User manual SONY VRD-MC3

[. . . ] IT Recording videos from HDD camcorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recording videos from DVD camcorders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recording videos from DV camcorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recording videos from miscellaneous video devices . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] To resume recording, restart playback on the video device. If no video signal is detected for 2 minutes, recording stops. 44 7 8 9 Press the (Stop) button to stop recording. Wait a moment until the display window changes. To record additional video, repeat steps 5 to 7. When you are finished recording, press the RETURN button to go back to the main menu, and press the (Eject) button. A message asking whether to finalize the disc just recorded on appears. Creating a Video DVD Hint This message will not appear when using a DVD+RW disc. (DVD+RW discs are automatically finalized and ejected. ) 10 Select whether to finalize the disc. For details on finalizing discs, see "What is `finalize disc'?" (page 66). To finalize the disc: Select [Yes] and press the (Select) button. A confirmation message will appear, so select [Yes] and press the (Select) button again. Disc finalization will begin, and the process may take a few minutes. When finalization is finished, the disc is ejected and the video DVD is completed. You can now play the disc on DVD players or the DVD drives of computers. To not finalize the disc: Select [No] and press the (Select) button. The disc will be ejected without finalization. This disc is not completed yet, and it cannot be played on other DVD players or the DVD drives of computers. 45 Previewing a Video DVD You can play back and check a video DVD burned with the DVDirect in the display window on the top of the unit. Notes · Sound cannot be heard when previewing the disc on the DVDirect. · You cannot output video images to external devices such as TVs. · You cannot play back a disc recorded on a device other than the DVDirect or with commercial DVD software. 1 2 Press the 1 (Power) button to turn on the DVDirect. Press M or m to select [DVD Video Preview], and then press the (Select) button. 3 Insert a video DVD created with the DVDirect. After the disc is finished being read, its contents are displayed in the display window. When a finalized disc is inserted: The video titles recorded on the disc appear in the display window. Press M, m, <, or , to select the title you want to view, and press the (Select) button. To stop playback, press the (Stop) button. Selected title (highlighted in yellow) 46 When a disc that has not been finalized is inserted: The last title on the disc starts to play automatically. Current title number/total title number Press < or , to select the title you want to view. To stop playback, press the (Stop) button. Creating a Video DVD Hints · When a DVD+RW disc is inserted, the video titles appear in the display window, as in the case of finalized discs. [. . . ] · Avoid using or storing a memory card in a location subject to: - extremely high temperature, such as the interior of a car, outdoors exposed to direct sunlight, or near a heater. - direct sunlight - high humidity - corrosive substances - excessive dust - electrostatic or electronic noises - magnetic fields · When storing or carrying a memory card, keep it in its original case to ensure protection of important data. · Avoid removing a memory card from its slot or turning off the power button while the DVDirect is accessing it, as data may be rendered unreadable. Moisture condensation Do not expose the DVDirect to sudden temperature changes. Do not use the DVDirect immediately after moving it from a cold to warm location or raising the room temperature suddenly, as condensation may have formed within the DVDirect. [. . . ]