Sony VRD-MC6 manual

© 2009 Sony Corporation 4-156-864- 12 (1) Selecting copy mo de 8 Introduc ing DVDir ect 22 Prepara tions for Reco rding 29 Copy ing From a ca mera 38 Copy ing From Vide o Device s 54 Copy ing P hot os 59 Previewing in the d isplay window 64 Setup 66 Troubl eshooti ng/ Ref ere nces 71 Ad diti ona l In form at ion 84 Multi-Function DVD Recorder Oper[...]

2 WARNING To reduc e the risk of fire or ele ctric shock, do n ot expo se th is ap parat us to rain or moisture . Apparat us shall no t be e xposed t o dripp ing or splashin g and no objec ts filled wit h liquids, such as vases, shall b e placed on the apparatus. Do not i nstall this equipment in a confin ed space such as a bookshe lf or si milar u[...]

3 7) Do not b lock a ny ventil ation openings. Instal l in accor dance wit h the manufac turer’s i nstructions. 8) Do not instal l near a ny heat sources such as radiator s, heat registers, stoves, or other appara tus (including am plifiers) th at produ ce heat . 9) Do no t def eat the safe ty pu rpos e of th e polari zed or ground ing-type plu g[...]

4 Notes on AC power adapte r • Pleas e ensure that the socket outlet is installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessi ble. • Be sure to use the suppli ed AC adapter and power cord. • Do not use any other AC adapter. It may cause a malfunction. • Connect the AC adapter to an easily accessible socket outlet. • Do not touch th e A[...]

5 • DVDirect, Handycam, CyberSho t, Memory Stick and thei r logos are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. • AVCHD and the AVCHD logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation and Panasonic Corporation. • “PLAYSTATION” is a registered t rademark of Sony Computer E ntertainment Inc. • Other system and product n ames used he[...]

6 Safety Regulations .......... ...... ....... ... 2 Find a type o f copy mode .......... ...... 8 Type of co py mode A Record HD video as is ............. .... 10 Type of co py mode B Down-convert video s to SD (Standard Definitio n) quality ........ 12 Type of co py mode C Reco rd SD (Stan dard De finition) video as is ................ ...... ...[...]

7 Previewing Videos...... ...... .......... ... 64 Opera tions dur ing p laybac k ........ 64 Previewing Photos ..... ...... .......... ... 65 Opera tions dur ing p laybac k ........ 65 Using the Setup Me nu......... ....... ... 66 Rec Q uality (REC mode) .. ........ .... 66 Auto Sto p Time r..... ........ ...... ........ . 6 6 Auto Cha pter ... ..[...]

8 Sele cting a co py mod e Selecting co py mode Find a type of copy mode Depen ding on your video dev ice or the typ e of disc you ar e creatin g, you ca n selec t the c opy mode and de vice co nnect ion tha t best serve s your nee ds. Select the type of disc to crea te The following explains about selecting a copy mode of video. For details on cop[...]

9 About Han dycam ® In this man ual, Handyca m ® refer s to a S ony camc order. High De finition H andycam ® and AVCHD Handycam ® ref er to a Sony HD (High De finitio n) camco rder. Which device did you use to capture the video? What image quality does the video have? : High Definition : St andard Definit ion Sony H igh Defi niti on Digital vid[...]

10 A A What is the recording medi a? Connection and setup Type of copy mode Record HD video as is HDD Buil t-i n memo ry Memory Card 8cm D isc DV tape (HDV format) b page 31 b page 31 b page 36 You can record by down- converti ng to SD (Stand ard Definitio n). See Ty pe of copy mode B (page 12) for de tails. Use a USB cabl e (supplied with camera o[...]

11 Select the copy mode and create a disc! page 51 page 51* 4 page 51* 2 One Touch Disc Burn Press the b utton on camera page 38 page 38 page 38 Copy ing A ll Contents The enti re contents of camera page 40 page 40 page 40 Copying Only New Video Only t he new co nten ts of cam era page 42 page 42 page 42 Copy ing Playlist* 3 Playlist contents on ca[...]

