Connecting An External Device With The I.link Connector; Dubbing Clips - Sony PMW-EX30 Operating Instructions Manual

Connecting an
External Device
with the i.LINK
Connector
When an HDV-compatible video format is
selected, you can connect an external
device to the HDV/DV connector to
perform dubbing of clips recorded on a SxS
memory card using the external device or to
record playback signals from the external
device on the SxS memory card in this unit.
You can also feed an HDV-format or a
DVCAM-format signal to a nonlinear
editing system connected via the
DV connector.
Notes
• Use the i.LINK(HDV) connector only for
one-to-one i.LINK connection.
• Playback signals of clips recorded in a
format other than SP 1080/60i (when
"Country" is set to "NTSC Area") or SP
1080/50i (when "Country" is set to "PAL
Area") and SP 1080/24P cannot be
output as converted to HDV signals.
• Playback signals of clips recorded in HQ
1080/24P or HQ 720/24P format cannot
be output as converted to DVCAM
signals.
• Use "i.LINK I/O Select"
the VIDEO SET menu to switch the
output format (between HDV and
DVCAM). Be sure to turn off the power
of the connected devices before
switching the output format.
• It is not possible to control the i.LINK-
connected device from this unit using
AV/C commands.
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Connecting an External Device with the i.LINK Connector

Dubbing clips

This section shows an example for
connecting this unit and the HVR-M35
HDV Videocassette Recorder to perform
dubbing clips from an SxS memory card to
a tape.
On how to use the HVR-M35, refer to the Operating
Instructions supplied with the HVR-M35.
HDV/
of
(see page 88)
a) i.LINK cable
b) Select the input format according to the video
c) Set "i.LINK I/O Select" (see page 88) of the
HVR-M35
a)
c)
HDV/DV
format set on this unit.
VIDEO SET menu to "DVCAM" or "HDV".
b)
HDV/DV
This unit