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4-115-467- 13 (1) 2008 © Sony Corporation Selecti ng cop y mode 8 Introdu cing DV Direct 20 Prepar ations for Rec ording 29 Copy ing From a Came ra 38 Copying Fr om Video Dev ices 51 Viewing a Create.
2 WARNING To redu ce the risk of fire or e lectric shock, do not expo se th is app arat us to rain or m oist ure. Appar atus shall not be exp osed to drippin g or splashing a nd no object s filled w ith liqui ds, such as va ses, shal l be p laced on t he app aratu s.
3 plug ha s two blades with one wid er than the other. A grounding t ype plug has tw o blades and a third grounding pro ng. Th e wide blad e or the third pr ong are provi ded for your saf ety. If the provide d plug does no t fit into your outlet , consul t an el ectric ian for rep lace ment o f the obsolete out let.
4 For Cu stomer s in U.S.A Owner’s Record The prod uct labe l is located on the bottom of t he unit. Record th e seri al number in the spac e provide d below.
5 • DVDir ect, Handycam, CyberShot, Memory Stick and each logos are trademarks, or r egistered trademarks of Sony Corporation. • AVCHD and AVCHD logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation and Panasonic Corporation. • “PL AYSTATION” is a regist ered trademar k of Sony Com puter Entertainment Inc.
6 Safety Regulati ons ....... ....... ...... .......... .... 2 Find a type of copy mode .......... ....... ...... . 8 Type o f copy mode A Record HD (High Definition) video as is ......... ...... ....... ...... .......... ...... ....... .. 10 Type o f copy mode B Record HD (High Definition) v ideo taken by anothe r digital video camera as is .
7 HDMI Settin gs ....... ........ ........ ...... ........ .. 69 Syste m Info ............ ..... ......... ........ ...... .... 69 Demo . ...... ........ ........ ...... ........ ......... ..... .. 6 9 TV Ty pe ........ ......... ..... ......... .....
8 Selectin g a copy mod e 8 Select ing copy mod e Find a type of copy mode Dependi ng on your vide o device or the type o f disc y ou are c reatin g, you ca n sel ect the copy mo de and devi ce conne ction that be st serves your needs.
9 b page 10 b page 12 b page 14 b page 16 b page 18 9 Which device did you use to capture the video? What image quality does the video have? : High Definition : Standard Definition Sony High Definition Digital vi deo cam era Digital still camera Selecting co py mode Type of copy mode You cannot create disc.
10 A A A b page 31 b page 31 b page 31 b page 37 You can re cord by down -converting to SD (Stand ard Definiti on). See Ty pe of copy mod e C (page 14) for deta ils. 10 What is the recording media? Connection and setup Type of copy mode Record HD (High Def inition) video as is Photos are recorded as a JPEG file.
11 page 49 page 49* 3 — page 49* 4 page 38 page 4 1 page 4 3 page 45 page 38 page 40 page 38 page 41 — page 41 page 43 — page 43 page 4 5 — page 4 5 11 Select the copy mode and create a disc! .
12 b page 37 12 Type of copy mode Record HD (High Definition) video taken by another digital video camera* as is HDD Built-in me mory 8cm Dis c Memory Card DV tape (HDV format) Use a camera’s function and co py videos and photos to memor y card* Insert a memo ry card into th e slot Recording is not available.
13 Copying All Contents The entire conten ts of camera 13 Select the copy mode and create a disc! Selecting co py mode Copying Visual Index Lists Select by a s cene/shootin g date page 38 page 45 b No.
14 b page 3 4 14 Type of copy mode Down-convert videos to SD (Standard Definition) quality You cannot record photos. HDD Built-in me mory 8cm Dis c Memory Card DV tape Use an AV cable (supplied with c.
15 page 47 15 Copy ing Ma nua lly Recording whil e operating came ra Selecting co py mode Select the copy mode and create a disc! page 47 page 47 page 47 page 53 Copying All Contents The entire conten.
16 A A A 16 What is the recording media? Connection and setup Type of copy mode Record SD (Standard De finition) video as is Photos are recorded as a JPEG file. HDD Built-in me mory 8cm Dis c Memory Card DV tape * 1 You can record a video by connecting a camera via a USB cable.
17 page 49 page 49* 3 — page 49* 4 page 38 page 4 1 page 4 3 page 45 page 38 page 40 page 38 page 41 — page 41 page 43 — page 43 page 4 5 — page 4 5 page 51 — page 47 page 53 17 Select the c.