12 Type of copy mode Down-convert videos to S D (S tan dard Definition) quality What is the recording medi a? Connection and setup HDD Buil t-i n memo ry 8cm D isc Memory Card DV tape (HDV format) b page 34 b page 34 b page 34 b page 34 b page 34 b page 33 Use an AV cable (supplied with camera or sold separately) Use an AV cable (supplied with came[...]

13 page 49 page 49 page 49 page 49 page 56 Select the copy mode and create a disc! Copying Man ually Recording while operating camera page 54 page 56 Copying Al l Content s The entire contents of camera Copy ing M anu ally Recording while operating ca mera 13 Selecting c opy mode[...]

14 A A A What is the recording medi a? Connection and setup Type of copy mode Record SD (Standard De finition) video as is HDD Buil t-i n memo ry 8cm D isc Memory Card DV tape (HDV format) All of the above media b page 31 b page 31 b page 31 b page 36 Use a USB cabl e (supplied with camera or sold separately) Use a USB cabl e (supplied with camera [...]

15 page 5 1 page 51 * 4 — page 51 * 2 One To uch Disc Burn Press the but ton on camera page 38 page 38 page 38 page 38 Copying All Contents The entir e contents of camera page 40 page 40 — page 40 Copy ing O nly New Video On ly the new c onte nts of camera page 42 page 42 — page 42 Copying Play list * 3 Play list co ntents o n camera page 44 [...]

16 A A A What is the recording medi a? Connection and setup Type of copy mode Record SD (Standard De finition) video as is HDD Buil t-i n memo ry 8cm D isc Memory Card DV tape D8 (Digital8) tape All of the above media Othe r medi a (8mm tape, MIC ROMV t ape, etc .) b page 31 b page 31 b page 31 b page 36 Use a USB cabl e (supplied with camera or so[...]

17 Select the copy mode and create a disc! page 5 1 page 51 * 2 — — One Touc h Disc Burn Press t he button on cam era page 3 8 page 3 8 page 3 8 page 3 8 Copy ing A ll Contents The enti re content s of camera page 40 page 40 — page 40 Copy ing O nly New Video On ly the new c onte nts of camera page 42 page 42 — page 42 Copy ing Play list Pl[...]

18 What is the recording media of your video device? Connection and setup for your video device You cannot record via a USB cable. Type of copy mode Connect other video de vice and record SD (Standard Defi nition) video b page 33 b page 34 Video device wi th AV OUT Use a DV (i .LINK) cable (sold separately) Use an AV cable (supplied with DVDirect o[...]

19 Select the copy mode and create a disc! — p age 56 page 54 page 56 Copying Al l Content s The entire contents of camera Copyin g Manually Recording while operating the came ra 19 Selecting c opy mode[...]

20 A Copying a photo Photos are recorded as a JPEG file. You can create a slideshow of the disc contents. What is the recording media or memory card? Connection and setup Memory Card 8cm Di sc Built-in memory HDD “Memo ry Stick Duo ” “Memo ry Stick” SD Card xD Pict ure Card b page 31 Use a USB cabl e (supplied with camera or sold separately[...]

21 JPEG JPEG Slideshow Select the copy mode and create a disc! page 5 9 Copying Al l Con te nt s The entire co ntents of camera page 61 Copy in g Vis ual Index Lists Select by a scene/ shooting date page 5 9 Copying Al l Con te nt s The entire co ntents of camera page 61 Copy in g Vis ual Index Lists Select by a scene/ shooting date The created dis[...]

22 Before yo u start reco rding vide o or photo cont ents to a disc, read the “Se lecting c opy mode” pages. “Selec ting copy mo de” shows yo u the requir ed connec tions for your d evice and gu ides you through th e recordi ng process. Introducin g DVDi rect About t his ma nual Selec ting co py mode (pag e 8) Use the ch art “Fi nd a type[...]

