Interfaces and Output Formats
50i System
| Playback Format | Signal Format on Line Select Menu | | | Interface & Output Format | | |
| HD-SDI | SD-SDI | i.LINK †5 | Analogue Component | Analogue Composite | S-Video |
| HDV | 1080/50i | 1080i | 1080/50i | 576/50i | HDV 1080i or DV/DVCAM †6 | 1080/50i or 576/50i †6 | 576/50i | 576/50i |
| 720P | 720/50P †2 | 576/50i | HDV 1080i or DV/DVCAM †6 | 1080/50i or 576/50i †6 | 576/50i | 576/50i |
| DV †4 | 576/50i | 1080i | 1080/50i †2 | 576/50i | DV/DVCAM | 576/50i | 576/50i | 576/50i |
| 720P | 720/50P | 576/50i | DV/DVCAM | 576/50i | 576/50i | 576/50i |
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60i System †1
Playback Format | Signal Format on Line Select Menu | | | Interface & Output Format | | |
HD-SDI | SD-SDI | i.LINK †5 | Analogue Component | Analogue Composite | S-Video |
| 1080/60i | 1080i | 1080/60i | 480/60i | HDV 1080i or DV/DVCAM †6 | 1080/60i or 480/60i †6 | 480/60i | 480/60i |
HDV | 720P | 720/60P †2 | 480/60i | HDV 1080i or DV/DVCAM †6 | 1080/60i or 480/60i †6 | 480/60i | 480/60i |
| 720/30P †3 | 1080i | 1080/60i †2 | 480/60i | – | 720/60P or 480/60i †6 | 480/60i | 480/60i |
| 720P | 720/60P | 480/60i | – | 720/60P or 480/60i †6 | 480/60i | 480/60i |
DV †4 | 480/60i | 1080i | 1080/60i †2 | 480/60i | DV/DVCAM | 480/60i | 480/60i | 480/60i |
720P | 720/60P †2 | 480/60i | DV/DVCAM | 480/60i | 480/60i | 480/60i |
HVR-1500A cannot playback 1080/24P, 1080/25P, 1080/30P, 720/24P, or 720/25P.†1 In this table, "60i", "60P", and "30P" indicate a field rate of 59.94 Hz, a frame rate of 59.94 Hz and a frame rate of 29.97 Hz, respectively. †2 The HVBK-1520 Format Converter Board is required for up- or cross-conversion to these signals and output of these signals from the HD-SDI interface. †3 The HVR-1500A can play back but cannot record 720/30P signals. When 720/30P recordings are played back, their signals are converted to 720/59.94P signals. †4 "DV" indicates DVCAM, DV (SP), and DVCPRO 25 formats. The HVR-1500A can play back but cannot record DVCPRO 25 signals. †5 DVCPRO 25 signals cannot be output from the i.LINK interface. †6 Selectable via the menu.
Input Signals and Recording Formats
| | YES: recording possible | | YES: signals output possible | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | NO: recording not possible | NO: signals output not possible | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | Recording Format | | | | Output Format - Digital Video | | | Output Format - Analogue Video | | Output Format - Analogue Audio |
| Input Signal | | | | | SDI output | | Digital audio output | i.LINK output | Composite | S Video | Component | Monitor | AUDIO | AUDIO | Monitor |
| | HDV †6 | DVCAM | | DV (SP) | SD-SDI | HD-SDI | | AES/EBU | AES/EBU | DV/DVCAM | HDV | Pr/R-Y/S-C | SD | HD | (Super Impose) | OUT 1/3 | OUT 2/4 |
| | | | | | | Y/CPST | Pb/B-Y/S-Y | CPST | XLR 1/3 | XLR 2/4 | RCA pin |
| | | | | | | | | 1/2 | 3/4 | | | | | | |
Analogue signal | Composite †1 | NO | YES | | YES | YES | YES †7 | | – | – | YES | NO | YES | YES | YES | NO | YES | – | – | – |
| Component †1 | NO | YES | | YES | YES | YES †7 | | – | – | YES | NO | YES | YES | YES | NO | YES | – | – | – |
| inputs | S-video †1 | NO | YES | | YES | YES | YES †7 | | – | – | YES | NO | YES | YES | YES | NO | YES | – | – | – |
| (HVBK-1505) | Analogue audio †1 | NO | YES | | YES | YES | YES | | YES | YES | YES | YES | – | – | – | – | – | YES | YES | YES |
| Digital audio (AES/EBU) | NO | YES | | YES | YES | YES | | YES | YES | YES | YES | – | – | – | – | – | YES | YES | YES |
| SD-SDI †3 | | NO | YES | | YES | YES | YES †7 | | YES | YES | YES | NO | YES | YES | YES | NO | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| HD-SDI †3 | | YES †6 | NO | | NO | YES †8 | YES | | YES | NO | NO †9 | YES | YES †8 | YES †8 | YES †8 | YES | YES †8 | YES | YES | YES |
| i.LINK DV format (DVCAM/DV) †4 | NO | YES | | YES | YES | NO | | YES | YES | – | – | YES | YES | YES | NO | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| i.LINK HDV format (1080i) †5 | YES †6 | NO | | NO | YES †8 | YES | | YES | NO | – | – | YES †8 | YES †8 | YES †8 | YES | YES †8 | YES | YES | YES |
