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IT 2-514-544-12 (1) 7819900878 Video Recordable DVD Drive Operating Instructions JP FR DE ES IT CS VRD-VC20 © 2004 Sony Corporation
IT 2-514-544-12 (1) 7819900878 Video Recordable DVD Drive Operating Instructions JP FR DE ES IT CS VRD-VC20 © 2004 Sony Corporation
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... 37 Installing the software 37 About software 38 Notes on a disc 14 Synchronized recording - i.LINK (DV) cable connection 15 Synchronized recording - AV cable connection 18 Manual recording 22 Additional operations 25 Selecting a recording mode ..... 25 Selecting a chapter interval ..... 25 Creating titles manually .......... 25 ...the drive to a computer 31 Procedure for using the drive as a DVD Recorder Creating DVDs 12 Discs that can be used 12 Recording procedure 12 Recording mode 13 Recording methods 13 About titles and chapters on using other software with the drive ...
... 37 Installing the software 37 About software 38 Notes on a disc 14 Synchronized recording - i.LINK (DV) cable connection 15 Synchronized recording - AV cable connection 18 Manual recording 22 Additional operations 25 Selecting a recording mode ..... 25 Selecting a chapter interval ..... 25 Creating titles manually .......... 25 ...the drive to a computer 31 Procedure for using the drive as a DVD Recorder Creating DVDs 12 Discs that can be used 12 Recording procedure 12 Recording mode 13 Recording methods 13 About titles and chapters on using other software with the drive ...
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...other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by U.S. Also, use of this drive. Unauthorized recording of such material may require authorization from Dolby Laboratories. • is a trademark of Sony Corporation. • Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. • Microsoft and Windows ... Manufactured under these product warranty conditions. ❑ Please note that we cannot accept responsibility for details. Please Record Responsibly Before copying anything onto a disc, please be contrary to make a backup or archive copy of the copyright laws.
...other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by U.S. Also, use of this drive. Unauthorized recording of such material may require authorization from Dolby Laboratories. • is a trademark of Sony Corporation. • Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. • Microsoft and Windows ... Manufactured under these product warranty conditions. ❑ Please note that we cannot accept responsibility for details. Please Record Responsibly Before copying anything onto a disc, please be contrary to make a backup or archive copy of the copyright laws.
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...can write at a maximum speed of 16x when using high speed DVD+R or DVD-R discs. ❑ Adopts the technology to record videos automatically. • DV connection allows the digital camera operates automatically, synchronized with the operations carried out on the connected video ...-controlled operation ❑ A video recordable DVD drive with the operations carried out on this drive as a stand-alone DVD recorder to record videos on Recordable/ Rewritable DVDs directly from connected video cameras and AV devices. ❑ Synchronized recording allows the drive to prevent buffer ...
...can write at a maximum speed of 16x when using high speed DVD+R or DVD-R discs. ❑ Adopts the technology to record videos automatically. • DV connection allows the digital camera operates automatically, synchronized with the operations carried out on the connected video ...-controlled operation ❑ A video recordable DVD drive with the operations carried out on this drive as a stand-alone DVD recorder to record videos on Recordable/ Rewritable DVDs directly from connected video cameras and AV devices. ❑ Synchronized recording allows the drive to prevent buffer ...
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... and closes the disc tray. H SELECT button Selects the mode of the function. J FUNCTION/ENTER button Selects a function to be recorded. Continued 9 Introduction Note The LCD backlight turns on again when any operation during the stand-alone operation. • 1 minute has ...passed after the cable connection during the computercontrolled operation. The LCD backlight turns on . G REC MODE button Selects a recording mode. C Display window The blue LCD backlight goes out automaticaly when: • 5 minutes have passed without any key is disconnected (stand-...
... and closes the disc tray. H SELECT button Selects the mode of the function. J FUNCTION/ENTER button Selects a function to be recorded. Continued 9 Introduction Note The LCD backlight turns on again when any operation during the stand-alone operation. • 1 minute has ...passed after the cable connection during the computercontrolled operation. The LCD backlight turns on . G REC MODE button Selects a recording mode. C Display window The blue LCD backlight goes out automaticaly when: • 5 minutes have passed without any key is disconnected (stand-...
