Notes On Playing Back; Dvd Media Recorded With Hd Image Quality (High Definition); Notes On Battery Pack/Ac Adaptor; Note On The Camcorder/Battery Pack Temperature - Sony Handycam HDR-CX160 Operating Manual

• Before starting torecord, test the r ecording
function to make sure the i mage and s ound are
recorded without any problems.
• Compensation for t he c ontents ofrecordings
cannot b e provided, even ifrecording or
playback is not possible due to amalfunction of
the c amcorder, recording media, etc.
•TV color systems differ depending on the
country/region. To view your recordings on a
TV, you n eed aNTSC system based TV2
•Television programs, films, video tapes,
and other materials may be copyrighted.
Unauthorized recording ofsuch materials may
be contrary to the c opyright laws.
• Use the c amcorder inaccordance with l ocal
regulations.
Notes on playing back
• You may not be able to play back normally
images recorded on your camcorder with other
devices. Also, you may not be able to play back
images recorded on other devices with your
camcorder.
• Standard (STD) image quality movies recorded
on SD memory cards cannot be played on AV
equipment of other manufacturers.
DVD media
recorded
with HD image
quality (high definition)
• DVD media recorded with high definition
image quality (HD) can be played back with
devices that are compatible with the AVCHD
standard. You cannot play discs recorded with
high definition image quality (HD) with DVD
players/recorders as they are not compatible
with the AVCHD format. If you insert a disc
recorded with the AVCHD format (high
definition image quality (HD)) into a DVD
player/recorder, you may not be able to eject
the disc.
Save all your recorded image data
* To prevent your image data from being lost,
save all your recorded images on external media
periodically. To save images on your computer,
see page 36, and to save images on external
devices, see page 43.
* The type of discs or media on which the images
can be saved depend on the [ _ REC Mode]
selected when the images were recorded.
Movies recorded with [60p Quality P S ] can
be saved using external media (p. 45). Movies
recorded with [Highest Quality _ ] can be
saved on external media or on Blu ray discs.
Notes on battery pack/AC Adaptor
* Be sure to remove the battery pack or the AC
Adaptor after turning off the camcorder.
* Disconnect the AC Adaptor from the
camcorder, holding both the camcorder and the
DC plug.
Note on the camcorder!battery pack
temperature
* When the temperature of the camcorder
or battery pack becomes extremely high or
extremely low; you may not be able to record
or play back on the camcorder, due to the
protection features of the camcorder being
activated in such situations. In this case, an
indicator appears on the LCD screen.
When the camcoder is connected to a
computer or accessories
* Do not try to format the recording media of the
camcorder using a computer. If you do so, your
camcorder may not operate correctly.
* When connecting the camcorder to another
device with communication cables, be sure to
insert the connector plug in the correct way.
Pushing the plug forcibly into the terminal
will damage the terminal and may result in a
malfunction of the camcorder.
* When the camcorder is connected to other
devices through a USB connection and the
power of the camcorder is turned on, do not
close the LCD panel. The image data that has
been recorded may be lost.