Sony HVR-DR60 Operating Instructions - Page 14

x Recording video on this unit while changing the tape of the camcorder When connected to a camcorder that has an external REC control function, you can record video on this unit only while changing the tape or the camcorder, so that you do not miss any important scenes. 5 minutes before end of tape Camcorder REC Changing the tape REC STANDBY REC STOP This unit STANDBY REC STANDBY 1 Press the CAM LINK button of this unit and set it to ON. 2 Set the [CAM LINK SEL] setting of this unit to [SYNCHRO]. 3 Set the [EXT REC CTRL] setting of the camcorder to [RELAY]. 4 Connect the camcorder to this unit via an i.LINK cable. 5 Press the REC START/STOP button of the camcorder to start recording. • When the remaining time of the tape is less than 5 minutes, the camcorder sends a command to this unit to start recording. • The recording by this unit can be stopped from the camcorder after changing the tape or by pressing the STOP button of this unit. • The noise of the tape change is recorded. • The above Step 3 is for the HVR-V1U/V1N/V1E/V1P only. For details on another camcorderyou want to connect to this unit, refer to the operating instructions supplied with that camcorder. • For details on camcorders that have an external REC control function and on motion detection, refer to the "Guide to supported models and their functions" supplied with this unit. x Recording video from this unit You can use this unit to start or stop recording a video input signal from an i.LINK without linked operation to a device connected via i.LINK. Camcorder STANDBY REC STANDBY Cache recording mode The most recent approximately maximum 14 seconds of video and audio captured by the camcorder are held in a buffer memory and automatically recorded on the hard disk when the recording button is pressed. During this operation, the time code of this unit is recorded. To set the cache recording ON or OFF Select CACHE REC on the menu screen and select the desired setting ON or OFF. • Any data of less than one frame is discarded. • When CAM LINK [ON] is set, the data in the buffer memory and the data recorded after starting recording are recorded as separate files (in the same folder). In this case, the time code of this unit is saved in the file recorded by cache recording, and the time code of the camcorder is saved in the file after cache recording. • When you start recording by sliding the REC switch, the data in the buffer memory and the data recorded after starting recording are recorded as the same file. In this case, the time code of this unit is saved in the file. Notes • If the i.LINK cable is disconnected or the power of the connecting device turned off during recording, recording stops but the data recorded until that point is recorded. • If the power of this unit is turned off by battery exhaustion or mistakenly sliding the POWER switch, the data recorded until the power off is detected is recorded on this unit. • If the battery pack is removed or the jack of the AC adaptor disconnected during recording, the folder information at the moment the power goes off may not be written correctly. This unit REC STANDBY REC STANDBY REC REC REC REC STANDBY 1 Press the CAM LINK button of this unit and set it to OFF. 2 Slide the REC switch to start recording. 14