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(IN/OUT REC)
menu
Recording settings, input and output
settings (VCR HDV/DV/DV REC MODE/ DV
WIDE REC/ TV TYPE, etc.)
The default settings are marked with
B
.
The indicators in parentheses appear when
the items are selected.
See page 56 for details on selecting
menu items.
You can select a recording format.
B
HDV1080i (
)
Records in the HDV1080i specification.
DV (
)
Records in the DV format.
b
Note
• When you output the recording picture using an
i.LINK cable, set [i.LINK CONV] (p. 70)
accordingly.
You can select the playback signal.
Normally select [AUTO].
When your camcorder is connected to
another device using an i.LINK cable,
select the signal to input/output from the
HDV/DV interface (i.LINK). The selected
signal is recorded or played back.
B
AUTO
Switches the signals between HDV and
DV formats automatically when playing
back a tape.
During i.LINK connection, switches the
signals between HDV and DV formats
automatically, and inputs/outputs from the
HDV/DV interface (i.LINK).
HDV (
)
Press the MENU button
t
select the
(IN/OUT REC) by turning the SEL/
PUSH EXEC dial.
REC FORMAT
VCR HDV/DV
Plays back only the portions recorded in
HDV format.
During i.LINK connection, inputs/outputs
only HDV formatted signals from the
HDV/DV interface (i.LINK), and records/
plays back. You can also select this when
connecting the camcorder to a computer,
etc.
DV
(
)
Plays back only the portions recorded in
DV format.
During i.LINK connection, inputs/outputs
only DV formatted signals from the
HDV/DV interface (i.LINK), and records/
plays back. You can also select this when
connecting the camcorder to a computer,
etc.
b
Notes
• Disconnect the i.LINK cable before changing
[VCR HDV/DV] setting. Otherwise, the
connected device, such as a VCR, may not be
able to recognize the video signal from your
camcorder.
• When [AUTO] is selected and the signal
switches between HDV and DV formats, the
picture and sound are interrupted temporarily.
• When [i.LINK CONV] is set to [ON], pictures
are output as follows:
– at [AUTO], an HDV signal is converted to the
DV format and output; a DV signal is output
as it is.
– at [HDV], an HDV signal is converted to the
DV format and output; a DV signal is not
output.
– at [DV], a DV signal is output as it is; an
HDV signal is not output.
This function is effective only when [REC
FORMAT] is set to [DV].
B
SP (
SP
)
Records in the SP (Standard Play) mode on
a cassette.
DV REC MODE (DV Recording
mode)
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