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Recording/Playback
b Notes
• Set (IN/OUT REC) menu t [VIDEO OUT] t [SDI/CMPNT] (p. 82) for an external device to
which HDV format signals are inputted from your camcorder via an SDI cable or a component video
cable. When connecting via an SDI cable, also set [SDI OUTPUT] in the (IN/OUT REC) menu to
[ON] (default setting).
• See “Specifications” (p. 116) for details on the HD/SD SDI OUT jack and the COMPONENT OUT jack.
• Video signals outputted from the HD/SD SDI OUT jack or the COMPONENT OUT jack of your
camcorder have the following limitations:
– Video signals inputted from the HDV/DV jack of your camcorder need to be recorded to output to an
external device. When recording video signals and outputting them from the HDV/DV jack to the
external device, you can view the movie reproduced by the video signal.
– When recording a video signal inputted from the HDV/DV jack in HDV format and outputting the
signal in SDI format, the SDI signal does not meet SDI specifications.
– Image and audio distortion may occur depending on the quality of the i.LINK signal in the device
connected to your camcorder via the HDV/DV jack, or the quality or type of SDI input jack of the
connected device. Make sure the connected device is appropriate for receiving an SDI video signal.
– Video signals are simultaneously outputted from the COMPONENT OUT jack and the HD/SD SDI
OUT jack. The [SDI/CMPNT] settings in [VIDEO OUT] of the (IN/OUT REC) menu affect both
the COMPONENT OUT jack and the HD/SD SDI OUT jack.
• When down converting an HDV format signal to a DVCAM (DV) signal and outputting it, you can output
a 4-channel audio signal via any jack except the HDV/DV jack.
• You cannot up convert a DVCAM (DV) format video signal to an HDV format video signal.
• 1080/25p video signals are outputted via the COMPONENT OUT jack and the HD/SD SDI OUT jack as
1080/50i video signals.
• Make sure that [VCR HDV/DV] in the (IN/OUT REC) menu is set to [AUTO] (default setting)
before connecting an i.LINK cable. If you connect the i.LINK cable before setting [VCR HDV/DV] to
[AUTO], your monitor may not recognize video signals.
• You may need to set your monitor to recognize your camcorder when connecting them via an i.LINK
cable. Refer to the operating instructions of your monitor.
• A video signal and an audio signal are outputted together when your camcorder is connected to an
external device via an i.LINK cable. You cannot output those signals separately.
• When you down convert an HDV format signal with 4-channel recording to a DVCAM (DV) format
signal and output it via the HDV/DV jack, the audio is output through two channels. Set (IN/OUT
REC) menu t [i.LINK SET] t [DOWN CONV AU] to select [CH1,CH2] or [CH3,CH4] output
channels.
• If you change the [SDI/CMPNT] settings in [VIDEO OUT] of the (IN/OUT REC) menu during
playback, the image signals outputted from the S VIDEO OUT jack, VIDEO OUT jack and HDV/DV
jack may be temporarily distorted.
• When you down convert an HDV format progressive video signal to a DVCAM (DV) format video signal
and output it via the i.LINK jack, the output signal is converted into an interlaced video signal.