18 b page 37 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 device and record SD (Standard Definition) video You cannot record photos.
19 — page 52 page 55 page 53 page 51 page 53 19 Select the copy mode and create a disc! Copying All Contents The entire contents of came ra Copyin g Manual ly Recording while operating the cam era C.
20 Before yo u start reco rding video or ph oto conte nts to a disc, rea d the “Sel ecting copy mode” pa ges. “Selec ting copy mo de” shows yo u the required connectio ns for your dev ice and guide you through the recordi ng process. Icons In this ma nual, section he adings have di fferent ico ns depending on t he device or operation .
21 Introdu cing DVDi rect About Handyc am ® In this manual , Handyca m ® refers to a Son y camcor der. High De finition H andycam ® r efers to an HD (High D efinition) com patible camc order. About Images In this manu al, “images” refer to both pho tos (still images ) and videos.
22 You can easily rec ord videos or photos using t he DVDirect. You can rec ord HD (High Definition) videos taken with a Sony di gital video ca mera or digita l still camera.
23 Introdu cing DVDi rect Not es on the su pport ed devic e and the image The DVDirect supports t he following copying. • HD (Hig h Defini tion) vide o - Hig h Definition (AV CHD forma t) video take.
24 Notes on HD (High D efiniti on) dis c compatib ility • An HD (High Definition) disc cannot be played on an AVCHD incompatible DVD player or recorder. • Do not inse rt an HD (High Definition) disc in an AVCHD inco mpatible DVD player or recorder.
25 Introdu cing DVDi rect Please conf irm th at t he pac kage c ont ains the follo wing items. If any of these item s are mi ssing or d amaged, p lease conta ct your d ealer. The num ber in parenthe ses indicates the number of items. VRD-MC10 (DVDirect ) (1) Remote control uni t (1) The remote c ontrol has a but ton-type l ithium battery b uilt in.
26 Fron t and s ides A AUDIO IN connectors (page 34) B VIDEO IN connec tor (page 34 ) C S VIDEO IN connec tor (page 34) D DV IN co nnecto r (pag e 33) E USB (Type A ) port (page 31) F 1 (power) bu tton (page 29) G Remo te sen sor Poin t the re mote co ntr ol here .
27 Introdu cing DVDi rect Top pan el A Display wi ndow Displays an operation scre en, images from a playba ck device or memor y card. B VIDEO / COMPONENT / HDMI LEDs Indi cates th e out put sel ected by pressi ng the OUTPUT button ( 3 ).
28 A DISPLAY butto n (pages 62, 65) B m , y / M buttons (p age 62 ) C . , > buttons (page s 62, 65) D PLAY b utton (p ages 62, 65) E STOP butt on (pages 62, 65) F RETU RN button (pa ge 66) G PAUSE .
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 co nnector. 3 Insert the power plug of the AC power cord into a power outlet. b Notes • Be sure to use the s upplied AC power cord and t he AC adapter.
30 1 Press the Z (eject) button. The di sc tray e jects. 2 Place the disc in the disc tray with its playing/recording side down, and press the Z (eject) button again.
31 Preparatio ns for R ecording For types of connecti on and settings , see the “Con nection and setup for your Han dycam ® /vid eo devi ce” sectio n for yo ur “Typ e of copy mode ( A - E )” on pages 10 through 18. 1 Turn on the camera. b Note • For the camcorder, make sure that the AC adapt er is connected to the AC power cord.
32 z Hints • Dependin g on the model, USB connec tion may complete simply by connecting th e camera to the DVDirect ([USB mode] screen appears). In this case, selecting the recording media is unnecessary. • I f your c amera has a [USB S PEED] se tting, specif y [AUTO] ([AUTO] is t he default s etting).
33 Preparatio ns for R ecording 1 Turn on the camera. b Note • For the camera, make sure that the AC ad apter i s connected to the AC power cord. 2 Set the camera to playback mode.
34 1 Turn on the video devi ce. b Note • For the camera, make sure that the AC adapter is connected to t he AC power cord. 2 Operate the video device to start playback of video.
35 Preparatio ns for R ecording R L AUDIO IN VIDEO IN A/V OUT A/V For S -video cabl es: AUDIO IN connec tors A/V OUT connec tor VIDE O IN co nnecto r AV cable (not supplied or suppl ied with the vid e.
36 For a camcorder with an A/V OUT connecto r, you can use an AV cable with S-video to connect to the DVDirect. For a c amcord er w ith an A/V M ini ja ck, you can use a n AV cable and S-v ideo cable to conne ct to t he DVDirect.
