Sony GV-HD700 Operating Manual page 39

Recording format
The dubbed format (HDV/DV) differs depending on the recorded picture or the format
supported by the VCR, DVD/HDD recorder. See the table below for selecting the appropriate
settings, and perform necessary menu setting.
Copy format
Copy HDV recording as
HDV
Convert HDV recording to
DV
Copy DV recording as DV
When tape is recorded in both HDV and DV formats
Convert both HDV and DV
format to DV
Copy only portions
recorded in HDV format
Copy only portions
recorded in DV format
* 1 Recording device compliant with the HDV1080i specification.
* 2 The tape advances, but no video or sound is recorded (blank).
* 3 Picture is not recognized (no recording is made).
b Notes
• When you play back a tape recorded in the HDV and DV formats by setting [HDV/DV SEL] to [AUTO],
the picture and sound are temporarily interrupted when the signal switches between the HDV and DV
formats.
• Disconnect the i.LINK cable before changing [HDV/DV SEL] and [i.LINK CONV] settings. Otherwise,
the VCR, DVD/HDD recorder may not be able to recognize the video signal from the VCR.
• This VCR has a 4-pin i.LINK terminal. Select a cable that fits the terminal on the device to be connected.
z Tips
• When you use an i.LINK cable, the video and sound signals are transmitted digitally, producing high
quality pictures.
Format supported by the
Playback
external device
picture
HDV
format
format*
1
HDV HDV
HDV DV
DV DV
HDV/DV DV
HDV HDV
DV –* 2
HDV –*
2
DV DV
Menu setting
[HDV/DV SEL]
DV format
(p. 55)
–* 3
[AUTO]
DV
DV
DV [AUTO]
–*
3
[HDV]
–* 3
–*
2
[DV]
DV
[i.LINK CONV]
(p. 56)
[OFF]
[ON]
[OFF]
[ON]
[OFF]
[OFF]
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