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6  Find the scene you want to add and set the unit to the still mode.
7  Press the AUDIO DUB button to establish the status ready for audio dubbing.
Press the A. DUB button on the remote control 
unit.
• “A.DUB 
 ” appears.
8 Press the  button, input the sound and 
start audio dubbing. 
When the 
 button is pressed again, the pause 
mode is established.
To resume audio dubbing, repeat steps 7 and 8.
•  To end audio dubbing while it is underway, press  the 
 button.
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•  Audio dubbing cannot be performed in the LP 
mode because the track width on the tape is 
narrower than the head width.
Audio dubbing
Background music or narration can be added to the 
images you have recorded on the tape.
1  Set the POWER switch to ON.
2  In the setup menus, select an audio recording system in RECORDING SETUP 
screen, AUDIO REC.
•  For menu operation (Page 97)
32K(12bit):
  The sound is recorded using the 12-bit/32kHz  (4-channel) system.
  Use this mode when you want keep the sound  that recorded while you were shooting even 
after audio dubbing has been performed.
48K(16bit):
  The sound is recorded using the 16-bit/48kHz  (high-quality stereo) system.
  When audio dubbing is performed, the sound  that was recorded while you are shooting will 
be erased.
3 Start shooting.
4  Press the mode button to switch to the VCR mode.
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5  In the setup menus, select an audio recording system in the AV IN/OUT SETUP 
screen, A. DUB INPUT.
•  For menu operation (Page 97)
MIC:
  The sound of the built-in microphone or  the external unit connected to INPUT 1/2 
connector is recorded. (Select by CH1 
SELECT switch and CH2 SELECT switch.)
A_IN:
  The sound of audio component connected  to AUDIO IN/OUT connector (pin jack) is 
recorded.
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AUDIO DUB button Menu operation 
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Input channels and the tracks recorded
The sound track to be recorded when shooting 
can be changed by CH1 SELECT switch and CH2 
SELECT switch.
The sound track to be recorded when dubbing 
can be changed at A. DUB INPUT item on the AV 
IN/OUT SETUP screen. (Page 112)
Adjusting the audio input level
Use the AUDIO control to adjust the recording level 
of audio signals input from the built-in microphone 
or INPUT 1/2 terminal.
•  You cannot adjust the audio signals input into the AUDIO IN/OUT CH1/CH2 terminals.
Listening to sound that has been dubbed
Switch between the sound that has been dubbed 
and the sound heard during shooting in the 
setup menus, PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS screen, 
32K(12bit) AUDIO. (Page 110)
ST1:
  The sound recorded during shooting is played  back.
ST2:
  The sound that has been dubbed is played back. 
MIX:
  Both the sound recorded during shooting and  that you have dubbed are played back.
Performing audio dubbing as you listen
You can monitor the sound by setting “ST2”.
If you use headphones when performing audio 
dubbing on a recording using microphone input, 
you can listen to the sound being dubbed.
When you perform audio dubbing using line input 
(from the audio component connected to the 
AUDIO IN/OUT jack), you can listen to the sound 
being dubbed through the speakers. Using the memory stop mode to edit dubbed 
sound
(1) First reset the counter memory display in the 
memory stop mode at the position where the 
audio dubbing is to end. (Page 59)
(2) Rewind the tape to the position where the audio  dubbing is to start, and start the dubbing.
(3) The tape then stops automatically at the  position where the counter memory display was 
reset.
TA P E
Input Shooting 
mode Audio 
dubbing  mode
Built-in microphone L 
channel CH1 CH3
Built-in microphone R  channel CH2 CH4
INPUT 1 (XLR) CH1 CH3
INPUT 2 (XLR) CH2 (CH1) CH4 (CH3)
AUDIO IN/OUT CH1  (Pin jack) — CH3
AUDIO IN/OUT CH2  (Pin jack) — CH4
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Nonlinear editing with P2 card (PC mode)
You can edit the video data on P2 cards nonlinearly 
by connecting the unit to a computer used for 
editing by means of a USB cable (Windows) or 1394 
cable (Apple Macintosh). (Connections : Page 78)
The following conditions must be met if 
the USB cable is to be used to make the 
connection.
•  Your computer must run Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Vista.
