Rear Panel

1S VIDEO jacks

2VIDEO jacks

3 AUDIO jacks

7 Battery terminal

4 COMPONENT OUT

 

jacks

8 BATT RELEASE button

 

5 LANC jack

9 DC IN jack

 

6HDV/DV jack

Overview 1 Chapter

1S VIDEO jacks

To connect a device equipped with an S-video jack, use the S VIDEO jack on the unit. If you use the S VIDEO jack, you can input/output high-quality video with less signal deterioration than the standard VIDEO jack.

Text data such as the time code, menus, and alarm messages are superimposed on an external monitor connected to the S VIDEO jack (p. 19).

2VIDEO jacks

Use to input and output analog video signals.

Text data is superimposed on a monitor in the same way as a S VIDEO jack connection (p. 19).

3AUDIO jacks

Use to input and output analog audio signals. During normal recording, sounds are recorded onto channels 1 and 2. During audio dubbing, sounds are dubbed onto channels 3 and 4.

Note

In the audio dubbing mode, the CH1/3 and CH2/4 jacks function as the channel 3 and channel 4 input jacks, respectively.

4COMPONENT OUT (output) jacks Use to output component signals.

To connect a device equipped with the component video input connector, use the COMPONENT OUT jack on the unit. If you use the COMPONENT OUT jack, you can output high-quality video with even less signal deterioration than the S VIDEO jack.

You can set the output video format by using [COMPONENT] on the [IN/OUT REC] menu. Text data is superimposed on a monitor in the same way as a S VIDEO jack connection (p. 19).

Notes

•The output level of the COMPONENT OUT jack is as follows:

Y: 1 Vp-p (480i NTSC/576i PAL: 0.3 V sync negative)

Pb/Cb, Pr/Cr: 700 mVp-p (100% color bar), output impedance 75 Ω (ohms)

You might need to change output signals. This depends on the device you connect.

•The COMPONENT OUT jacks of this unit are optimized for high-definition (HD) video output. Therefore, the EE pictures of NTSC (480i) and PAL (576i) are converted into simple video signals. When you use EE pictures, note the following restrictions on dubbing to another equipment and displaying on a monitor television. These restrictions apply when you output NTSC (480i) and PAL (576i) signals from the COMPONENT OUT jacks.

– Since the effective display range of the luminance signal and chrominance signal is different, a portion consisting only of the chrominance signal exists in the underscan video portion.

– Since the jitter (jitter of entire screen) of input video signals is absorbed, the video signal is forcibly reset in the underscan portion. You can see this process in the underscan portion using an

underscan monitor.

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