23 Introdu cing DVDi rect Icons In thi s manual, section headi ngs have d ifferent i cons de pending on the device or op eration. Use the se icons to de termine t he connec tion or dev ice opera tion. About H andycam ® In this manual, Handyc am ® refers to a Sony camcorde r. High Defin ition Hand ycam ® refer s to an HD (Hi gh Definiti on) c omp[...]

24 You can easily re cord videos or photo s using the DVDirect. You ca n record HD (High Def inition) vi deos taken w ith a Sony di gital vide o camera o r digital stil l c amer a. Cr eate d di scs can be p laye d o n an A VCHD c ompa tibl e de vice . Fo r det ai ls ab out AVCH D disc comp atibility, see “Notes on HD (H igh Defin ition) disc co m[...]

25 Introdu cing DVDi rect •P h o t o s - phot os (JPEG format ) taken by a digit al video camera - phot os (JPEG format ) taken by a digital still camera The abi lity to copy de pends on your d evice, r ecording m edia, type of video/pho tos or d isc type you are creating. For det ails, see page 6 an d select the correspo nding conn ection and op[...]

26 Plea se confi rm that t he pack age cont ains th e follow ing item s. If any of these items are m issing or damag ed, please c ontact your de aler. The number in parenthe ses indicate s the number of ite ms. VRD-MC6 (DVDirect ) (1) AC adapter (1) AC power cord (1) Operatin g Instruc tions (this document) (1) b Not e • Use an AC power cor d app[...]

27 Introdu cing DVDi rect Fron t and sid es A AUDIO IN connectors (pag e 34) B VIDEO IN connector (page 34) C DV IN connector (pa ge 33) D USB (Typ e A) port (page 31) E 1 (power) button (pag e 29) F Top pane l (page 28) G Disc t ray ( page 30 ) H Emerge ncy eje ct hole If you ca nnot op en the di sc tray with th e Z (eject) button, turn off the DV[...]

28 Top pane l A Dis pl ay win do w Displa ys the op erati on scr een, and image s from a pl ayback devi ce o r memory card . B V / v / B / b cursor / ENT ER butt on (pages 56, 64 , 65) C RETU RN b utton ( page 66) D STOP button (pa ges 38, 5 6, 64, 65) E RECORD button (p ages 38, 56) Rear pa nel A DC IN co nnector (p age 29) b Not e • Metal lic p[...]

29 Preparatio ns for R ecording 1 Connect the supplied AC power cord to the AC adapter. 2 Insert the power plug of the AC adapter into the DVDirect’s DC IN connector. 3 Insert the pow er pl ug of t he AC p ower cord into a power outlet. b Notes • Be sure to use the supplied AC power cord and the AC adapter. • Do not u se damaged cables, such [...]

30 1 Press the Z (eject) button. The disc tr ay ejec ts. The di sc tray open s halfway . Open i t fully by han d. 2 Place the disc in the disc tray with its reco rding side down, and push th e disc tray i n the direction o f the arrow. b Not e • Do not touch th e recording side of the disc. Push th e disc until it cli cks into plac e. Push th e d[...]

31 Preparatio ns for R ecording For types of c onnection and set tings, see the “Connec tion and setup for your Hand ycam ® / video de vice” sect ion for your “T ype of copy mode ( A - E )” on pag es 10 t hrough 2 0. 1 Turn on the camera. b Note • For the camcorder, make s ure that the AC power cord is connect ed to the AC a dapter. z Hi[...]

32 Button na mes on the [USB SELECT] screen z Hints • Depending on the model, USB connection may comp lete simply by connecting the camera to the DVDirect ([USB mode] screen appears). In this cas e, s electing the recording media is unnecessary. • If you r camera has a [US B SPEED] setting, sp ecify [AUTO] ( [AUTO] is the default setting). Sony[...]

