About I.link - Sony Handycam DCR-PC5 Operating Instructions Manual
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About
i.LINK
The DVjack on this unit is an i.LINK compliant
DV IN/OUT
jack. This section
describes
the i.LINK standard
and its %atures.
What
is i.LINK?
i.LINK is a digital serial intert_re
for handling
digital video,
digital audio and other
data in two directions
hetween
equipment
having the i.LINK jack, and fbr controlling
other equipment.
i.LINK compatible
equipment
can he connected
by a single i.LINK cable. Possible
applications
are operations
and data transactions
with various
digital AV equipment.
When two or more i.LINK compatible
equipment
are connected
to this unit in a daisy
chain, operations
and data transactions
are possible with not only the equipment
that
this unit is connected
to but also with other devices via the directly
connected
equipment.
Note, however,
that the method
of operation
sometimes
varies according
to the
characteristics
and specifications
of the equipment
to be connected,
and that operations
and data transactions
are sometimes
not possible
on some connected
equipment.
Note
Normally, only one piece of"equipment can be connected to this ui'dt by the i.LINK
cable (DV connecting cable). When connecting this unit to i.LINK compatible
equipment having two or more i.LINK jacks (DVjacks), refer to the instruction manual
of the equipment to be connected.
i.LINK is a more f_mliliar term %r IEEE 1394 data transport
hus proposed
by SONY,
and is a trademark
approved
by many corporations.
IEEE 1394 is an international
standard
standardized
by the Institute
of Electrical
and
Electronics
Engineers.
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i.LINK's maximum baud rate varies according to the equipment. Three maximum baud
rates are defined:
$100 (approx. 100Mbps*)
$200 (approx. 200Mbps)
$400 (approx. 400Mbps)
The baud
rate is listed under
"Specifications"
in the instruction
manual
of each
equipment.
It is also indicated
near the i.LINK jack on some equipment.
The maximum
baud rate of equipment
on which it is not indicated
such as this trait is
"S100".
When units are connected
to equipment
having
a difterent
maximum
baud rate, the
baud rate sometimes
differs fl'om the indicated
baud rate.
*What
is Mbps?
Mbps stands
for megahits
per second,
or the amotmt
of data that can he sent or received
in one second.
For example,
a haud
rate of lOOMhps means that 100 megabits
of data
can be sent in
one
secoI'_d.
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