37 Preparatio ns for R ecording When copying video s or photos from a memory card, in sert the memor y card into its corre sponding memory card slot on the DVDirect.
38 This mo de allows y ou to r ecord i mages onto a disc from a camera connected to t he DVDirect or me mory ca rd in sert ed in to the slot wi th a si ng le touch of th e (record) bu tton. Th e entire content s will be record ed. This is one of the simpler co py modes, elimina ting the need to select vid eos and/or photo s stored on your camera .
39 Copy in g From a Camer a 4 Press the (record) button to start recording. The DVD irect starts the reco rding proce ss. The (reco rd) button ligh ts up during recordi ng. The fol lowing ap pears in the display windo w. 5 Change to a blank disc when the message [Insert a new disc.
40 This mode all ows you to record vi deo onto a disc from an 8cm disc camera connected to the DVDirect with a single t ough of t he (record) butt on. The entire contents will be recorded . If you have more than one 8cm disc to copy , you can co nsolida te and rec ord their content s onto one 12cm disc.
41 Copy in g From a Camer a You ca n copy only newly reco rded conte nts of your c amera w hose p revious c ontent s have alread y be en re cord ed on to a disc (by selec ting [New Vi deo/Photo] o r One Touch Disc Burn). A s the DVDirect automati cally detects n ewly record ed vide os/photos, you d o not n eed to search for them you rself.
42 4 Press the (record) button to start recording. The DVDirect sta rts the recording pro cess. The (recor d) button li ghts up during reco rding . The foll owing ap pears in the display window. 5 Change to a blank disc when the message [Insert a new disc.
43 Copy in g From a Camer a This mo de allows yo u to record vi deos within a Playlist crea ted on your came ra. For details on creati ng a Pla ylis t, ref er to your ca mera’s operat ing instruct ions.
44 4 Press the (record) button to start recording. The DVDirect sta rts the recording pro cess. The (recor d) button li ghts up during reco rding . The foll owing ap pears in the display window. 5 Change to a blank disc when the message [Insert a new disc.
45 Copy in g From a Camer a You ca n record ima ges select ed by viewi ng thum bnai ls. Before selecting this copy m ode, turn on th e DVDire ct (p age 29 ), in sert a dis c (pag e 30) and connec t cabl es fo r rec ordin g (p age 31 ). 1 Make sure t hat the copy mode select screen appears.
46 6 Press V or v to select a video or photo you wish to copy an d press the EN TER button to mark. z Hint • When selecting a ph oto, the selected photo appears with one press of the b button. The photo can be rotated 90 degrees clockwise with ea ch subsequent press of the b button.
47 Copy in g From a Camer a This mo de allows yo u to record vi deo on the DVDire ct wh ile c ont roll ing p layba ck ma nual ly on th e connec ted ca mera. Before selecting this copy m ode, turn on th e DVDire ct (p age 29 ), in sert a dis c (pag e 30) and connec t an audi o/vi deo ca ble (A V cable ) fo r recor din g (pag e 34).
48 7 To finalize the disc, press V or v to select [Yes] a nd press the E NTER butt on. If you select [No] a nd press b , disc will be ejected w ithout being finali zed. You can ski p step 8. b Note • To finalize a disc means to make the disc playable on other DVD devices.
49 Copy in g From a Camer a This mo de allows yo u to record vi deo from a camera ont o a disc by simply pressi ng DISC BURN on the ca mera. Yo u can reco rd additio nal vide o on to a d is c th at h as be en previ ous ly record ed on, as with copyi ng only new images (pag e 41).
50 5 Change to a blank disc when the message [Insert a new disc.] appears. If the conte nts of the cam era do not fi t onto a single disc, the disc will be e jected auto matical ly when it bec omes full . Re move the c reat ed dis c and ins ert a b lan k one .
51 Copying From Video De vices Th is mod e allow s yo u to reco rd th e enti re vid eo tape c ontent onto a disc. The DVD irect autom atica lly contr ols play back on the co nnecte d vide o dev ice. Before selecting this copy m ode, turn on th e DVDire ct (p age 29 ), in sert a dis c (pag e 30 ) a nd conne ct DV (i .
52 You c an record a ll photos taken w ith your dig ital still camer a from its memory card onto a disc. Befo re se lect ing th is cop y mod e, in sert a disc a nd memo ry card (pag es 30 and 37).