33 Preparatio ns for R ecording 1 Turn on the camera. b Note • For the camera, make sure that the AC pow er cord is connected to the AC adapter. 2 Set the cam era to playback m ode. • Playback operation differs among cameras. For most cameras, switch the power/mode button to playback, PLAY/EDIT or VTR mode to play video. For details, refer to t[...]

34 1 Turn on the vide o device . b Not e • For the ca mera, make s ure that th e AC power cord is connected to the AC adapter. 2 Operate the video device to start playback of video. • Playback operation differs among video devices. For most cameras, switch the power/mode butto n to playback, PLAY/EDIT or VTR mode to play vide o or perform recor[...]

35 Preparatio ns for R ecording A/V OUT A/V VIDEO IN L AUDIO IN R AUDIO IN conn ectors A/V OUT con nector VIDEO I N connec tor AV cable (not supplied or s upplied with the video device) or[...]

36 When copying videos or photo s from a memory card, i nsert the memory card i nto its correspon ding memor y card slot on the DVD irect. Insert a memo ry card into its corresp onding slot. Push the memory card into the slot u ntil yo u hear a click . To re move, push the ca rd and pull out. b Not es • Do not use more than one memory card slot a[...]

37 Preparatio ns for R ecording After the power is turned on , the DVDirect au tomatically detects inserted memo ry cards, discs, an d input signals from con nected devi ces. A message indicating how to prepare for recording then appea rs in the displa y window. By th is message, you ca n automa tically mov e on to the re cording pr ocedure yo u in[...]

38 This mode allow s you to record videos ont o a d isc fr om a camera co nnecte d to th e DVDirect or memory card inserted into the slot with a singl e touch of the (record) button. Th is is one of the sim pler cop y modes, elimina ting t he ne ed to s elect videos. Initially, turn on th e DVDirect (page 29), insert a di sc (page 30) and c onnect [...]

39 Copy ing From a ca mera 3 Change to a blank disc when the message [Insert a b lank DVD.] appears. If the cont ents do no t fit onto a single disc, th e disc wi ll be eject ed automat icall y when it becomes fu ll. Remove the created disc and insert a bla nk one. Recor ding w ill re sum e autom ati cally. 4 Remove the created d isc. The disc is f[...]

40 You can cop y only ne wly-reco rded conten ts whose previ ous content s have alrea dy bee n reco rded onto a di sc (b y selectin g [Increme ntal] or One To uch Disc Burn). As the DVDi rect automati cally detects new ly recorded vide os, you do not need to searc h for them yo urself. Initially, turn on th e DVDirect (page 29), insert a di sc (pag[...]

41 Copy ing From a ca mera 3 Change to a blank disc when the message [Insert a b lank DVD.] appears. If the cont ents do no t fit onto a single disc, th e disc wi ll be eject ed automat icall y when it becomes fu ll. Remove the created disc and insert a bla nk one. Recor ding w ill re sum e autom ati cally. 4 Press the Z (eject) button to eject the[...]

42 This mode all ows you to re cor d vi deos within a Playlist crea ted on your cam era. For deta ils o n creati ng a P layli st, ref er to your cam era’s operating instructions. Initially, turn on th e DVDirect (page 29), insert a di sc (page 30) and c onnect ca bles for re cor din g (pa ge 31) . b Not e • See “Notes on copying o n discs” [...]

43 Copy ing From a ca mera 3 Change to a blank disc when the message [Insert a b lank DVD.] appears. If the cont ents do no t fit onto a single disc, th e disc wi ll be eject ed automat icall y when it becomes fu ll. Remove the created disc and insert a bla nk one. Recor ding w ill re sum e autom ati cally. 4 Press the Z (eject) button to eject the[...]

