Sony VRD-MC3 User Manual

Sony Branded Optical Storage

Stand-alone features – no PC required!

• Direct, real-time video DVD recording from virtually any camcorder, VCR, or Digital Video Recorder

• Direct, real time recording of digital photos to DVD recording from Memory Stick,

Memory Stick Duo,™Secure Digital™(SD), Compact Flash,®or xD Picture Card

™

camera memory cards

• Preview video and digital pictures on built-in color 2.5” LCD screen

• Connect PictBridge

™

compatible photo printers to DVDirect for direct printing of digital

pictures from photo DVD or memory cards

• Convenient DVD recording from Sony HDD Handycam

Camera - records all video or just

what’s new and changed since last DVD burn, at up to 6X speed

• Consolidate multiple mini camcorder DVDs to full size DVD

Computer Attached Operation

• Connect to computer via USB 2.0 for making copies of home video or photo DVDs to share

• Create advanced DVD projects with customized menus, video editing, and more

• Includes award winning Nero

7 Essentials software suite

VRD-MC3

DVDirect®MC3 Multi-Function DVD Recorder

Introducing the VRD-MC3, the next generation DVDirect DVD recorder. Transfer home video and digital photos to DVD, quickly and easily – No PC needed. Connect virtually any camcorder, VCR, even Digital Video Recorder (DVR) and record video to DVD in real time. Insert a Memory Stick,

™

Memory Stick Duo,™Secure Digital™(SD), xD Picture card,™or

Compact Flash

(CF) memory card into the MC3 recorder and record digital picture directly to DVD as a slideshow, or for photo storage. Enhanced connectivity to Sony HDD Handycam

family will record video from HDD to DVD at up to 6X speed and even “span”

multiple DVDs if the video exceeds the capacity of a single DVD. Connect to Windows

XP/2000 PC to make DVD copies to share. Capability, flexibility, and ease of use make the DVDirect MC3 a DVD recorder like no other™!

www.sony.com/dvdirect

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PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

MODEL NUMBER VRD-MC3 DESCRIPTION DVDirect Multi-Function DVD Recorder

Stand-Alone Operation Record directly to DVD – no computer required

KEY SPECIFICATIONS

Video Recording Record video to DVD from USB, DV, or analog video source Photo Recording Backup digital photos to DVD or create photo slideshow on DVD

from Memory card and HDD Handycam

Video Playback/Photo Viewing Playback/viewing on built in 2.5” LCD display, only discs created

by MC3 Photo Recording

Photo Printing Printing photos to PictBridge

™

printer, from memory cards or discs

created by MC3

DVD VIDEO CREATION

Recordable Discs (USB source) DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD-RW Recordable Discs (DV/Analog) DVD+R, DVD+R DL**, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW Video Encoding (DV/Analog) MPEG-2 Audio Encoding Dolby

Digital (2 channel) & 5.1 Surround Sound Recording Aspect Ratio 16:9 (wide screen & 4:3 full screen) DV Input 4-pin i.LINK (IEEE1394), for camcorder connection only Audio/Video Input Composite Video x1, S-Video x1, Audio L/R x1 Handycam USB Port Composite Video x1, S-Video x1, Audio L/R x1 Recording Time Up to 12 Hours per DVD

DVD PHOTO CREATION

Recordable Discs Supported DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW Supported Photo File Format JPEG, DCF2.0 compliant Memory Card Slots Memory Stick Duo

™

, Multi-Card slot (Memory Stick®,

™

Memory Card, xD Picture Card™), Compact Flash

USB Port For PictBridge printer connection

Computer Attached Operation

DRIVE SPECIFICATIONS

Interface Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0) Recordable Discs Supported DVD+R DL**, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R DL**, DVD-R, DVD-RW,

CD-R, CD-RW

Write Speed (maximum)* DVD+R DL** 8X, DVD+R 16X, DVD+RW 8X, DVD-R DL** 8X,

DVD-RW 6X, CD-R 40X, CD-RW 24X

Read Speed (maximum) DVD-ROM 16X, CD-ROM 40X

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

CPU Pentium

III 800Mhz (minimum), Pentium 4 2.0Ghz recommended

or faster RAM 256MB (minimum), 512MB recommended HDD 1GB (minimum), 10GB recommended free HDD space or more OS Microsoft

Windows®XP Home/Professional (SP2), or

Windows

2000 (SP4)

PACKAGE CONTENTS VRD-MC3 Multi Function DVD Recorder

Nero®7 Essentials software suite CD-ROM

AC Adapter & AC Power Cord

USB cable

User’s Manual & Quick Start Guide

WARRANTY One Year Limited

*Requires appropriately rated DVD/CD discs to attain maximum recording speeds **Requires DVD+R DL media