AV connectors for connecting the Sony camcorder to the converter box.
The Sony CCD-TRV57 is a Hi8 analog video-cassette camcorder first manufactured in 1999. The camcorder records video and mono-sound audio, which can be played back on a TV by connecting the camcorder with 1/4-inch audio-video cables. The same playback jacks used to connect the Sony camcorder to a TV can be used for a laptop connection. But the analog signal must be first digitized so that it can be used on a computer. This requires an analog to digital converter box that can process the old tape signal into digital information for storing on your laptop.
Instructions
1. Open the jack cover along the left rear edge of the Sony camcorder to expose the AV jacks. The cover pops open with a thumbnail along the raised edge of the cover.
2. Insert the yellow plug on the AV cable into the yellow video output jack on the camcorder and insert the white plug into the white audio output. If the AV cable also has a third (red) plug, leave the plug hanging, as the camcorder only records and plays a mono signal.
3. Insert the white and yellow plugs on the other end into the matching input jacks on the analog to digital converter box.
4. Connect the USB cable from the port on the side of the converter box to any free port on the laptop. This completes the connections between the Sony Hi8 camcorder and the laptop.
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