i got sony dcr-trv140e and i want to be able to input analouge signal and get digital out via firewire and im following the instruction from the user manual but i still get a blue screen on DV lcd after connecting the VCR to it and playing the cassete in VCR

The dcr-trv140e does not have the facility to do what you want as it offers S-video "out" only (and not "in"). What page of the manual are you reading?

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im using composite not S-video

in the manual it says u can record from VCR/Tv on the tape using composite input and the display should appear on the lcd but i just get a blue screen on the camera LCD

i had this problem. you need to buy an adaptor that plugs into your VCR. into the 21 pin connector. mine has a little switch that has VCR in/VCR out so if i want to record to the camera I use VCR out and vice versa.

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Hi, were you able to resolve the issue with recording? I have a VCR which I want to connect to the camcorder so I can use it as pass through to the computer.

I was on site looking at the spec of this camcorder and this is what is says about input and output options...

Interfaces

Output Interfaces USB · S-Video · Composite (Video) · Audio (RCA) · FireWire / DV / i.Link
Input Interfaces FireWire / DV / iLink

There is no mention of analogue input on this camcorder.

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