HVR-1500A cannot record 720/24P, or 720/25P.†1 With the HVBK-1505 Analogue Input Board (option) installed †2 It is not possible to input an HD component signal. †3 An SDTI signal is not supported. †4 It is not possible to input a DV( LP )/DVCPRO signal. †5 It is not possible to input an HDV signal other than 1080 50i/60i. †6 HDV recording can only record HDV 1080 50i/60i (audio: 2-channel mode). It is not possible to record MPEG-2 signals other than in HDV 1080i format. This unit also does not support HDV extended format four channel audio signal input/output, recording or tape playback. †7 With the HVBK-1520 Format Converter Board (option) installed, signals can be upconverted and output. †8 HD signals can be down-converted and output. †9 HD-SDI input signals cannot be down-converted and output from i.LINK output connector.
PROFESSIONAL INTERFACES
A full range of professional interfaces are available, allowing for flexible analogue or digital configurations in both SD and HD systems. This allows operators to integrate the HVR-1500A exactly according to their system needs.
HD-SDI Interface
The HVR-1500A provides HD-SDI input/output capability. 1080/60i (59.94 fields/s) or 1080/50i HD-SDI signal can be input in real time and these HDV recordings can be output in normal playback and search modes. Analogue component or analogue composite signals that are down-converted from 1080i HDV recordings can also be output from the HD-SDI interface. 720/60P (59.94 frames/s) and 720/50P signals that are up-converted from DV recordings or cross-converted from 1080i HDV recordings can also be output from the HD-SDI interface in normal playback and search modes.
Time code and audio signals are embedded in this HD-SDI signal. This interface allows operators to record programmes directly from HD-SDI-based editing systems such as the HDCAM™ and XDCAM™ HD systems. The HVR-1500A can be utilized as a recorder that receives signals from a remote camera such as BRC Series camera. This interface also allows operators to integrate HDV footage and assets easily into existing HD-SDI-based editing systems.
SD-SDI Interface
The HVR-1500A also provides SD-SDI input*7/output capability. Time code and audio signals are embedded in the SDI signal. This allows the HVR-1500A to connect with a wide variety of digital equipment including SDI-based editing systems.
*7 SD-SDI signals fed to the HVR-1500A’s SD-SDI interface cannot be up-converted to HDV signals for recording to tape or to HD-SDI signals for output from the HD-SDI interface.
AES/EBU Interface
For professional digital audio needs, the HVR-1500A offers AES/EBU digital audio inputs/outputs.
i.LINK Interface
The HVR-1500A is equipped with a 6-pin i.LINK*8 *9 interface. This allows it to transfer digital video, audio and command signals (in HDV, DVCAM, and DV format) to a compatible VTR or non-linear editing system via just a single cable.
*8 i.LINK is a trademark of Sony used only to designate that a product contains an IEEE 1394 connector. Not all products with an i.LINK connector will necessarily communicate with each other. For information on compatibility, operating conditions and proper connection, please refer to the documentation supplied with any device with an i.LINK connector. For information on devices that include an i.LINK connection, please contact Sony’s local office.
*9 DVCAM/DV signals fed to the HVR-1500A’s i.LINK interface cannot be up-converted to HDV signals for recording to tape or to HD-SDI signals for output from the HD-SDI interface.
Analogue Interfaces
As standard, the HVR-1500A provides analogue output interfaces for video and audio. These include composite, component and S-Video (Y/C) outputs and two channels of audio output (via XLR connectors).
Using these interfaces, the HVR-1500A can act as a source feeder for an analogue editing system and as a simple playback viewer in various applications such as broadcast studios, OB vehicles and production offices. By installing the optional HVBK-1505 Analogue Input Board, a full range of analogue video and audio inputs also become available, allowing a smooth transition to digital systems.