Editing (Connecting with a Personal Computer)
You can set up an editing system by connecting this unit to a personal computer (editor) using the i.LINK jack on the unit.
•For details about the connecting method of peripheral equipment for the editing machine, refer to the supplied instruction manual of your editing machine.
•The editing functions you can use depend on the editing software. For details about editing methods, refer to the instruction manual of your editing software.
Connecting the Unit to a
Personal Computer
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Personal computer (editing machine)
i.LINK cable (not supplied)
Notes
•When you connect with the i.LINK cable, confirm the direction of the jack. If you forcibly insert the jack, the terminal may be damaged or cause the unit to malfunction.
•Always connect the i.LINK cable to a personal computer (editing machine) first and then connect it to the unit. If you connect the i.LINK cable to this unit first, it may cause the unit to malfunction because of static electricity.
•Before connecting the i.LINK cable, set [VCR HDV/ DV] and [i.LINK CONV] in the [IN/OUT REC] menu. If you perform the settings after connecting the cable, the personal computer (editing machine) may not recognize the unit correctly or may hang up.
•If you input or output signals in a format that cannot be processed by the personal computer (editing machine), the personal computer (editing machine) may not recognize the unit correctly or may hang up.
• When this unit outputs an analog signal input from the HDV/DV jack to a personal computer in the EE mode, the S VIDEO signal or VIDEO signal selected by the INPUT SELECT switch will be output. To output only the playback image from this unit through the HDV/DV jack, switch the INPUT SELECT switch to HDV/DV.
•There are some restrictions when you use EE pictures
output from the COMPONENT OUT jack of the unit.
Refer to 4 COMPONENT OUT (OUTPUT) jack in “Location and Function of Parts” on page 15.
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