58RQT9428Copying from a video cassette recordere.g., Connecting to the AV2 or DV input terminals on the fronty Turn off the unit and other video equipment before connecting.DV INL/MONO - AUDIO- RVIDEOS VIDEOAV2 INConnect to Audio/Video output terminals.Other video equipmentDV cable(IEEE 1394, 4-pin) S VideocableÚ Audio/VideocableThis unitIf the audio output of the other equipment is monauralConnect to L/MONO on the AV2 input terminals at the front.Ú The S VIDEO terminal achieves a more vivid picture than theVIDEO terminal.When recording from the unit’s DV terminaly Use only DV cable with ferrite core.y Select the type of audio recording from “Audio Mode for DV Input”in the Setup menu (➡ 91).y When recording from DV equipment (e.g., digital videocamcorder), you can record audio/video recordings from DV tapeonly.y When “Rec for High Speed Copy” (➡ 90) is set to “On” and youmake a copy, the copy will be made using the picture size selectedin “Aspect for Recording” (➡ 89) in the Setup menu.Recording of 16:9 image such as wide broadcasting (➡ 28)Notey If video is copied from another piece of equipment to this unit,then the video quality will be degraded.y While copying from DV input or executing “Recording via AV2input” (➡ 59)– Copy will stop when timer recording starts.– Chasing playback, simultaneous rec and play, switching of thebroadcast or input cannot be performed.Manual recordingHDDPreparationy Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the HDD drive.y When recording bilingual programmes, select “M 1” or “M 2” on theexternal equipment.y When the output signal from the external equipment is NTSC,change “TV System” to “NTSC” in the Setup menu (➡ 92).1 While stoppedPress [INPUT SELECT] to select theinput channel for the equipment youhave connected.e.g., If you have connected to AV2 input terminals, select“AV2”.2 Press [REC MODE] to select therecording mode.y DR, HG, HX, HE, HL, FR mode cannot be selected.3 Start play on the other equipment.4 When you want to start recordingPress [* REC].Recording starts.To skip unwanted partsPress [h] to pause recording. (Press again to restart recording.)To stop recordingPress [g].Using Flexible Recording (➡ 32)Almost all videos and BD-Video/DVD-Video on sale havebeen treated to prevent illegal copying. Any software thathas been treated so, cannot be recorded using this unit.