53 Copying From Video De vices This mo de allows yo u to record vi deo on the DVDire ct wh ile c ont roll ing p layba ck ma nual ly on t he con nect ed v ide o de vice . Before selecting this copy m ode, turn on th e DVDire ct (p age 29 ), in sert a dis c (pag e 30 ) a nd connec t cabl es fo r rec ordin g (p ages 33 and 34 ).
54 When the DVDirect waits a video s ignal to resume recording, the me ssage [Waiting for input signal.] appears in the DVDirect’s display win dow. If no video signal is detected for 2 minutes, the DVDirect stops recording.
55 Copying From Video De vices This method al lows you to select an d record photos f rom a cam era’s mem ory card onto a disc . You can sel ect the m by vie wing thu mbnails or by the shoot ing date. Before selecting this copy m ode, turn on th e DVDire ct (p age 29), inser t a d isc an d t he memo ry card (pa ges 30 and 37).
56 7 To select a photo stored in a different shooting date fo lder, press B and repeat steps 5 and 6. 8 Press the (record) button to start recording. The DVDirect sta rts the recording pro cess. The (recor d) button li ghts up during reco rding . The foll owing ap pears in the display window.
57 Viewin g a Creat ed Disc You can use the DVDire ct to pl ayback cr eated dis cs. Simply v iew the m in the display window of t he DVDirect, or conn ect the DVDirect to a TV. To view on a TV, you n eed to c onnect an d setup the DVDire ct first. Th e video q uality v aries de pending on the ty pe of TV an d the conne ction use d.
58 1 HDMI cable b Notes • Use an HDMI cable that is HDMI compliant (look for the HDMI logo). • Some TV sets may not work with the DVDirect. (e.g., no sound or picture) • Be sure to connect the HDMI IN and the HDMI OUT with a cable. Connecting the HDMI OUT on both the TV and the DVDirect may cause damage.
59 Viewin g a Creat ed Disc 3 Aud io/ vide o cabl e Connec ting to a TV thro ugh a video de vice Check the input conn ectors on th e video dev ice and use app ropriate ca bles. Con nect a cable to the extern al input conn ector on th e video devic e. If the vide o device h as an input sele ctor, sel ec t an ap pr opri ate ext erna l in put ( e.
60 You can play back only d iscs c rea ted with the DVDirect. b Notes • You cannot play back discs created with a video device other than the DVDirect . The DVDirect does not support playback of commercial DVDs or contents on a memory card inserted to t he DVDirect.
61 Viewin g a Creat ed Disc 7 If the disc contains both videos and photos, press V or v to select [Video] and press b . Playba ck st arts automa tical ly when an unfi nal ize d disc is in serte d. When playing back a finalized disc, go to step 8. 8 Press V / v / B / b to select the title you want to view, and press the (playback) button.
62 You can pl ay back seq uentia lly the f irst 10 seconds o f each scene of an HD (H igh Defi nition) video, f rom its b eginning. Select [Disc In dex] on the Disc Menu of HD (High Definition) disc displayed in step 8 of “Vie wing on a TV.” Each scene is played seque ntially for 10 seco nds from the be gin ning.
63 Viewin g a Creat ed Disc You ca n play back on ly discs crea ted with the DVDirect. b Note • You cannot playback discs created with a v ideo device other than the DVDirect. The DVDirect does not support playback of commercial DVDs or contents on a memory car d inserted to t he DVDirect.
64 8 Press V or v to select a date and press b . 9 Press V or v to select a photo and press the ENTER button. The sele cted phot o is display ed on the di splay window of the DVDirect.
65 Viewin g a Creat ed Disc Phot o displ ay Slidesh ow Operation with remote control Button F unction DISPLAY Display info > Display the next photo .
66 You can ch ange the va rious setting s for creati ng discs in the Setup Menu screen. 1 Turn on the DVDirect and press the RETURN button. 2 Press V or v to select a menu it em, and press the ENTER button. c indicat es the default settings. Sele ct the recor din g quali ty fo r recor ding in SD (Standard D efinition) qua lity.
67 Setup Spec ify wheth er or not to final ize the disc automat ically when rec ording is co mplete d. Thi s allows im mediate playb ack on DVD pl ayers. c ON The di sc w ill b e fi nali zed autom atic ally when recording is c ompleted. You can play back the finalized disc on other play back devi ces.
68 If you eject a disc w ithout finalizi ng, you c an fina lize it late r. 1 Insert a disc to f inalize, press V or v to select [Finalize disc], a nd press the EN TER button. 2 Press V or v to select [Yes] and press the ENTER button. 3 Press V or v to select [OK] and press the ENTER button.
