Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product VRD-MC6 Sony
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© 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 o.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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 ........
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) .
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.
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.
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).
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 p.
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 p.
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 came.
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 .
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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 .
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-i.
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 p.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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 utt.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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) .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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).
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 .
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).
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).
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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).
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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) Recorda.
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 .
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 .
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