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Recording
• If the unit is connected to a device equipped with a 6-
pin DV jack, when you intend to disconnect or
reconnect the DV cable, turn off the device and pull
out the plug of its power cord from the AC outlet
beforehand. If you connect or disconnect the DV
cable while the device is connected to the AC outlet,
high-voltage current (8 to 40 V) is output from the
DV jack of the device to this unit, which may cause a
malfunction.
• If you connect the output connectors of this unit to
the input connectors of a player or that of a monitor,
a humming noise may be generated or the image may
Monitor
Player
S-video output
Video output
Audio output
S-video cable (not supplied)
75 Ω coaxial cable (not supplied)
Audio cable (phono jack) (not supplied)
Connect either an S-video cable or 75 Ω coaxial cable
as a video cable.
Use a conversion cable for the audio connection,
depending on types of audio output connectors on the
player (see page on 19 (GB)).
Notes
• During recording, analog input signals can be output
simultaneously from the DV jack for backup. Set DV
EE OUT on the VTR SET menu to ON.
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Recording
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If necessary, adjust the audio recording level by
turning the AUDIO REC LEVEL control knobs.
You can adjust the recording level with the
AUDIO REC LEVEL control knobs if you have
selected VAR in step 8. While looking at the audio
level meters on the LCD monitor, turn the AUDIO
REC LEVEL control knobs to adjust the recording
level. Adjust the audio recording level so that it
does not exceed 0 dB when the audio signal is at
its maximum. If the recording level exceeds
0 dB, the recorded sound will be distorted. When
the audio mode is set to FS32K (4-channel mode),
the sound is recorded onto channels 1 and 2.
To listen to the sound being recorded, set the
AUDIO OUTPUT SELECT selector to CH-1/2.
Notes
• In the DVCAM format, there are two audio modes,
with either two channels at FS48K or four channels at
FS32K. It is not possible to select other modes (for
example with two channels at FS32K).
• During recording, you cannot change the audio mode.
• If you intend to dub a sound on the tape after it has
been recorded, set AUDIO MODE on the AUDIO
SET menu to FS32K (4-channel mode) before
recording.
For details on the AUDIO SET menu, see "AUDIO SET
menu" on page 64 (GB).
Recording Procedures
This section describes the procedures used to record
signals sent from another VCR to this unit. For details
on the procedures required when using a computer as a
player, refer to the instruction manual of your
computer or the user's manuals of the software
installed on it.
1
After checking that the REC/SAVE switch on the
cassette is set to REC, checking the tape for slack
and confirming that the q indicator is off, hold
the cassette so that the tape window is facing
upward, then insert it into this unit.
The cassette is automatically loaded into the unit
and the tape will be ready to record.
For details on the REC/SAVE switch and checking the
tape for slack, see "Notes on Video Cassettes" on page
26 (GB).
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be distorted. If these phenomena occur, perform one
of the following:
– Set DV EE OUT on the VTR SET menu to OFF.
– Set the INPUT SELECT selector to a position
where a signal is not currently being input.
– Disconnect the cables.
To video equipment without a DV jack
You can connect this unit to video equipment without
a DV jack. Use this unit as a recorder as follows.
Monitor
DSR-25 (recorder)
(rear panel)
: Signal flow
For details on the VTR SET menu, see "VTR SET menu"
on page 65 (GB).
• If you connect the output connectors of this unit to
the input connectors of the player, a humming noise
may be generated or the image may be distorted. If
these phenomena occur, set the INPUT SELECT
selector to a position where a signal is not currently
being input, or disconnect the cables.
• Distorted signals (e.g., when played back at a speed
other than normal) may not be recorded or may be
distorted.
For details on inserting a cassette, see "To insert a
cassette" on page 27 (GB).
Note
Do not insert the cassette forcibly. The unit may be
damaged.
2
Press the playback button on the player.
The player starts playback.
3
On this unit, press the PLAY button while holding
the REC button down.
The unit starts recording. If AUTO INDEX on the
VTR SET menu is set to ON, the index is marked.
Note
When you do not want to mark an index at the
beginning of the recording, set AUTO INDEX on
the VTR SET menu to OFF.
For details on the VTR SET menu, see "VTR SET
menu" on page 65 (GB).
To stop recording
Press the STOP button on this unit.
To pause recording
Press the PAUSE button on this unit.
To start recording using the Remote Control
Unit (DSRM-20, not supplied)
On the Remote Control Unit, press the PLAY button
while holding the REC button down.
Recording Functions
Marking an index
By pressing the INDEX button on the unit or the
INDEX WRITE button on the Remote Commander
during recording, you can mark an index signal at any
place on the tape. The index signal is inserted for five
seconds. If you mark an index at the scene you want to
search for, you can easily find the scene later.
If AUTO INDEX on the VTR SET menu is set to ON,
the index signal is marked automatically when the unit
in the stop mode starts recording.