•  USB dedicated driver (provided on the CD-ROM  supplied) must be installed in your computer.
•  Your computer must support USB2.0 (High  Speed, Mass Storage Class).
  (USB 1.1 is not supported.)
•  Only one computer can be connected.
•  When the unit is connected via USB cable, the  series name of the unit, “AG-HVX200”, should 
appear on the computer screen.
•  No operations can be performed if a hub or other  unit is connected between the unit and your 
computer.
  Do not use a USB cable longer than 3 meters.  Otherwise, malfunctions may occur.
•  Operation is not guaranteed in Macintosh  operating systems.
The following conditions must be met if 
the 1394 cable is to be used to make the 
connection.
•  Your computer must run Apple MacOSX 10.3 or  later.
•  Your computer must support 1394.a (SBP2  protocol).
•  Operation is not guaranteed in Windows  operating systems.
•  The series name of the unit, “AG-HVX200”,  should appear on the computer screen.
•  Insert the P2 card into the unit, and set the  MEDIA switch to the P2 position. (Page 25)
P2
1  Set the unit’s POWER switch to ON.
2  Select PC MODE on the setting menu OTHER FUNCTIONS screen, and press the 
 (or  ) button.
•  For menu operations (Page 97)
•  You can also use the menu buttons on the  remote control. (Page 15)
        
3  Select USB DEVICE or 1394 DEVICE using  the  and  buttons, and press the  
button.
        
USB DEVICE
4  Press the MENU button twice to release  menu mode.
  
MENU
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5  Press the mode button to light up the MCR lamp and then hold the button down (for 2 
or more seconds).
The PC lamp now lights, and PC mode is 
established.
When the P2 card is in an accessible status, 
USB (or 1394) DEVICE CONNECT is displayed 
on the camera.
(If DISCONNECT is displayed, you cannot 
operate the camera.)
6  Proceed with nonlinear editing using your computer.
An icon for the P2 card contents appears as 
a removable disk in My Computer of your 
computer.
•  For further details, refer to the instructions for  your computer’s editing software.
•  When replacing one card with another, if  the USB connection is used, check that the 
access lamp is not flashing and that the data 
on the card is not being accessed before 
ejecting the card. If the 1394 connection is 
used, place the drive icon into the computer’s 
recycle bin before ejecting the card.
•  The unit cannot be operated while in PC  mode.
•  When the cable is to be disconnected,  proceed with “Safely Remove Hardware” on 
the computer.
  In the case of a 1394 connection, first  confirm that “1394 DEVICE DISCONNECT” 
is displayed on the camera-recorder before 
disconnecting the cable. In the case of a USB 
connection, “USB DEVICE CONNECT” will 
remain displayed so check that the card is 
not being accessed before disconnecting the 
cable.
7  Switch OFF the camera.You cannot cancel the PC mode even if 
you press the operation mode button for an 
extended period.
P2 cards are compliant with the Type-II 
standard so you can insert them straight into 
the computer’s card slots and proceed with 
nonlinear editing.
•  The Card Bus driver is contained in the CD-ROM  provided.
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Copying from P2 cards to the hard disk drive (1394 HOST mode)
•  Use an HDD (hard disk drive) that has sufficient capacity to permit copying.
•  Before copying the data, format the hard disk  drive so that it can be used by the unit. Bear in 
mind that this process will delete all the data on 
the drive.
•  Connect the camera to an HDD using the 1394  cable. (Page 78)
  Do not connect the camera to two or more HDD  (chain, hub, etc.), even if they are not turned ON.
•  Insert the P2 card into the unit, and set the  MEDIA switch to the P2 position. (Page 25)
1  First turn on the power of the HDD (1394.a SBP2 supported) to be connected, and 
connect it using the IEEE1394 cable. Then 
turn the unit’s POWER switch to ON.
2  Select 1394 HOST for PC MODE on the setting menu OTHER FUNCTIONS screen, 
and press the 
 button.
•  For menu operations (Page 97)
        
3  Press the MENU button twice to release the  menu mode.
  
MENU
4  Press the mode button to light up the MCR lamp, and then hold the button down (for 2 
or more seconds).
The PC lamp now lights, and PC mode is 
established.
  
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5  Only when the hard disk drive is not formatted:
Select FORMAT (HDD) using the 
 and  
buttons, and press the  button.
