Sony HDR-HC9 manual Maintenanceand precautions, Playback, II¸ Copyrightsignal

Maintenanceand precautions

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Your camcorder is capable of recording in	I When you play back
	If tile cassette you play back on your
both HDV and DV formats.
	camcorder contains copyright signals, you
You can use mini DV l\wmat cassettes only.
	cannot copy it to a tape in attother vide()
Use a cassette with tile ui_'v mark.
	camera connected to yottr camcorder.
Your camcorder is not compatible with the

Cassette Memory function.

What is the HDV format?

The HDV format is It video _rmat

developed to record and play back digital high definition (HD) video signals on a DV cassette.

Your camcorder adopts the Interlace mode with 1.080 effective scan lines of screen

ruling/]080i, number of pixels 1.440 x 1.080 dots).

The video bit rate lk_rrecording is about 25 Mbps.

i.LINK is adopted for tile digital interface. enabling a digital connection with an HDV compatible TV or computer.

"_° Tips

•HDV signals arc compressed in MPEG2 tormat which is adopted in BS (broadcast satellile) digital, lerrcstrial digital HDTV broadcaslings. m Blu-ray Disc recorders, elc.

EWhen you record

You cannot record software on your camcorder that contains copyright control signals l\_r copyright protection of software. [Cannot record due to copyright protection.] appears on the LCD screen, or

on the viewfinder if you try to record such software. Your camcorder does not record

copyright control signals on the tape when it records.

Notes on use

IWhennot usingyourcamcorderfor a longtime

Remove the cassette and store it.

To prevent accidental erasure

Slide Ihe wrile-protect lab on the cassette Io sel it Io SAVE.

Playback

Your canlcorder c:m play back picttu'es in both the DV format and HDV 1080i

specification.

Your camcorder carl play back pictures

recorded in the HDV 720130p format, but cannot otttput it from the _. HDV/DV Interface (i.LINKI.

To prevent a blank section from being

created on the tape

Go to the end of the recorded section using END SEARCH (p. 321 belk_re you begin the next recording when you have played back the tape.

REC: The casseHe can be	F REC_
FL'COldL'd.	SAVE _[_

SAVE: The casselle cannol be L recorded (write-prolecled).

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