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Notes

•To playback the picture recorded in HDV format when you connect the monitor using an HDMI cable or a component video cable, set [HDMI/CMPNT] of [VIDEO OUT] in [IN/OUT REC] menu according to your monitor (page 68). When the picture recorded in DVCAM/DV format is played back, only a picture with a quality equivalent with DVCAM/DV format of 480i (NTSC) or 576i (PAL) is output via COMPONENT OUT jacks regardless of [HDMI/ CMPNT] setting.

•For details on output level from HDMI OUT jack and COMPONENT OUT jacks, see “Specifications” (page 100).

•To change the output level from COMPONENT OUT jacks, see [480i LEVEL] in [IN/OUT REC] menu (page 71).

•There are some restrictions on pictures output from HDMI OUT jack and COMPONENT OUT jacks of

the unit.

Refer to HDMI OUT jack 6, COMPONENT OUT jacks 5 in “Rear Panel” of the “Location and Function of Parts” on page 19.

•If you connect the input connectors of the unit to the output connectors of a monitor, a humming noise may be generated or the image may be distorted. If these phenomena occur, use INPUT SELECT switch to select a signal that is not being input or disconnect the cables.

•When you play back a tape with copyright protected signals or input HDV signals with copyright

protection to HDV/DV jack, pictures and audio are not output via HDMI OUT jack.

•When you play back an HDV-formatted tape with copyright protected signals or input i.LINK signals

with copyright protection to HDV/DV jack, pictures may be output in either 480i (NTSC) or 576i (PAL) format regardless of the setting of [HDMI/CMPNT] of [VIDEO OUT] in [IN/OUT REC] menu.

•The unit cannot up convert DVCAM/DV recordings to HDV at output.

Connecting the unit to a monitor equipped with an i.LINK jack

The video and audio signals are sent with hardly any degradation, enabling high-quality playback to a monitor with an i.LINK connector which supports HDV, DVCAM, and DV format.

HVR-M25 (rear panel)

i.LINK cable (not supplied)

i.LINK jack

Monitor with an i.LINK jack

: Signal flow

Notes

•Be sure that you set [HDV/DV SEL] in [IN/OUT REC] menu to [AUTO] (default setting) before connecting the monitor to the unit with the i.LINK cable. If you change the setting after connecting the i.LINK cable, the monitor may not recognize the video signals correctly (page 67).

•To connect the unit to a monitor equipped with an i.LINK jack, you may need to set the monitor so that it recognizes the unit.

For details, refer to your monitor’s instruction manual.

•When i.LINK is connected, the unit cannot output video or audio only.

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