Note

Be sure to carry out step 3 before powering the unit off (putting it into standby). The new system frequency setting will not be saved if you power off without carrying out step 3.

4 Press the on/standby switch to power the unit off (put it into standby), and then press it again to power the unit on.

The selected system frequency becomes available for use.

You can change the system frequency setting by using the setup menu item OPERATIONAL FUNCTION >SYSTEM SEL >SYSTEM FREQ.

For details about the setup menu, see page 77 “System Menu” in Chapter 6.

Note

When the system frequency is set to 60I or 30P, select drop-frame mode (DF) or non-drop-frame mode (NDF) on page P1 of the function menu (see page 76).

Connections andSettings

Note

Production of some of the peripherals and related devices described in this chapter has been discontinued.

For advice about choosing devices, please contact your Sony dealer or a Sony sales representative.

Connecting an External Monitor

You can connect a video monitor to this unit’s video output connectors or to the MONITOR connector. The following figure shows an example using a Sony multi-format LCD monitor.

You can also superimpose character information such as timecode and the unit’s operating status on output video. For details, see “Superimposed Text Information” (page 32).

To view HD video

Connect an HD video monitor using the method in the following figure.

When you connect a monitor with this method, set the setup menu item INTERFACE SELECT >D-SUB OUTPUT to “YPbPr” (see page 85).

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