While the index is being marked, the "INDEX
MARK" indicator appears for about seven seconds on
the Data screen (see page 23 (GB)).
Settings for Recording
Preparation on the recorder (this unit)
Notes
• Before recording, set the date and time on the unit so
that the recording time can be written into the search
signal. You can set the date and time by setting
CLOCK SET on the OTHERS menu.
For details on the OTHERS menu, see "OTHERS menu"
on page 67 (GB).
• Editing may not be possible with a signal that is
copyright protected.
• During a recording, the tape transport control buttons
(except STOP and PAUSE) are disabled to prevent
the tape running mode from being changed by an
incorrect operation. To disable the STOP and PAUSE
buttons, set the KEY INH switch to ON after the unit
starts recording. In this case, set the KEY INH switch
to OFF first, then stop or pause the recording.
1
Power on the video monitor, then set the monitor's
input according to the input signals.
2
Set up the player to play back a tape.
For details, refer to the instruction manual of the
player.
3
When the player is connected to the INPUT jacks
on this unit, set the NTSC/PAL select switch on
this unit to the appropriate position according to
the input signals.
For NTSC formatted signals, set the switch to
NTSC and for PAL formatted signals, set it to
PAL.
For details on the NTSC/PAL select switch setting, see
"Rear Panel" on page 18 (GB).
Notes
• Do not change the NTSC/PAL select switch
setting during recording.
• If the color system of the input signals is different
from that of the switch setting, picture will be
blanked.
• When the signals are input to the DV jack, the
unit detects the color system of the input signal
automatically. However when the NTSC/PAL
select switch is set to PAL, the time code
generated by the unit while recording in DVCAM
format changes to the non-drop frame mode.
If you use a cassette with cassette memory, the index
will also be marked in the cassette memory.
Notes
• You cannot mark a new index while the "INDEX
MARK" indicator is being displayed.
• If you record on a portion of the tape where an index
has been marked, the index will be erased. You
cannot delete just an index while keeping the image
or sound.
• You cannot mark an index during playback,
duplicating or audio dubbing operations. The INDEX
button and the INDEX WRITE button are disabled in
these operations.
• The cassette memory space available limits the
number of indexes that you can mark. When you use
a previously recorded tape for repeated recordings,
make more memory space available by erasing
unwanted items using ITEM ERASE or ERASE ALL
on the CM SET menu before you start recording.
To use an index during playback
You will need the Remote Commander or the Remote
Control Unit (DSRM-20, not supplied).
For details on the playback functions using the Remote
Commander, see "Searching using the search function" in
"Playback Functions" on page 33 (GB).
AC timer recording
By connecting this unit to an external AC timer (not
supplied), you can start recording at a preset time.
1
Connect this unit to an external AC timer (not
supplied).
DSR-25 (rear panel)
Recording
source
(external tuner,
etc.)
VIDEO in INPUT
AC timer
to an AC outlet
1-9
DSR-25
Even if an NTSC formatted signal is input to the
DV jack, the time code generated by the unit is
non-drop frame mode regardless of the TC
FORMAT setting on the TC/UB SET menu. If
you intend to set the unit to generate the time
code in the drop frame mode, set the switch to
NTSC.
4
Turn this unit on.
5
Select an input signal by switching the INPUT
SELECT selector on this unit.
DV: to record input signals from the DV jack
S VIDEO: to record input signals from the S
VIDEO connector in INPUT
VIDEO: to record input signals from the VIDEO
connector in INPUT
Note
Do not change the selector setting during
recording. Otherwise, noise is output to the picture
and sound and that portion will not be recorded
properly.
6
Select the audio mode. (With a DV connection,
skip this step.)
Select the desired mode by setting AUDIO MODE
on the AUDIO SET menu.
Audio mode
Set the menu to
4-channel mode
FS32K
2-channel mode
FS48K
For details on the AUDIO SET menu, see "AUDIO SET
menu" on page 64 (GB).
7
Set the AUDIO INPUT LEVEL selector on the
rear panel properly according to the audio level of
the player.
8
Select the audio recording level adjustment mode
using the AUDIO INPUT switch.
Note
You cannot adjust the recording level if you record
signals input via the DV jack.
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2
Insert a tape for recording.
3
Set the INPUT SELECT selector of this unit to
select the input signal.
4
Set the TIMER selector on the front panel of this
unit to REC.
5
Set the timer-on time on the connected AC timer.
At the preset time, the power of this unit turns on
automatically and recording starts after a few
seconds (no more than 30). Set the timer allowing
a margin for the recording to start. You do not
need to press the REC button.
Note
When you intend to turn the unit off, press the STOP
button on this unit to stop the tape transport operation
beforehand.
If you turn the unit off while a tape is running, for
example, by using an AC timer, the unit or the tape
may be damaged.
If the tape ends before the recording source
stops operation
The tape stops.
To stop recording during timer recording
Press the STOP button on this unit.
To release the AC timer recording mode
Set the TIMER selector on the front panel of this unit
to OFF.
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