You may have forgot to set the input jack to IN mode. Here's a snippet of the info necessary to complete this task from your user manual.

Copying an S-VHS or VHS Cassette to your DV Cassette
After connecting the Palmcorder and the S-Video, Video, Audio Output Jacks B of the other equipment, start the following procedures.
Note: You need the Remote Controller. [Palmcorder]
1. Set [VCR FUNCTIONS] >> [AV IN/OUT SETUP] >> [AV JACK] [IN/OUT].
2. Insert a blank Cassette with an erasure prevention tab.
[Other Equipment]
3. Insert a recorded Cassette and start playback.
[Palmcorder]
4. While pressing the [REC] Button, press the [PLAY] Button. (Both buttons are located on the Remote Controller.)
5. Press the pause button or stop button to stop recording.
[Other Equipment]
6. Press the Stop Button to stop playback.

Try this and see if it gets you going.

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