44 You can recor d vide os sel ecte d by vi ewing thumbn ails. Initially, turn on th e DVDirect (page 29), insert a di sc (page 30) and c onnect ca bles for re cor din g (pa ge 31) . b Not e • See “Notes on copying o n discs” on page 2 5 previously. 1 Confirm the message in the display w indow. When the DVDi rect det ects si gnals from a came[...]

45 Copy ing From a ca mera 5 Press the (record) button to start recording. The DVDirect starts t he recording process. The (record) bu tton lights up during rec ording. The following appears in the d isplay window. 6 Change to a blank disc when the message [Insert a b lank DVD.] appears. If the cont ents do no t fit onto a single disc, th e disc wi[...]

46 9 Press V or v to select [OK] and press the ENTER button. When fin alizin g has comp leted, the di sc tray opens. To stop recordi ng Press the (stop) button when replacing a disc. You cannot stop while re cording i s in progress.[...]

47 Copy ing From a ca mera When yo u have more tha n one 8cm disc to copy, yo u can consol idate a nd record th eir contents on to a single, standard 12cm disc. Initially, turn on the DVDirect (page 29), inser t a disc ( page 30 ) and con nect a USB cable for re cording (pa ge 31). b Note • See “Notes on copying on discs” on page 25 previousl[...]

48 5 To finalize the disc, press V or v to select [Yes] and press the ENTER but ton. If you select [No], the disc w ill be ejec ted without being fin alized. Yo u can skip step 6 below. z Hin t • To fi nalize a dis c means to m ake the disc playable on other DV D devices. For det ails about finaliz ing, refe r to [F inalize disc] on page 68. 6 Pr[...]

49 Copy ing From a ca mera This mode allows y ou to r ecord vi deo on the DVDir ect whil e cont rolli ng play back manua lly on the conn ected came ra. Initially, turn on the DVDirect (page 29), insert a disc ( page 30 ) and conne ct an audio/ video cabl e (AV cabl e) for record ing (pag e 34). z Hint • If all the preparations are complete f or c[...]

50 To pause recording Press the (recor d) button during record ing. To resum e recording, press the (recor d) butt on agai n. 5 Press the (stop) button to stop recording. 6 To record an ad ditional video, repeat steps 4 and 5. 7 Press the Z (eject) button to eject the disc when recording is com ple te . A message asking wh ether to fina lize the di[...]

51 Copy ing From a ca mera This m ode allows y ou to r ecord video from a camera on to a disc by simply pr essin g DIS C BURN on the ca mera. You can record addi tional video on to a disc that has been p revio usly r ecord ed on, as w ith copyin g only new vid eos (page 40). 1 Turn on the DVDirect (page 29) and insert a d isc (page 30). 2 Turn on t[...]

52 4 Touch DISC BURN o n the camera’s LCD screen, or press the DISC BURN ( ) button on the camcorder. The DVDirect star ts the recording process. If the came ra’s media has both HD (High Definition) and SD (Sta ndard Definition ) videos: HD ( High D efiniti on) vide os are recor ded on to the di sc (p age 2 5). b Not es • Depending on the cam[...]

53 Copy ing From a ca mera z Hint • To finalize a disc means to ma ke the disc playable on other DVD devices. For details about finalizing, ref er to [Finalize dis c] on page 68. 8 Press V or v to select [OK] and press the ENTER button. When fina lizi ng has completed , the disc tray o pen s. To stop re cording Press the (stop) butto n when repla[...]

54 This mo de all ows you to reco rd the entire video tape con tent onto a disc. T he DVDirect automat ically controls playback on the connec ted vi deo de vice. Initially, turn on th e DVDirect (page 29), insert a di sc (page 30) and c onnect a DV (i.LINK) cable for recordi ng (page 33). z Hin t • If all the preparations are complete for copying[...]

55 Copying From Video Devi ces To pau se reco rding Press the (reco rd) button du ring recording. To resume recordi ng, press the (rec ord) butto n agai n. To st op re cordi ng Press the (stop) but ton, and the n press the R ETUR N butto n. The DVDirect stops recording and returns to the display wi ndow in step 4. 6 Remove the created d isc. The di[...]

