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Oliver Darden · February 3rd, 2010, 11:39 AM

Does the XH A1 have capability to capture from a VHS player?

I need to copy 3 VHS tapes to mini DV so I can capture them as ProRes 442.

Any suggestions on this?

Colin McDonald · February 3rd, 2010, 12:01 PM

p106 in the NTSC user's manual:

Oliver Darden · February 3rd, 2010, 01:22 PM

Thanks Colin

Oliver Darden · February 6th, 2010, 10:20 AM

Looking at the back of my xh a1:
https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&i...f_g5clsula0&zw

I'm not sure where to bring the VCR in. If it's on that component out (DTC-1000), I'm pretty sure I don't have a cable like that.

Michael Hutson · February 6th, 2010, 11:08 AM

AV1 terminal ( Use the av cable that came with the camera)

Colin McDonald · February 6th, 2010, 11:18 AM

To connect to a VCR you use the AV cable. It has a 3.5mm TRRS (tip-ring-ring-sleeve) minijack plug at the camera end and it goes in to the AV socket (the yellow one below the headphone socket). The other end of the AV cable has three RCA phono plugs - white and red for audio left and right and yellow for video. These go in to the VCR.

If your VCR doesn't have RCA phono outputs you will need to use a SCART to phono adaptor.

Oliver Darden · February 6th, 2010, 12:01 PM

cool, thanks.

Colin McDonald · February 6th, 2010, 04:17 PM

Glad it worked, Oliver.

I really would recommend you download the pdf manual (there's a link in the stickies on this forum but this should work - just tested it). You can use the Adobe Reader 'find' function to locate all these obscure functions of the camera in seconds without reading through umpteen pages of the paper manual.

I digitised all my family VHS tapes and put them on DV tape, DVD and hard drive just to be sure.

February 3rd, 2010, 11:39 AM	#1
Oliver Darden Major Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: USA Posts: 522	VHS to XH A1 Does the XH A1 have capability to capture from a VHS player? I need to copy 3 VHS tapes to mini DV so I can capture them as ProRes 442. Any suggestions on this?

February 6th, 2010, 12:01 PM	#7
Oliver Darden Major Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: USA Posts: 522	cool, thanks. Last edited by Oliver Darden; February 6th, 2010 at 12:24 PM. Reason: works now

February 3rd, 2010, 01:22 PM	#3
Oliver Darden Major Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: USA Posts: 522	Thanks Colin

February 6th, 2010, 10:20 AM	#4
Oliver Darden Major Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: USA Posts: 522	Looking at the back of my xh a1: https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&i...f_g5clsula0&zw I'm not sure where to bring the VCR in. If it's on that component out (DTC-1000), I'm pretty sure I don't have a cable like that.

February 6th, 2010, 11:08 AM	#5
Michael Hutson Major Player Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Elgin, IL Posts: 249	AV1 terminal ( Use the av cable that came with the camera)

February 6th, 2010, 11:18 AM	#6
Colin McDonald Trustee Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 1,546	To connect to a VCR you use the AV cable. It has a 3.5mm TRRS (tip-ring-ring-sleeve) minijack plug at the camera end and it goes in to the AV socket (the yellow one below the headphone socket). The other end of the AV cable has three RCA phono plugs - white and red for audio left and right and yellow for video. These go in to the VCR. If your VCR doesn't have RCA phono outputs you will need to use a SCART to phono adaptor.

February 6th, 2010, 04:17 PM	#8
Colin McDonald Trustee Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 1,546	Glad it worked, Oliver. I really would recommend you download the pdf manual (there's a link in the stickies on this forum but this should work - just tested it). You can use the Adobe Reader 'find' function to locate all these obscure functions of the camera in seconds without reading through umpteen pages of the paper manual. I digitised all my family VHS tapes and put them on DV tape, DVD and hard drive just to be sure.