Then select YES using the  and  buttons, 
and press the  button.
Formatting now starts. (Formatting is completed 
in about 2 to 3 seconds.)
6  When formatting is complete: Select COPY TO HDD using the  and  
buttons, and press the  button.
•  Data is copied onto the HDD on a card by  card basis.
7  Select the card slot using the  and  
buttons, and press the  button.
Then select YES using the  and  buttons, 
and press the  button.
Copying now starts.
•  You can carry out copying up to 15 times to  one HDD.
 
8  When copying is complete: Switch OFF the camera.
You cannot cancel the 1394 HOST mode even 
if you press the operation mode button for an 
extended period.
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P2
To check the data copied into the hard disk driveAfter step 4 on the previous page, use the  and  buttons to select PROPERTY, and then press 
the 
 button.
The contents of the hard disk drive are displayed.
•  To view details of the items, select an item using  the 
 and  buttons, and press the  button.
To verify the data when copying it into the hard 
disk drive
After step 4 on the previous page, use the 
 and  button to select YES from the VERIFY option on 
SETUP.
•  Copying to the P2 card is completed, even if you  interrupt processing during verification.
•  You cannot copy data from the hard disk drive to  a P2 card.
•  Use a hard disk drive under the following  conditions.
 1)   Power is supplied from a source other than the 
1394 bus. (It is not supplied from the unit.)
 2)   You may format the hard disk drive for usage 
by the unit.
 3)   Use the hard disk drive within the guaranteed 
operating range (humidity and other 
environmental conditions).
 4)   Do not place the hard disk drive in an unstable 
locations or locations subjected to vibrations.
•  Some HDD may not operate correctly.
•  During formatting or copying, do not remove any  cables, eject the P2 card, or turn off the power for 
the unit or hard disk drive. The power will need to 
be turned on again.
•  No guarantees are made for operation if the  1394 HOST mode is established without first 
connecting the HDD (1394.a SBP2 supported) 
and then the HDD is connected. In this case, turn 
off the power, and then release the 1394 HOST 
mode.
•  The hard disk drive is an extremely high- precision device. Therefore, it is highly 
possible that data cannot be read in certain 
operating environments.
  Please note that our company will not be  liable for any data losses due to hard disk 
drive failure or other faults, or any other direct 
or indirect damage related to these problems.
•  If you rewrite the contents of the HDD used  to carry out copying from the camera to 
another PC, the subsequent operation in the 
camera and the data in the HDD cannot be 
guaranteed.
•  It is recommended that you first restore any 
defective clips contained in the P2 card before 
copying the data.
•  In order to avoid the occurrence of trouble in  copying, formatting or other operations, it is 
recommended that you perform these operations 
after ensuring that power supply has stabilized.
Warnings
HDD CAPACITY FULL!
  There is not enough free memory on the HDD.
TOO MANY PARTITIONS!
  There are too many partitions.
HDD DISCONNECTED!
  The HDD has been disconnected.
CANNOT INITIALIZE!
  Initializing cannot be performed.
TOO MANY TARGETS!
  There are too many 1394 connection destinations.
CANNOT ACCESS TARGET!
  The connection destination cannot be accessed.
CANNOT ACCESS CARD!
  The card cannot be accessed.
MISMATCH COMPONENT!
  There is a mismatch with the connection  destination.
UNKNOWN DEVICE CONNECTED!
  A device other than an HDD has been connected.
P2 CARD IS UNFORMATTED!
  The P2 card is still unformatted.
CARD IS EMPTY! CANNOT COPY!
  There is no data on the P2 card and so it cannot  be copied.
VERIFICATION FAILED!
  A mismatch was discovered by verification.
TURN POWER OFF!
  Turn off the power.
CANNOT RECOGNIZE HDD!
  HDD recognition failed.
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Dubbing
You can dub clips from a P2 card onto a tape that 
has been inserted into the unit.
Only clips recorded in 1080i and 720P formats 
can be dubbed. In either case, the image signal is 
downconverted, reduced to SQUEEZE size, and 
recorded in DV format.
Be aware that you cannot dub clips recorded in 
DVCPRO50/DVCPRO/DV format onto a tape.
