Troubleshooting recording a movie to DV tape

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The section covers the following issues when recording a movie to DV tape.

No DV device found. Suggestions for resolving the issue when a DV device is not found when recording to the tape.
DV camera does not support DV In. Explains the issue where DV In is not supported on a DV camera.
Switch DV camera to VCR mode. Explains the DV camera mode for recording a movie to tape.
No tape in DV camera. Explains issue where no tape is in the DV camera.
DV tape is write-protected. Explains write-protection and removing write-protection so your movie can be recorded to tape.
First seconds of movie recorded to tape are missing. Explains how to work around the issue where the first few seconds of a movie recorded to tape are missing.
Entire movie may not fit on tape if recording in SP mode. Explains the issue where a message occurs that indicates the entire movie may not fit on the tape if you are recording in SP mode.
Temporary movie file exceeds the FAT32 4-gigabyte size limit. Explains how to fix the issue where your movie file cannot be created because it exceeds the 4 GB file size limit supported by the FAT32 file system.