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... supplied AC power adaptor. 10 Display Window The display window works only when the drive is used as a video camera or VCR. M STOP button Stops recording. D S VIDEO IN connector Connect an S VIDEO cable (not supplied) when connecting the drive to the drive. * For DV/Digital8 camcorder input only. B USB ...connector Connect a USB cable when connecting the drive to a video device such as the stand-alone DVD recorder (p. 12), and indicates the following: Rear Panel A Input signal ( p. 15, 18, 22) B Video signal indicator ( p. 15, 18, 22...
... supplied AC power adaptor. 10 Display Window The display window works only when the drive is used as a video camera or VCR. M STOP button Stops recording. D S VIDEO IN connector Connect an S VIDEO cable (not supplied) when connecting the drive to the drive. * For DV/Digital8 camcorder input only. B USB ...connector Connect a USB cable when connecting the drive to a video device such as the stand-alone DVD recorder (p. 12), and indicates the following: Rear Panel A Input signal ( p. 15, 18, 22) B Video signal indicator ( p. 15, 18, 22...
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... the stand-alone operation. Discs that have been created using the following procedure. Note You cannot make additional recording on . m Start recording. 12 m Turn on Recordable/Rewritable DVDs directly from video cameras or VCRs to a computer with the USB cable and the computer is turned...used In stand-alone operation, you can use this drive as VCRs. B Stand-alone Operation - Connect a playback device to record videos on the drive, and insert a disc. Recording procedure You can use only DVD+R (single layer disc), DVD+R DL (double layer disc), DVD-R (single layer disc), ...
... the stand-alone operation. Discs that have been created using the following procedure. Note You cannot make additional recording on . m Start recording. 12 m Turn on Recordable/Rewritable DVDs directly from video cameras or VCRs to a computer with the USB cable and the computer is turned...used In stand-alone operation, you can use this drive as VCRs. B Stand-alone Operation - Connect a playback device to record videos on the drive, and insert a disc. Recording procedure You can use only DVD+R (single layer disc), DVD+R DL (double layer disc), DVD-R (single layer disc), ...
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... by operating the drive and the connected device respectively. Select a recording mode according to your priority - Using the Drive as a DVD Recorder Recording methods The drive features synchronized recording mode and manual recording mode. Recording mode Three recording modes are available. The drive will start /stop recording automatically when it detects signals from the connected playback device. Stand...
... by operating the drive and the connected device respectively. Select a recording mode according to your priority - Using the Drive as a DVD Recorder Recording methods The drive features synchronized recording mode and manual recording mode. Recording mode Three recording modes are available. The drive will start /stop recording automatically when it detects signals from the connected playback device. Stand...
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... Maximum number of sections, called titles, and smaller sub-sections, called chapters. Start Rec. About titles and chapters on which 49 titles have already been recorded. 14 Recording will not be initiated on a disc on a disc What are created automatically at specified intervals (default: 5 minutes), or they can be created manually ( page...
... Maximum number of sections, called titles, and smaller sub-sections, called chapters. Start Rec. About titles and chapters on which 49 titles have already been recorded. 14 Recording will not be initiated on a disc on a disc What are created automatically at specified intervals (default: 5 minutes), or they can be created manually ( page...
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.... i.LINK cable Signal flow 2 Turn on and set up in green. Busy indicator . Continued 15 Using the Drive as a DVD Recorder Synchronized recording - i.LINK (DV) cable connection You can record pictures on Recordable/Rewritable DVDs while playing them back on the drive. The busy indicator lights up the digital video camera. 3 Turn on your...
.... i.LINK cable Signal flow 2 Turn on and set up in green. Busy indicator . Continued 15 Using the Drive as a DVD Recorder Synchronized recording - i.LINK (DV) cable connection You can record pictures on Recordable/Rewritable DVDs while playing them back on the drive. The busy indicator lights up the digital video camera. 3 Turn on your...
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...STOP to [Ready]. Hint The drive switches the input automatically when detecting the video signal (Auto Source Selection function page 30). Eject button Recording side 5 Press REC to "DV" automatically. Make sure "DV" is formatted automatically. A new blank disc is displayed on the display ...window. The drive starts recording at the same time the video camera starts playback. [Recording] appears on the display window, and the REC button lights up during recording. [SIG] on the connected video camera (video signal is receiving signals...
