Sony PCG-8491 User Manual

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You can connect a digital video camera recorder to the i.LINK™ (IEEE1394) connector 
and use the editing features of the DVgate application.

1

Plug one end of the i.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.

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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.

To i.LINK™

To DV Out

Digital video camera 
recorder

i.LINK™ cable