Sony 370PL - Manual (Page 65)

Chapter 3 Shooting
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Chapter 3 Shooting
Recording on the internal and external
VCRs simultaneously
1
Set the switches as shown in the table below.
2
For an external VCR connected to the VTR/CCU
connector, put the VCR into the recording paused
state.
For an external VCR connected to the DV OUT
connector, do one of the following, depending on
the setting of the iLINK CTL item on page 3 of the
advanced menu.
Set to ALL: Put the VCR into either the stopped
or recording paused state.
Set to REC/P: Put the VCR into the recording
paused state.
3
Press the VTR button on the camcorder or lens.
The both VCRs start recording simultaneously.
To pause recording, press the VTR button on the
camcorder or lens again.
The both VCRs go into the recording paused state.
If either VCR comes to end of tape during
recording, one VCR stops at the end of the tape,
and the other will continue recording. To restart
simultaneous recording, perform the following.
When the internal VCR has run out of tape:
Change the cassette, and press the VTR
button on the camcorder or lens.
When the external VCR has run out of tape:
Change the cassette, and start recording with
the controls on the external VCR.
Note
After replacing the cassette on the external
VCR, do not press the VTR button on the
camcorder or lens, as this will pause the
internal VCR.
Switch Setting
VTR TRIGGER switch PARALLEL
EXT VTR OUTPUT switch Set depending on the
connected VCR.
To operate either VCR during recording,
change the VTR TRIGGER switch setting. Both
VCRs continue recording at the time of switching.
Setting to INT ONLY: The camcorder can
operate only the internal VCR.
Setting to EXT ONLY: The camcorder can
operate only the external VCR.
Note
When two external VCRs are connected using the
VTR/CCU connector and the DV OUT connector,
both VCRs operate identically in response to
operations with this camcorder or with the lens
VTR button.
If the tape on one of the VCR ends, exchange the
cassette and then resume recording by external
VCR operations.
Recording on the external VCR only
1
Set the VTR TRIGGER switch to EXT ONLY.
2
For an external VCR connected to the VTR/CCU
connector, put the VCR into the recording paused
state.
For an external VCR connected to the DV OUT
connector, do one of the following, depending on
the setting of the iLINK CTL item on page 3 of the
advanced menu.
Set to ALL: Put the VCR into either the stopped
or recording paused state.
Set to REC/P: Put the VCR into the recording
paused state.
3
Press the VTR button on the camcorder or lens.
The external VCR starts recording.
To pause recording
Press the VTR button on the camcorder or lens.