69 Setup 480p Outputs 4 80p resolut ion. 1080i Outputs 1 080i resol ution. YPbPr/RGB Spec ify the co lor sp ace for con verti ng video signals from the HDMI OUT connector. c Auto Sele ct [Auto] unles s necessar y to spec ify the signal form at. Y/Pb/Pr 4:2:2 Converts th e video signal for mat to Y/Pb/Pr 4:2:2.
70 You can sele ct the aspec t r atio o f the conne cted TV. c 16:9 Select this wh en you c onnect a wide-scree n TV. 4:3 Select this wh en you c onnect a 4:3 screen TV.
71 Troubles hooting/R eferences If you experi ence any of the followi ng difficu lties while us ing th e DVDirect , use this troubl eshooting gui de to help remed y the proble m before reque sting repairs. Refe r also to the op erating in structions of your cam era or vide o devi ces.
72 • Some vid eo devices may not wor k properly for the cr eated di scs ty pe. • Your vi deo devic e may not support t he disc t ype (e.g., DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL). Check if your video device supports th e disc type . Other video devices do not playback the created HD ( High Definition) disc.
73 Troubles hooting/R eferences Th e fol lowin g w ritab le discs are comp atibl e w ith t he D VDi rect. Ho weve r, no t al l di sc op erat ions are supported. z Hint • T he DVDirect supports bot h CPRM and non-CPRM discs. b Note • Blu- ray disc, DVD-R DL (Double layer), CD-R, CD-RW and 8cm disc are not supported.
74 The DV Direct supports t he followi ng type s of “Me mory Stic k.” How ever, pro per ope ration is not guar anteed fo r all “Memory Stick” pro ducts. Note s on using “Memory St ick” • If you slide the write-prot ect switch to LOCK wit h a fine-tippe d object, yo u cannot reco rd, edit, or delete images.
75 Troubles hooting/R eferences The DVDirect has slo ts for the foll owing memory cards. However, not all me mory card operations are supported. •S D M e m o r y C a r d * 1 • SDHC Memory Card * 2.
76 When reco rding vide o, the length of tim e required for re cording depe nds on the REC mo de setting (FH, XP, HQ, SP, or LP) used to sho ot the video and t he numbe r of scenes the vid eo contains. Ty pically, more time is requ ired to record videos onto a disc if th e video was recor ded with a highe r image qua lity (bit rate) setti ng.
77 Troubles hooting/R eferences The c hart below pro vides a gen era l est imate of d isc sp ace (reco rdab le t ime) availa ble for recor ding vid eos onto a di sc for Sony device s. HD (High De finition) discs (AV CHD fo rmat) The r eco rdabl e v ide o le ngth de pend s on the REC mode se tti ng on th e cam er a.
78 The DVDirect creates a Disc Menu at the beginnin g of a disc recorded. The Disc Menu is displayed each time a disc is inse rted into a pl ayer and av ailable fo r selecting vide os from dates or thu mbnails.
79 Troubles hooting/R eferences HD (High De finition) discs • The Disc Menu li sts the shooting date s of scenes. Each shoo ting date is co nfigured by scene created betw een the po int where you start an d stop shoot ing on th e camera . • If you c opy vid eos reco rded in a variety of REC modes (H Q, SP, e tc.
80 Oper ation a nd s torage cond itions Avoi d usi ng or s tor ing th e DVDir ect in ho t or humid l ocations, or pla ces wher e it might be subject to sever e vibration or direct sunlight. Clean ing Use a soft , dry clo th to cl ean th e exter nal surf aces of the DVDi rect.
81 Additi onal Info rmati on Creata ble di scs • Standard Definition (SD) disc (DVD-VIDEO format) * 1 • High Defini tion (HD) d isc (AVCHD format) * 1 • Photodisc (JPEG files) Record able discs .
82 “Memory Sti ck Duo” “Memor y St ick” * SD Memory Card * xD-Pictu re Card * Compac tFlash Power DC 16V (supplied from the DC IN j ack) Consum ption 64W AC adap ter* 1 Type: A C-NB16A Input: AC 10 0 V - 240 V Output: DC 16 V/4A Size Approx . 198 × 75 × 230 mm (W×H×D) Weigh t Approx .
83 A All......... ..... ....... .... ..... .. 38 , 40 , 51 Audio/v ideo cable ......... ..... .34 , 59 Auto Ch apter ........ ..... ....... .... ..... . 66 Auto Fi naliz ing... ..... .... ....... ..... ... 67 Auto St op Tim er........ .... ..... .....
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