Using the Unit as a Videocassette Recorder

Recording and Playback 2 Chapter

Notes

•If you connect the output connectors of the unit to the input connectors of the player, a humming noise may be generated or the image may be distorted. If these phenomena occur, set INPUT SELECT switch to a position where a signal is not currently being input, or disconnect the cables.

•Distorted signals (i.e., when played back at a speed other than normal) may not be recorded or may be distorted.

•When you connect only AUDIO IN jacks when HDV indicator is lit, no audio is input. You must connect VIDEO IN jack at the same time or set [HDV/DV SEL] in [IN/OUT REC] menu to [DV].

To digital video equipment with an i.LINK jack

When you record i.LINK signal of HDV (1080/60i, 1080/50i), DVCAM, or DV format, the video and audio signals are sent without any degradation in quality, enabling high-quality recording. The signal flow is automatically detected so you do not need to make separate connections for input and output.

Monitor

HVR-M25 (rear panel)

i.LINK cable (not supplied)

i.LINK jack

Monitor

Digital video equipment with an i.LINK jack

: Signal flow

Notes

•When you record video from HDV-compatible equipment, set [HDV/DV SEL] in [IN/OUT REC] menu to [AUTO]. To record video from a DVCAM/ DV equipment, set [HDV/DV SEL] in [IN/OUT REC] menu to [AUTO] or [DV] before connecting the i.LINK cable (page 67). If you change the setting after connecting i.LINK cable, the video equipment

may not recognize the video signals correctly. •Copy-protected program such as digital broadcast can

not be input via HDV/DV jack.

•With HDV/DV connection, the sound is recorded in the same audio recording mode as that of the source tape. To record in a different audio recording mode from the source tape, connect as shown in “To video equipment without an i.LINK jack” on page 43.

•With HDV/DV connection, data codes (recording date/time, camera data) recorded on the source tape are transmitted to the recorder (the unit). As a result, when you play back a recorded tape on the unit and press DATA CODE button on the Remote Commander, the same data codes as those recorded on the source tape are displayed on the monitor screen.

• If no picture appears via HDV/DV jack, disconnect the i.LINK cable, then reconnect it.

•The unit cannot record video or audio separately.

•If you record a picture in DVCAM/DV in the playback pause mode, the picture may be rough. When set to HDV, the picture is not recorded.

•When connecting a device that has a 6-pin i.LINK jack to the unit, first, connect the plug of the cable to the 6-pin i.LINK jack.

•If the unit is connected to a device equipped with a

6-pin i.LINK jack, when you intend to disconnect or reconnect the i.LINK cable, turn off the device and pull out the plug of its power cord from the AC outlet beforehand. If you connect or disconnect the i.LINK cable while the device is connected to the AC outlet, high-voltage current (8 to 40 V) is output from the i.LINK jack of the device to the unit, which may cause a malfunction.

•If you restart recording after a pause or stop, the images recorded before and after restarting operation will not be continuous.

•If you connect the output connectors of the unit to the input connectors of a player or that 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.

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