56 This mod e allows you to record video on the DVDirect while controlling playback manua lly on the conn ected vi deo devic e. Initially, turn on th e DVDirect (page 29), insert a di sc (page 30) and c onnect ca bles for r ecording ( pages 33 and 34). z Hin t • If all the preparations are complete for copying, the DVDirect detects a signal from [...]

57 Copying From Video Devi ces z Hint • When the prompt message [Format disc for DV/ VIDEO recording?] appears after inserting a blank disc, select [OK]. Forma tting a disc may take several seconds to complete. You cannot record HD (High Definition ) videos onto a formatted disc under this message. 5 Operate the video device to s tart playback, a[...]

58 8 Press the Z (eject) button to eject the disc when recording is com ple te . 9 To finalize the disc, press V or v to select [Yes] and press the ENTER but ton. If you select [No] and press b , the disc will b e eject ed wi thout bei ng fi nalized . You can ski p step 10 below. z Hin t • To fi nalize a dis c means to m ake the disc playable on [...]

59 Copying Ph otos This mo de allows you t o record pho tos onto a dis c fro m a c amera co nnect ed t o the DVDirect, or a memo ry card inser ted into any of mem ory card slots, with a single touch of the (record ) button. T his is one of the simple r copy modes, eli minati ng the need to s elect photos s tored on your camer a or memory card. Init[...]

60 If you select [No], the disc w ill be ejec ted without being fin alized. Yo u can skip steps 5 and 6. z Hin t • To fi nalize a dis c means to m ake the disc playable on other DV D devices. For det ails about finaliz ing, refe r to [F inalize disc] on page 68. 5 Press V or v to select [OK] and press the ENTER button. 6 To create the slideshow ,[...]

61 Copying Ph otos You ca n record pho tos selected by viewi ng thumb nails. Initially, turn on the DVDirect (page 29), insert a disc ( page 30 ) and conne ct cabl es for record ing (page 31). 1 Confirm the message in the display window. When the DVDi rect detects a signal from a camera conne cted t o the USB por t or a me mory ca rd inser ted in t[...]

62 5 Press the (record) button to start recording. The DVDirect star ts the recording process. The (recor d) button li ghts up during recording . The following appear s in the disp lay w indow. 6 Press the Z (eject) button to eject the disc when recording is com ple te . A message asking wh ether to fina lize the disc appears. Go to st ep 7. If [Sl[...]

63 Copying Ph otos z Hints • When cr eating the slideshow, bo th photos (JPEG files) and slides how with SD (Standard Definition) pic ture qua lity are cop ied onto t he disc. • It takes some time to complete finalizing for the slideshow disc. The amount of time it takes to complete the slideshow disc depends on the number and size of the photo[...]

64 You can pl ay back on ly dis cs create d with the DVDirect. b Not es • You cannot play back disc s created with a video device other than the DVDirect. The DVDirect does not support playback of com mercial DVDs or contents on a memory card inser ted to the DVDirect. • When you preview a video, there is no sound. • You cannot output vi deos[...]

65 Previewing in the display wi ndow You ca n play back onl y discs crea ted with the DVDir ect. b Notes • You cannot p lay back discs created with a video device other than t he DVDirect. The DVDirect does not suppor t playback of commercial DVDs or contents on a memory card insert ed to the DVDirect. • When y ou preview a video, t here is no [...]

66 You can c hange the var ious sett ings for creating discs in the Setup Menu sc reen. 1 Turn on the DVDirect and press the RETURN button . The [Men u] dis pla y appe ars. 2 Press V or v to select [Setup], and press the ENTER button. 3 Press V or v to select a menu item to confirm or change, and press the ENTER button. c indi cate s the d efau lt [...]

