^{Troubleshooting recording a movie to DV tape}

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.

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