Connecting peripheral devices
Digital Video Camera Recorder
Sony Notebook Computer User Guide
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Digital Video Camera Recorder
You can connect a digital video camera recorder to the i.LINK™ (IEEE1394) connector
and use the editing features of the DVgate application.
To connect a digital video camera recorder
1 Plugoneendofthei.LINK™ cable into the i.LINK™ connector of the computer
and the other end into the DV Out connector on the digital video camera recorder.
2 Launch the DVgate application. Please refer to “DVgate” in your Software Guide
for further details.
The Sony digital video camera recorder is taken as example; your digital video camera recorder may need to
be connected differently.
See the manual supplied 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 software limits the use of more
than one digital video camera
recorder or i.LINK™ device at the
same time.
On Sony digital video cameras,
connectors labeled “DV Out”, “DV
In/Out” or “i.LINK
™
” are i.LINK
™
-
compatible.
The i.LINK
™
connector of your
notebook computer does not
supply power to external devices
generally powered by i.LINK
™
connectors.
The i.LINK
™
connector supports
transfer rates up to 400 Mbps;
however, the actual transfer rate
depends on the transfer rate of the
external device.
The i.LINK
™
features available may
vary depending on the software
applications you use. Please refer
to the documentation that came
with your software for more
information.
The software limits the use of more
than one digital video camera
recorder or i.LINK™ device at the
same time.
On Sony digital video cameras,
connectors labeled “DV Out”, “DV
In/Out” or “i.LINK
™
” are i.LINK
™
-
compatible.
The i.LINK
™
connector of your
notebook computer does not
supply power to external devices
generally powered by i.LINK
™
connectors.
The i.LINK
™
connector supports
transfer rates up to 400 Mbps;
however, the actual transfer rate
depends on the transfer rate of the
external device.
The i.LINK
™
features available may
vary depending on the software
applications you use. Please refer
to the documentation that came
with your software for more
information.
To DV Out
i.LINK™ cable
To i.LINK™
Digital video
camera recorder