67 Setup Spec ify the time inte rva l at whi ch cha pter s are cr eated automa tical ly on an SD (Standard De finition) disc. Auto Ch apt er is availa ble when yo u use the DV IN connector or VIDEO IN connector to conne ct your v ideo device . OFF No chapters are inser ted. c 5 minutes Inserts c hapters a t approxi mately 5-m inute intervals . 10 m[...]

68 If you ejec t a disc without finalizing, you can finali ze it later. z Hin ts • To fi nalize a dis c means to m ake the disc playable on other DV D devices. If you do not finalize the disc with the DVDirect, the disc cannot be played on other DVD devices. • You cannot add videos o r photos t o a finalized disc. • When using a DVD+RW disc a[...]

69 Setup 2 Press V or v to select [Yes] and press the ENTE R button. 3 Press V or v to select [Yes] and press the ENTE R button. The DVDirect sta rts erasing t he disc. When the mes sage [Comp lete] appear s, erasing has co mpleted . You can ch eck t he syst em soft ware v ersio n of the DVDi rect . Select [System Info ] to view the ve rsion of sys[...]

70 • You cannot record to a disc if th e DVDirect’s color system is different from the color system of the connect ed camcorder. • A disc will not be playable, if the DVDirect’s color system setting used for recording is different from the playback device. Select the languag e for the display window. Language[...]

71 Troubles hooting /Reference s If you ex perience any of t he followi ng diff icul ties whil e usi ng the DVDi rect , use this trou bleshooti ng guide to help remedy the proble m before reque sting repairs. Refe r als o to the ope ratin g ins truct ions of your cam era or video de vices. To create an SD (Standard Def init ion) video di sc by down[...]

72 • Make s ure th at the a udio/v ideo ca ble is connected prope rly to A/V OUT of the video devi ce. • The DVDirect is not detecting input signals from the conne cted video devic e. Turn on the vid eo devi ce, and c onfigure or oper ate it to start playback. • Make s ure that a corr ect i nput ty pe is selected. Sel ect [VIDEO IN] of [Video[...]

73 Troubles hooting /Reference s • C heck tha t the DV Dire ct i s corr ec tly connecte d to the output on the video device. • Disconnect all cables. Turn the DVDirect and video devic e off, then on again. Reconne ct the vi deo devic e to the DVDirect. Insert DVD creat ed by this un it. • A dis c created by anoth er device has been inserted. [...]

74 XX/YY videos are not recordable. Continue c opying? • HD (High Definition ) video taken in REC mode at a bit rate ex ceeding 18Mbps, such as in [HD FX] mode (for exam ple, Hig h Definition Handy camR) is containe d in a camera or memo ry card. Such vide o does not comply with AVCHD form at. Select [Yes] to record ot her than the above conditio[...]

75 Troubles hooting /Reference s The foll owing w ritabl e discs are comp atible with the DVDi rect. H owever , not all disc opera tion s are supp ort ed. z Hint • The DVDir ect supports both CPRM and non-CPRM di scs. b Note • Blu-ray di sc, DVD-R DL (Double layer), CD-R, CD-RW and 8cm discs are not supported. Notes on usin g discs • When a d[...]

76 • When co pying HD (Hi gh Definitio n) videos, always use a new disc. You ca nnot add HD (High Defi nition) vide os to the same disc to which you have pr eviou sly recorded HD (High Definitio n) videos. • The quali ty of commerci ally-mad e recordable di scs can vary. S ub-standard di scs may not record no rmally. • Some rec orded disc s c[...]

77 Troubles hooting /Reference s • Inser t a “Memor y Stick” into the Mu lti memo ry card sl ot, and i nsert a “ Memory St ick Duo” into the “M emory Stick Duo” slot. When insert ing a “Memory Stick Duo” wi th an adapt er into t he Multi memory card s lot, the DVDirec t may n ot work pr operly . • Not all mem ory ca rd op erat i[...]