...STOP to [Ready]. Hint The drive switches the input automatically when detecting the video signal (Auto Source Selection function page 30). Eject button Recording side 5 Press REC to "DV" automatically. Make sure "DV" is formatted automatically. A new blank disc is displayed on the display ...window. The drive starts recording at the same time the video camera starts playback. [Recording] appears on the display window, and the REC button lights up during recording. [SIG] on the connected video camera (video signal is receiving signals...
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... devices, you press the following message appears. Using the Drive as a DVD Recorder 7 Press the eject button to finalize the disc after recording ( page 27). To play these discs on the display window. To resume recording, press REC or PAUSE again. Each time you do not operate the digital... video camera for about 10 minutes, recording will stop.) To resume recording, press the Play button on the digital video camera. 17 Note Recording will pause if you need to eject the disc. Stand-alone Operation - The digital video ...
... devices, you press the following message appears. Using the Drive as a DVD Recorder 7 Press the eject button to finalize the disc after recording ( page 27). To play these discs on the display window. To resume recording, press REC or PAUSE again. Each time you do not operate the digital... video camera for about 10 minutes, recording will stop.) To resume recording, press the Play button on the digital video camera. 17 Note Recording will pause if you need to eject the disc. Stand-alone Operation - The digital video ...
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... playback on the video device. To avoid this case, disable the signal for a moment when recording has just started. 1 Connect a video device. In this , set the VCR so that output a video signal to be recorded for back-screen on your video cameras. • The drive has detected a copy protection signal...video cable* Yellow Yellow White Red White Red AV cable Signal flow * When the video camera or VCR has the S VIDEO jack. 18 Synchronized recording - Recording stops. • Videos may not operate properly or entirely in tuner after playback has stopped. In synchronized...
... playback on the video device. To avoid this case, disable the signal for a moment when recording has just started. 1 Connect a video device. In this , set the VCR so that output a video signal to be recorded for back-screen on your video cameras. • The drive has detected a copy protection signal...video cable* Yellow Yellow White Red White Red AV cable Signal flow * When the video camera or VCR has the S VIDEO jack. 18 Synchronized recording - Recording stops. • Videos may not operate properly or entirely in tuner after playback has stopped. In synchronized...
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...on the connected video device (video signal is formatted automatically. A new blank disc is output), for example, to search a scene to be recorded, the drive switches the input to [Ready]. Continued 19 Busy indicator Hint The drive switches the input automatically when detecting the video signal (Auto... Source Selection function page 30). Eject button Recording side . Make sure "SYNC" is displayed on the display window. Make sure "VIDEO"* is displayed on the display window before...
...on the connected video device (video signal is formatted automatically. A new blank disc is output), for example, to search a scene to be recorded, the drive switches the input to [Ready]. Continued 19 Busy indicator Hint The drive switches the input automatically when detecting the video signal (Auto... Source Selection function page 30). Eject button Recording side . Make sure "SYNC" is displayed on the display window. Make sure "VIDEO"* is displayed on the display window before...
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... drive comes in standby for a moment until [Ready] appears. 7 Press the eject button to stop recording. [STOP] appears on the display window. If the drive detects no video signals after recording ( page 27). 20 When the video signal is receiving signals from the video device. Note When using...-RW disc and ejecting the disc, the following message appears. REC 5 Start playback on the video device. [Recording] appears on the display window and the REC button lights up during recording. [SIG] on the drive. 4 Press REC on the display window indicates that the drive is interrupted, the...
... drive comes in standby for a moment until [Ready] appears. 7 Press the eject button to stop recording. [STOP] appears on the display window. If the drive detects no video signals after recording ( page 27). 20 When the video signal is receiving signals from the video device. Note When using...-RW disc and ejecting the disc, the following message appears. REC 5 Start playback on the video device. [Recording] appears on the display window and the REC button lights up during recording. [SIG] on the drive. 4 Press REC on the display window indicates that the drive is interrupted, the...
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Using the Drive as a DVD Recorder To pause recording Press PAUSE. [Pause] appears on the video device. To resume recording, press REC or PAUSE again. Each time you stop playback on the display window. Recording pauses also when you press TIME, the time passed within the current title or the time remaining within the disc appears in turn. 21 To resume recording, restart playback. Stand-alone Operation - To check the time passed or remaining Press TIME.