•  Check to see if the tape is in a write-protected state. (During the dubbing operation, an error 
message does not appear.)
•  Insert the P2 card and tape into the unit, and set  the MEDIA switch to the TAPE position. (Pages 
25 and 29)
•  When recording for the purpose of dubbing, it is  recommended that a slightly higher setting (+5 or 
so) be used for the DETAIL LEVEL item on the 
SCENE FILE screen of the setting menu.
1  Set the unit’s POWER switch to ON.
2  Press the mode button to light up the VCR lamp.
3  Move the tape forward to the position to start recording.
•  It is convenient to use the End Search (page  75) function.
4  Hold down the mode button (at least 2 seconds).
The DUB lamp now lights, and dubbing mode is 
established.
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The clips on the P2 card appear as thumbnails 
on the LCD screen.
•  To set the formats that permit dubbing
 1)   Press the THUMBNAIL button to close 
the thumbnail display, and use the MENU 
button to open the menu.
 2)   Select DUBBING SETUP and then 
FORMAT SEL to select the format.
     Select the same format as the recording 
format shown at the bottom left of the 
thumbnail display.
     (Since the format of clips for which 
standard recording was used at the 
variable frame rate is 720P/60P, select 
720P/60P using FORMAT SEL.)
Dubbing the contents of P2 cards onto a tape (dubbing mode)
 3)  Use the MENU button to close the menu, 
and press the THUMBNAIL button to return 
to the thumbnail display.
     Clips with formats that permit dubbing are 
indicated by black numbers; all other clips 
are indicated by the red numbers. (Clips 
indicated by the red numbers cannot be 
dubbed.)
•  To perform the pulldown setting when  dubbing 720/24PA format clips
 1)   Press the THUMBNAIL button to close 
the thumbnail display, and use the MENU 
button to open the menu.
 2)   Select DUBBING SETUP and then 
PULLDOWN SEL. Select 24P or 24PA.
    24P: 2:3 pulldown
    24PA: 2:3:3:2 pulldown
 3)   Use the MENU button to close the menu, 
and press the THUMBNAIL button to return 
to the thumbnail display.
5  Select the first clip to be dubbed using the  and  buttons, and press the  button.
You can select multiple clips by repeating 
the above procedure. Upon completing the 
selection, switch to the SELECTED CLIPS 
display on the THUMBNAIL menu, and check 
that the cursor appears at the first clip on the 
thumbnail display.
•   To dub all the clips in the format selected 
in step 4
Position the cursor at the first valid clip 
(indicated by the black number) on the 
thumbnail display.
•  Dubbing will start from the clip where the  cursor is positioned so check the position of 
the cursor before proceeding.
•  Dubbing will not start if the cursor is  positioned on a clip indicated by a red 
number.
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Dubbing (continued)
6  Press the two REC buttons simultaneously.If you are using the remote control, press the 
PLAY button while holding down the REC 
button.
Dubbing now starts. When it finishes, it will 
automatically stop, and the thumbnail display 
will be restored. (To stop dubbing while it is 
underway, press the 
 button.)
•  When you wish to start dubbing from a point  mid-way along a clip, first play back the 
clip, then press the 
 button at the desired 
position to pause playback.
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7  Hold down the mode button (for 2 or more 
seconds) to release dubbing mode.
•  In the VCR setting menu, setting the TCG option  in RECORDING SETUP to FREE RUN enables 
the timecode used by the clip to be transferred to 
the tape.
•  In the case of a clip recorded in four channels,  the audio of channels 3 and 4 will not be 
transferred during the dubbing process.
•  The dubbing IN points may be slightly ahead of  or behind their actual positions.
•  If the FORMAT SEL item on the DUBBING  SETUP screen is changed to 1080i/24P, 
720P/24P or 720P/24PN after dubbing with the 
1080i/60i, 1080i/30P, 720P/60P, 720P/30P or 
720P/30PN format, the dubbing IN point may be 
delayed for several dozen frames.
•  In the case of clips recorded continuously onto  three or more cards, dub the clips on two of 
the cards first. After this, stop the dubbing, and 
replace the cards with the third and subsequent 
cards. Then resume the dubbing. (These steps 
are taken because hot swap playback cannot be 
performed.)
