Sony PCG-838 Laptop User Manual


 
Connecting Peripheral Devices
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Connecting a Digital Video Camera Recorder
You can connect a digital video camera recorder to the i.LINK (IEEE 1394)
connector on the docking station. See “Connecting the Docking Station”
on page 45.
To connect a digital video camera recorder
Plug one end of the i.LINK cable into the i.LINK connector on the
rear of the docking station and the other end into the DV In/Out
connector on the digital video camera recorder.
The Sony digital video camera recorder (DCR-PC7) is pictured; your digital video camera
recorder may need to be connected differently.
On Sony digital video cameras, connectors labeled “DV In/Out” or “i.LINK” are i.LINK-
compatible.
See the manual that came with your digital video camera recorder for more information on
installation and use.
Do not connect more than one digital video camera at a time. The software supplied with
your computer will not recognize multiple cameras.
The i.LINK connector on the docking station does not supply power to external devices. If
the external device requires power from the i.LINK connector, you cannot use the device
with the docking station.
The docking station supports transfer rates up to 200 Mbps; however, the actual transfer
rate is the lowest transfer rate of the external device.
The i.LINK features available may vary depending on the software applications you use. See
the documentation that came with your software for more information.
Digital video
camera recorder
i.LINK cable
(supplied with docking station)
to i.LINK
to DV In/Out