Using the Drive as a DVD Recorder To pause recording Press PAUSE. [Pause] appears on the video device. To resume recording, press REC or PAUSE again. Each time you stop playback on the display window. Recording pauses also when you press TIME, the time passed within the current title or the time remaining within the disc appears in turn. 21 To resume recording, restart playback. Stand-alone Operation - To check the time passed or remaining Press TIME.
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The busy indicator lights up in green. Busy indicator 3 Press the eject button, and insert a disc. Eject button Recording side 22 See "Synchronized recording - A new blank disc is formatted automatically. i.LINK (DV) cable connection" on the display window changes to [Ready]. Wait until [Format] on page 15 or "Synchronized recording - AV cable connection" on page 18. 2 Turn on the drive. Manual recording You can start/pause/stop recording manually by operating the drive and the connected device respectively. 1 Connect a video device.
The busy indicator lights up in green. Busy indicator 3 Press the eject button, and insert a disc. Eject button Recording side 22 See "Synchronized recording - A new blank disc is formatted automatically. i.LINK (DV) cable connection" on the display window changes to [Ready]. Wait until [Format] on page 15 or "Synchronized recording - AV cable connection" on page 18. 2 Turn on the drive. Manual recording You can start/pause/stop recording manually by operating the drive and the connected device respectively. 1 Connect a video device.
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...If you have connected an i.LINK cable, display [DV]. Using the Drive as a DVD Recorder 4 Select the recording conditions. Turn off [SYNC] by pressing INPUT SELECT. Continued 23 SYNC INPUT SELECT To select a recording mode, see "Selecting automatic playback mode" on page 26. 5 On the video device, search... or [DV] appears in the playback pause mode. 6 Press REC on the drive, and start playback, see "Selecting a recording mode" on page 25. REC . To select how to record and set it in sequence. Stand-alone Operation - Each time you want to start playback on the connected device...
...If you have connected an i.LINK cable, display [DV]. Using the Drive as a DVD Recorder 4 Select the recording conditions. Turn off [SYNC] by pressing INPUT SELECT. Continued 23 SYNC INPUT SELECT To select a recording mode, see "Selecting automatic playback mode" on page 26. 5 On the video device, search... or [DV] appears in the playback pause mode. 6 Press REC on the drive, and start playback, see "Selecting a recording mode" on page 25. REC . To select how to record and set it in sequence. Stand-alone Operation - Each time you want to start playback on the connected device...
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... title or the time remaining within the disc appears in turn. 24 7 Press STOP to eject the disc. To pause recording Press PAUSE. [Pause] appears on the video device. To resume recording, press REC or PAUSE again. To check the time passed or remaining Press TIME. Note When using DVD+R, DVD-R, or... DVD-RW disc and ejecting the disc, the following message appears. Wait for a moment until [Ready] appears. 8 Press the eject button to stop recording. [STOP] appears on the display window, and stop playback on the display window.
... title or the time remaining within the disc appears in turn. 24 7 Press STOP to eject the disc. To pause recording Press PAUSE. [Pause] appears on the video device. To resume recording, press REC or PAUSE again. To check the time passed or remaining Press TIME. Note When using DVD+R, DVD-R, or... DVD-RW disc and ejecting the disc, the following message appears. Wait for a moment until [Ready] appears. 8 Press the eject button to stop recording. [STOP] appears on the display window, and stop playback on the display window.
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...Each time you press the button, [HQ], [SP], or [SLP] appears in sequence. The videos are recorded as one chapter until you stop recording. 25 Pressing REC during recording To create chapters manually Select [None] for [Auto Chp]. Note You cannot do this operation during.... 1 Display [Auto Chp] by pressing FUNCTION/ENTER. Creating titles manually Stop recording. The videos are recorded as a DVD Recorder Additional operations Selecting a recording mode Press REC MODE. See page 13 for details on the recording mode. Using the Drive as one title until you press the button, [5...
...Each time you press the button, [HQ], [SP], or [SLP] appears in sequence. The videos are recorded as one chapter until you stop recording. 25 Pressing REC during recording To create chapters manually Select [None] for [Auto Chp]. Note You cannot do this operation during.... 1 Display [Auto Chp] by pressing FUNCTION/ENTER. Creating titles manually Stop recording. The videos are recorded as a DVD Recorder Additional operations Selecting a recording mode Press REC MODE. See page 13 for details on the recording mode. Using the Drive as one title until you press the button, [5...