Turn on the left side of DVDirect to DVDirect with a DV (i.LINK) cable (not supplied). Using DVDirect without a Computer One Touch Recording (DV Full Dubbing) Note Before you start recording, change the [DV Full Dubbing setting] to [ON] in the Setup menu. ( page 33) 1 Connect the supplied power cord...
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... and DVDirect starts recording. [Recording] appears in the display window disappears and the display window changes. This may take some time. DVDirect starts recording at the beginning, it is completed. The display window turns on. DV DVD t HQ Menu Remaining 01:00:00 REC 7 Press (Record) to ...eject the disc, and follow step 11 on DVDirect. Power button 6 Press the eject ...
... and DVDirect starts recording. [Recording] appears in the display window disappears and the display window changes. This may take some time. DVDirect starts recording at the beginning, it is completed. The display window turns on. DV DVD t HQ Menu Remaining 01:00:00 REC 7 Press (Record) to ...eject the disc, and follow step 11 on DVDirect. Power button 6 Press the eject ...
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To stop recording Press (Stop). Using DVDirect without a Computer 19 To resume recording, press (Record) again. Note If the DV (i.LINK) cable is disconnected during the recording procedure, DVDirect can no longer detect signals from the video camera depending on the digital video camera and DVDirect again. In this case, turn on the model. To pause recording Press (Record).
To stop recording Press (Stop). Using DVDirect without a Computer 19 To resume recording, press (Record) again. Note If the DV (i.LINK) cable is disconnected during the recording procedure, DVDirect can no longer detect signals from the video camera depending on the digital video camera and DVDirect again. In this case, turn on the model. To pause recording Press (Record).
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... DVD MemoryCard DVD DVD Video Preview Photo View/Print Setup Select 20 Previewing a Video DVD You can play back a disc recorded on a device other than DVDirect or commercial DVD software. 1 Turn on DVDirect. Power button 2 Press < to display the main menu, and press Mm to external devices such as TV. • You cannot play and check the video DVD...
... DVD MemoryCard DVD DVD Video Preview Photo View/Print Setup Select 20 Previewing a Video DVD You can play back a disc recorded on a device other than DVDirect or commercial DVD software. 1 Turn on DVDirect. Power button 2 Press < to display the main menu, and press Mm to external devices such as TV. • You cannot play and check the video DVD...
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...(Stop). Hints • For a DVD+RW disc, the video titles appear in the display window, as in the display window. Using DVDirect without a Computer 3 Press the eject button, and insert a video recorded disc. For a finalized disc The video titles recorded on the disc appear in the case... of a finalized disc. • If you insert a formatted video DVD first, the Auto Setup ...
...(Stop). Hints • For a DVD+RW disc, the video titles appear in the display window, as in the display window. Using DVDirect without a Computer 3 Press the eject button, and insert a video recorded disc. For a finalized disc The video titles recorded on the disc appear in the case... of a finalized disc. • If you insert a formatted video DVD first, the Auto Setup ...
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...a digital camera and can preview the photo backup DVD created by a digital camera. Photo backup DVD ( pages 24, 36) DVD stored the photos (JPEG file) taken by DVDirect with common DVD video discs. See "Compatible writable discs" for ...DVD with commercial DVD players and preview photos as a slide show DVD than a photo backup DVD. • Up to a message appeared when ejecting the disc. Photo DVD to be created The following types of DVDirect or computer DVD drives. Writable discs that can be created with a back ground music. Creating a Photo DVD You can be recorded on DVDs...
...a digital camera and can preview the photo backup DVD created by a digital camera. Photo backup DVD ( pages 24, 36) DVD stored the photos (JPEG file) taken by DVDirect with common DVD video discs. See "Compatible writable discs" for ...DVD with commercial DVD players and preview photos as a slide show DVD than a photo backup DVD. • Up to a message appeared when ejecting the disc. Photo DVD to be created The following types of DVDirect or computer DVD drives. Writable discs that can be created with a back ground music. Creating a Photo DVD You can be recorded on DVDs...
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STANDALONE PC/PRINT 24 SD xD CF Memory Stick Duo CompactFlash Memory Stick SD Card xD-Picture Card Notes • Insert only one memory card slot at a time. • Do not insert a "Memory Stick Duo" with a Memory Stick Duo adaptor into the multi memory card slot. 3 Set the mode switch on the left side of DVDirect to DVDirect. 2 Insert the memory card into a memory card slot. Photo Recording 1 Connect the supplied power cord and AC adaptor to [STANDALONE]. Furthermore you cannot use more than one memory card into its corresponding memory card slot.
STANDALONE PC/PRINT 24 SD xD CF Memory Stick Duo CompactFlash Memory Stick SD Card xD-Picture Card Notes • Insert only one memory card slot at a time. • Do not insert a "Memory Stick Duo" with a Memory Stick Duo adaptor into the multi memory card slot. 3 Set the mode switch on the left side of DVDirect to DVDirect. 2 Insert the memory card into a memory card slot. Photo Recording 1 Connect the supplied power cord and AC adaptor to [STANDALONE]. Furthermore you cannot use more than one memory card into its corresponding memory card slot.
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... wait. 6 Photos in the memory card appears in the display window disappears and the display window changes. Display a photo to record and press (Select) to scroll the photos. Continued 25 M.S. If you intend to put a tick mark. Selected memory card Tick mark Current...1/123 Menu Mark/Unmark REC Scroll bar Press Mm to release the tick mark. Press (Select) again to record all photos when inserting a memory card and displaying photos. The display window turns on DVDirect. Using DVDirect without a Computer 4 Turn on . Power button 5 Press the eject button, and insert a disc. Wait...
... wait. 6 Photos in the memory card appears in the display window disappears and the display window changes. Display a photo to record and press (Select) to scroll the photos. Continued 25 M.S. If you intend to put a tick mark. Selected memory card Tick mark Current...1/123 Menu Mark/Unmark REC Scroll bar Press Mm to release the tick mark. Press (Select) again to record all photos when inserting a memory card and displaying photos. The display window turns on DVDirect. Using DVDirect without a Computer 4 Turn on . Power button 5 Press the eject button, and insert a disc. Wait...
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... OK Cancel Select Select [Yes] and press (Select), and again select [OK] and press (Select). 7 Press (Record) to start recording. [Writing photos to disc.] appears in the display window, recording will be played with other DVD players or DVD drives of computers. Hint You can continuously add photos from another memory card on finalizing. 26...
... OK Cancel Select Select [Yes] and press (Select), and again select [OK] and press (Select). 7 Press (Record) to start recording. [Writing photos to disc.] appears in the display window, recording will be played with other DVD players or DVD drives of computers. Hint You can continuously add photos from another memory card on finalizing. 26...