Sony 2-887-515-14(1) Dubbing to VCR, DVD/HDD device, etc. (Continued)

Dubbing to VCR, DVD/HDD device, etc. (Continued)

Jacks on your camcorder

Open the jack cover and connect the cable.

Using an i.LINK cable (optional)

The dubbed format (HDV/DV) differs depending on the recording format or the format supported by the VCR/DVD device. See the table below for selecting the appropriate settings, and perform necessary menu setting.

bNote

•Disconnect the i.LINK cable before changing these menu settings, otherwise the VCR/DVD device may not correctly identify the video signal.

zTip

•This camcorder has a 4-pin i.LINK terminal. Select a cable that fits the terminal on the device to be connected.

	Camcorder	Format supported by the		Menu setting
Copy format	Camcorder	VCR/DVD device		Menu setting
	recording	VCR/DVD device
	recording	HDV		[VCR HDV/DV]	[i.LINK CONV]
	format	HDV	DV format	[VCR HDV/DV]	[i.LINK CONV]
	format	format*1	DV format	(p. 66)	(p. 67)
		format*1		(p. 66)	(p. 67)
Copy HDV recording as	HDV	HDV	–*3		[OFF]
HDV	HDV	HDV	–*3		[OFF]
HDV

Convert HDV recording to	HDV	DV	DV	[AUTO]	[ON]
DV	HDV	DV	DV		[ON]
DV

Copy DV recording as DV	DV	DV	DV		[OFF]

When tape is recorded in both HDV and DV format
Convert both HDV and DV	HDV/DV	DV	DV	[AUTO]	[ON]
format to DV	HDV/DV	DV	DV	[AUTO]	[ON]
format to DV

Copy only portions	HDV	HDV	–*3	[HDV]	[OFF]
recorded in HDV format
	DV	–*2	–*3
	DV	–*2	–*3

Copy only portions	HDV	–*2	–*2	[DV]	[OFF]
recorded in DV format
	DV	DV	DV

*1 Recording device compliant with the HDV1080i specification. *2 The tape advances, but no video or sound is recorded (blank). *3 Picture is not recognized (no recording is made).