Playing Back on a TV Screen

Recording to a VCR

Before connecting the camcorder, in the menu select the [TV TYPE] setting according to the TV set to which you will connect the camcorder - [WIDE TV]: TV sets with 16:9 aspect ratio or [NORMAL TV]: TV sets with 4:3 aspect ratio.

1. Turn off all devices before starting the connections.
   

2. Connect the supplied STV-250N AV Cable to the camcorder's AV terminal and the audio terminals on the TV or VCR.
   - Connect the white plug to the white audio terminal L (left) and the red plug to the red audio terminal R (right).
   

3. Connect the STV-250N AV Cable to the video terminal on the TV or VCR.
   - Connect the yellow plug to the yellow video terminal (VIDEO).
   

4. If connecting to a TV, set the input selector to VIDEO. If connecting to a VCR, set the input selector to LINE.
   

We recommend powering the camcorder from a household outlet.

Recording to a VCR

You can copy your recordings by connecting the camcorder to a VCR or a digital video device. For a connection diagram showing how to connect the camcorder to a VCR see above.

1. Set the camcorder to play movies () and load a recorded disc.
   

2. Connected device: Load a blank cassette and set the device to record pause mode.
   

3. This camcorder: Locate the scene you wish to copy and pause playback shortly before the scene.
   

4. This camcorder: Start the movie playback.
   

5. Connected device: Begin recording when the scene you wish to copy appears. Stop recording when copying is complete.
   

6. This camcorder: Stop playback.
   

We recommend powering the camcorder from a household power outlet. The quality of the edited tape will be lower than that of the original. By default, the on-screen displays will be embedded in the output video signal, but you can select to turn off the screen displays or select the data that will be displayed instead.