78 When re cording vi deo, the len gth of time re quired for re cording de pends on the R EC mode setting (F H, HQ, SP, or LP) use d to shoot the vide o and the numb er of scenes th e video contains. Typically , more time is requi red to record vi deos onto a di sc if the video wa s recorde d with a high er image qua lity (bit rate) setting. The ch[...]

79 Troubles hooting /Reference s The ch art be low p rovid es a gener al est imate of d isc sp ace ( reco rdabl e tim e) ava ilab le for recording videos onto a disc. HD (High D efiniti on) discs (A VCHD fo rmat) The record able vid eo length dep ends on the REC mode setting on the camera. SD (Sta ndard Definiti on) d iscs (USB connec tion or “M [...]

80 The DVDirect creates a DVD Menu on an SD (Standard Definition) disc and a slideshow disc. The DVD Menu is displa yed each t ime a dis c is i nserted int o a play er and ca n be used to sele ct videos from da tes or thumbnails. Acco rding to the type of d isc being create d and t he dev ice co nnection used f or record ing, disc configu ration va[...]

81 Troubles hooting /Reference s For each title, chapt ers (breakpoin ts of a video on t he disc) are automati cally crea ted by scene be tween the poi nt wher e you start an d stop shootin g on the came ra. • If you copy videos re corded in a v ariety of REC m odes (H Q, SP, etc. setting o n the camera), differe nt aspe ct ratio s (16: 9 or 4: 3[...]

82 Configu ration o f HD (Hi gh Defin ition) dis cs • The DV D M enu canno t be c reated. • Cha pter s (br eakp oints of a vid eo on the disc ) are aut omati call y crea ted by sc ene betwee n the poin t where you start and stop shoo ting on the came ra. • An HD (High Definiti on) video disc cannot b e previewed on the DVDirect’s di splay w[...]

83 Troubles hooting /Reference s b Note • Some players may not be able to display the DVD Menu. z Hints • You can use factory-set images or your favorite photo as a background image for the DVD Menu screen (page 67). • You can set background music while playing a slideshow disc (page 67).[...]

84 Opera tion and st orage conditio ns Avoi d usi ng or s tor ing th e DVDir ect in hot or humid lo cations, or plac es where it might be subjec t to severe vibr ation or direc t sunlight. Clea ning Use a soft , dry cl oth to cle an the externa l surfa ces o f the DVDirec t. Do not u se an abras iv e, disp osa ble cl oth su ch as pap er towels, as [...]

85 Additi onal I nformat ion the DVDirect is accessing it, as data may be rende red unreadab le.[...]

86 Crea table di scs • Standar d Defini tion (SD ) disc • High Definition (HD) disc (AVCHD format ) • Photo disc (JPEG files, Data DVD) • Slideshow disc (JPEG files, DVD- VIDEO format) Recordable d iscs* 1 DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD -R, DVD-RW, DVD+R DL * 2 Suppor ted i nput dev ices ( Video recording) • Sony digit al video ca mera - HDD - B uilt[...]

87 Additi onal I nformat ion “Memory St ick Duo” “Memor y Sti ck” * SD Memory Card * xD-Picture Card * Power DC 12V (supplie d from the DC IN jack) Consum ption 30W AC adapte r* Type: A C-NB 12A Input: AC 100 V - 240 V Output: DC 12 V/2.5A Size* Approx . 144 × 52 × 156 m m (W×H× D) Weight Approx . 660 g Operatin g tem peratur e 5 ºC to[...]

88 A AUDIO IN connectors ......... 34 Audio/v ideo ca ble ....... ....... .. 34 Auto Ch apter...... ..... ....... .... .. 67 Auto S hut O ff .. ..... .... ....... .... 69 Auto S top Timer ....... ..... .... .. 66 AVCHD Dubbing ................ 37 AVCHD f ormat .... ...... ..... .... 81 C Chapter.... ....... .... ..... ....... .... .. 80 Color Sy st[...]

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