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    V ersion 1 Softwar e Instruction Manual This software is for use with Windows ® XP only . E[...]

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    2 Read Car efully Befor e Using CANON SOFTW ARE LICENCE AGREEMENT IMPORT ANT : READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULL Y BEFORE CLICKING “YES” A T THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN AND INST ALLING THE SOFTWARE. This agreement (“Agr eement”) is a legal contract between you, either an individual or entity , and Canon Inc. (“Canon”) governing your use of this[...]

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    3 r egulations, or without all necessary appr ovals. 5. SUPPORT AND UPDA TE Neither Canon, nor its subsidiaries, dealers or distributors will be r esponsible for providing maintenance or support for use of the SOFTWARE. No updates, fixes or support will be made available for the SOFTW ARE. 6. LIMITED W ARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY It is your[...]

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    4 SELLER, SO THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS AND EXCLUSIONS MA Y NOT APPL Y TO YOU. 7. TERM This Agreement is ef fective upon your acceptance her eof by clicking “YES” below and remains in ef fect until expiration of all copyright interests in the SOFTW ARE unless earlier terminated. Y ou may terminate this Agreement by destr oying the SOFTWARE including[...]

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    5 Contents Read Carefully Befor e Using .............................................................................................. 2 Read This First .................................................................................................................... 6 Canon camcor der compatible with DV -PC Recorder .............................[...]

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    6 Read This First DV -PC Recorder is a software that enables you to r ecor d on the tape in the camcorder and on the computer hard disk by connecting a camcor der equipped with the DV CONTROL function to a computer using a IEEE1394 (DV) cable. This allows you to start editing the video on the computer right after recor ding (optional editing softwa[...]

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    7 System Requir ements OS Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition or Pr ofessional (installation of Service Pack 1 recommended) Proper operation is not guaranteed on Windows XP that has been upgraded from a pr evious version. CPU Pentium III 800 MHz or more (Pentium 4 or later r ecommended) RAM 128 MB or more (256 MB or mor e r ecommended) Free Har d Dis[...]

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    8 Installing the Softwar e ❍ Do not connect the camcorder to the computer when installing DV -PC Recorder . ❍ Y ou need to log in as an administrator before installing the softwar e. ❍ Close any programs that ar e running befor e installing the software. 1. Start the computer and download the DV -PC Recor der installer from Canon's web s[...]

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    9 Installing the Softwar e 5. Click [Finish]. • Installation is complete and DV -PC Recorder starts automatically . •A dedicated driver will be installed automatically . 6. If the [Found New Har dware Wizar d] window appears, select [Install the softwar e automatically (Recommended)] and click [Next]. If a warning message regar ding the install[...]

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    10 Connecting the Camcor der to the Computer 1. Set the camcor der to a recor ding pr ogram. 2. Activate the DV CONTROL function. For details, r efer to the camcorder instruction manual. 3. Connect the camcor der to the computer using the IEEE1394 (DV) cable. •Y ou do not need to turn off the computer . • Do not deactivate the DV CONTROL functi[...]

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    11 Starting DV -PC Recor der Y ou need to log in as an administrator before starting DV -PC Recorder . 1. Double-click the [DV -PC Recorder] icon on the desktop (or select [DV -PC Recor der] from the [start] menu). DV -PC Recorder starts. 2. Confirm the target folder (video folder) of the video r ecor ding and click [OK]. • If you wish to change [...]

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    12 Starting DV -PC Recorder 1 System menu Displays DV -PC Recorder’ s system menu ( 13). 2 [Record] Displays the control panel for r ecor ding the camcorder pictur e on the hard disk ( 22). 3 [Playback] Displays the control panel for playing back r ecor dings saved on the hard disk ( 25). 4 Camcorder information Shows the camcor der model name an[...]

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    13 Starting DV -PC Recorder System Menu Clicking on the upper left of the Main Panel (or right-clicking the [DV -PC Recor der] icon on the task bar) displays the system menu. The system menu cannot be displayed while a dialog is shown. 2 1 3 1 Close Closes DV -PC Recorder . 2 Help T opics Displays the help topics. 3 About DV -PC Recorder Displays t[...]

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    14 Starting DV -PC Recorder Icon DV -PC Recorder Status Not started Stop mode Recording Frame dropping occurr ed ( 23). Cannot recor d ( 29) Check the setting of the video folder . ❍ If [ ] is not displayed, activate the DV CONTROL function of the camcor der . ❍ When the hard disk status does not allow r ecor ding (e.g. hard disk space is runni[...]

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    15 Setting V ideo Folder , File Name and Recor ding Mode Select the settings such as tar get folder (video folder), file name and recor ding mode befor e recor ding the camcorder pictur e on the har d disk. 1. Click . 2. Click the [General] or [Recor d] tab. 3. Select the settings and click [OK]. The settings will be applied, and the [Option settin[...]