•  In the dubbing mode, even if an attempt is made  to allocate SHOT MARK, INDEX/MEMO or SLOT 
SEL to a USER button, the allocated operation  Camera
or
Remote control
will not be executed. However, the allocated 
USER button information will be displayed when 
the DISP/MODE CHK button is held down.
Digital input/output (P2 card/Tape)
You can perform dubbing with a high image quality 
by means of digital signals by using a 1394
cable to connect this unit to a digital video unit 
equipped with a 1394 connector.
•  Use the MEDIA switch to select the P2 card or  tape ahead of time. (Pages 25 and 29)
1  Connect the digital video equipment to this unit. (Page 79)
2  Press the unit’s mode button to switch to the MCR/VCR mode.
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•  Cancel the thumbnail screen when in MCR  mode.
•  Set up the connected equipment for playback  or recording.
• 
When performing digital dubbing with a second 
camera-recorder or other device, a recording 
cannot be made unless the signal formats at 
the output side and input side are identical.
•  When using with the 720P/24PN and  720P/30PN settings, digital output in MCR 
mode only is performed. Digital input is not 
possible.
•  1394 input images cannot be output from the  COMPONENT OUT terminal.
3  Start playing back in the player.
4  Start recording in the recorder.•  If you are using this unit, press the two REC  buttons at the same time. On the remote 
control unit, press the PLAY button while 
holding down the REC button.
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•  In the VCR mode, the recording standby status is established when these two buttons 
are pressed together in the playback pause 
status. (The recording standby status will not 
be established in the MCR mode.) Each time 
you press the 
 button, the status switches 
between recording and recording standby.
5  Stop recording in the recorder. •  On this unit, press the 
 button.
6  Stop playback on the other unit.•  On this unit, press the  button.
•  In the case of tape, the audio when you perform  digital dubbing will be recorded in the same audio 
mode as that on the playback side, regardless of 
the menu setting on the recording side.
  In the case of the P2 card, the DV format is  converted into 48K/2CH or 4CH. In the case of 
1080i and 720P, channels 1 to 4 are recorded 
directly, and channels 5 to 8 are not recorded.
•  If you have set 1394 TC REGEN or 1394 UB  REGEN to on in the recording unit’s menus you 
can copy the time code and user information from 
the playback source. (Pages 108 and 109)
  Do not start recording until you can see the  images on the recording unit’s screen. Time 
code and user information may not be correctly 
recorded if you start recording before the images 
are received.
Analog output (P2 card/Tape)
You can record images you have shot on this unit 
to an S-VHS (VHS) tape in a video deck.
•  Use the MEDIA switch to select the P2 card or tape ahead of time. (Pages 25 and 29)
1  Connect the video recording device to the unit. (Page 80)
2  Press the mode button to switch to the MCR/VCR mode.
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3  Set the unit to playback.
4  Start the recording by operating the video recording device.
When video recording is completed, stop the video 
recording device.
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Analog input (Tape)
Video contents on S-VHS (VHS) cassettes can be 
copied to tape, and TV programs can be recorded.
•  Set the MEDIA switch to the TAPE position. (Page 29)
1  Connect this unit to a video deck or a television. (Page 80)
2  Press the mode button on the unit to switch to the MCR/VCR mode.
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3  Set the external device to playback.
4  Press the two REC buttons simultaneously.On the remote control, while pressing the REC 
button, press the PLAY button.
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•  When you press these two buttons  simultaneously in the playback pause status, 
the unit is set to recording standby status. 
Each time you press the 
 button, the status 
switches between recording and recording 
standby.
To stop the dubbing, press the 
 button.
•  Stop playback on the external unit.
•  You cannot adjust the audio level.
•  Analog signals cannot be input in the P2 mode.
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Analog/digital (AD) conversion  (VCR mode only)
You can use this unit to convert analog to digital 
signals. In the setup menus, AV IN/OUT SETUP 
screen, set 1394 OUT to “ON”. (Page 112)
This enables you to output digital images, which 
were input as analog signals from an external unit, 
through this unit’s 1394 connector to another digital 
video unit.
•  Normally, set 1394 OUT to “OFF”. Images may  be disrupted if you set it to “ON”.
•  You can also use the S-video cable. Video deck, etc.
Analog signals
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Digital signals Other digital video unit
Dubbing (continued)