Technical Information; Signal Flows; Output/Input Of Analog Video Signals; Copyright Precautions - Sony DVMC-DA1 Service Manual

Technical information

Signal flows

The signal flow of the media converter and the
connected unit is illustrated below:
When the media converter is turned off (with
the AC power adapter connected)
output
analog signal
When you connect your TV to a VCR with
a TV tuner, you can watch VCR pictures
whenever the media converter is not
turned on.
When the media converter is turned on
(When inputting analog signals)
output
analog signal
convert to
digital signal
The signals are output from both the DV
IN/OUT and ANALOG OUT connectors.
When the media converter is turned on
(When inputting digital signal)
convert to
analog signal
Analog signal
from the
ANALOG OUT
connectors
Analog signal to
the ANALOG IN
connectors
Analog signal
from the
ANALOG OUT
Analog signal to
the ANALOG IN
Digital signal
from the DV IN/
OUT
Analog signal
from the
ANALOG OUT
Digital signal to
the DV IN/OUT
connectors
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Technical information (continued)

Output/input of analog video signals

Depending on the connection of VIDEO IN or S-
VIDEO connector, the output signal changes as
follows.
The input signal is coming from only the VIDEO IN
connector
m The signal is output from the VIDEO OUT connector, but
not from the S-VIDEO OUT connector.
The input signal is coming from only the S-VIDEO IN
connector
m The signal is output both from the VIDEO OUT and S-
VIDEO OUT connectors.
The input signal is coming from both the VIDEO IN and S-
VIDEO IN connectors
m The signal is output both from the VIDEO OUT and S-
VIDEO OUT connectors.
Notes
• When connecting to only the VIDEO IN connector, the
signal cannot be output to the S-VIDEO OUT connector.
• When connecting both the S-VIDEO IN and VIDEO IN
connectors, the S-video signal is automatically selected for
converting the digital video signal regardless signal type.
• For higher quality pictures, we recommend connecting
both the S-VIDEO IN and S-VIDEO OUT connectors.

Copyright precautions

On recording
When you play back video which includes copyright
protection signals and playback signals are input to
the media converter, the PROTECT indicator on the
media converter lights up. In this case, You cannot
record or capture the video output from the media
converter.
ID-2 system
This copyright protection system is used for the analog
connection. The ID-2 system is added to the ID-1 system.
CGMS-D system
This copyright protection system is used for the digital
connection.
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