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    16 Setting Video Folder , File Name and Recording Mode [General] T ab 1 2 3 1 Select the video folder settings. [Video folder]: Shows the selected folder . [Performance check]: Checks whether the selected video folder can be used for saving the recor dings ( 18). [Modify]: Selects a differ ent folder . [Create sub-folder]: Cr eates a subfolder with[...]

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    17 Setting Video Folder , File Name and Recording Mode [Record] T ab 1 2 3 1 Select the mode for recor ding on the har d disk. [Standard]: A new folder will be cr eated each time you start r ecording a new scene. [Sequence]: The new scene will be added to the same folder . 2 Select the size of the preview that shows the camcor der pictur e on the c[...]

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    18 Setting Video Folder , File Name and Recording Mode Performance Check Y ou can check whether the selected video folder can be used for saving the r ecordings befor e you start recor ding on the har d disk. 1. In the [Option settings] window , select the [General] tab, select the video folder , and click [Performance check]. 2. Click [Start]. •[...]

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    19 Setting Video Folder , File Name and Recording Mode • The performance check takes 30 seconds. •T o cancel the performance check, click [Stop]. 3. When performance check is complete, r eview the result and click [Close]. •A bar below the red line indicates that frames may be dr opped during r ecording (a part of the picture may not be writt[...]

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    20 Recor ding on the Har d Disk Y ou can r ecord video and audio fr om a connected camcorder on the har d disk of the computer by operating the camcorder or the r ecor ding panel of DV -PC Recor der . ❍ Before you start r ecording: • Make a performance check ( 18) to make sure that the r ecording can be saved to the selected video folder . • [...]

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    21 Recording on the Har d Disk • Recording starts on both the tape in the camcor der and the har d disk. • changes to , and the indicator starts moving. • When the tape r eaches the end, recor ding on the hard disk continues. • When no tape is inserted, or the tape is write-protected, r ecording is saved only on the hard disk. •T o stop r[...]

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    22 Recording on the Har d Disk 3 4 2 1 6 78 9 10 11 12 13 5 1P r eview Shows the camcorder pictur e. When you have selected [No preview] in the [Option settings] window , the preview does not appear during r ecording. When recor ding in [Sequence] mode, the pr eview starts when you r estart r ecording or finalize the file by clicking . 2 Safe mar g[...]

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    23 8 Audio level indicator Indicates the audio level of the channels 1 and 2 of the camcorder . The audio level indicator can be turned on/off by clicking / . • The audio level indicator appears slightly later on the computer screen than on the camcor der scr een. •Y ou can monitor the audio with the computer’ s sound function. If you do not [...]

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    24 Recording on the Har d Disk 2 1 3 1 File name Shows the file name recor ded with DV -PC Recorder . The file information appears when you leave the mouse pointer on the file name for a moment. 2 Information on If frame dropping occurr ed, the position and number of dr opped dropped frames frames are shown her e. 3 Playback When a file name is sel[...]

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    25 Reviewing the Recor ded Pictur e Y ou can r eview the recor ded picture by playing back the file. 1. Click the [Playback] tab. The playback panel appears. 2. Select the file you wish to play back fr om the [File list]. Click the thumbnail of the file you wish to play back. 3. Click (or double-click a thumbnail). • The selected file is played b[...]

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    26 5 [File list] Lists the A VI files. As the default settings, the files in the selected video folder ar e shown and the latest file is listed at the top. : Selects a differ ent folder . : Changes the order of the files. Select an option from the displayed menu. •T o delete a file, right-click the thumbnail and select [Delete] fr om the displaye[...]

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    27 Frame droppings that occurr ed during r ecording ar e indicated in red. Reviewing the Recorded Pictur e 1 2 1 The slider moves to the frame dropping point after the curr ent position. The number of dr opped frames is displayed at the right of this button. 2 The slider moves to the frame dr opping point before the curr ent position. The number of[...]

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    28 Uninstalling the Softwar e Uninstall the software if it has not been installed corr ectly , or if it is not required anymor e. ❍ Close any programs that ar e running, and disconnect the IEEE1394 (DV) cable fr om the camcorder and the computer befor e uninstalling the softwar e. ❍ Y ou need to log in as an administrator before uninstalling th[...]

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    29 Tr oubleshooting Camcorder will not be r ecognized. ➝ A camcorder not supported by DV -PC Recorder is connected. Check if your camcor der is supported by DV - PC Recorder ( 6). ➝ Another device such as a CD-ROM drive or hard disk drive (or r epeater/hub) is connected to the computer’ s IEEE1394 (DV) terminal. Do not connect any devices to [...]

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    30 The preview will not be displayed. ➝ If the preview is not displayed during r ecording, it might be set to [No pr eview] in the [Option settings] window . Select a setting other than [No preview]. ➝ When recor ding in [Sequence] mode, the preview starts when you r estart recor ding or finalize the file by clicking . Tr oubleshooting[...]

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