About I.link - Sony DCR-HC32 Operating Manual

About the "InfoLITHIUM" battery
pack (continued)
About storage of the battery pack
• If the battery pack is not used for a long time,
fully charge the battery pack and use it up on
your camcorder once a year to maintain proper
function. To store the battery pack, remove it
from your camcorder and put it in a dry, cool
place.
• To discharge the battery pack on your
camcorder completely, set [A.SHUT OFF]
to [NEVER] on the
SET) menu and leave your camcorder in tape
recording standby until the power goes off (p.
56).
About battery life
• The battery life is limited. Battery capacity
drops little by little as you use it more and
more, and as time passes. When the available
battery time is shortened considerably, a
probable cause is that the battery pack has
reached the end of its life. Please buy a new
battery pack.
• The battery life varies depending on how it
is stored and the operating conditions and
environment for each battery pack.
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(STANDARD

About i.LINK

The DV Interface on this unit is an i.LINK-
compliant DV Interface. This section
describes the i.LINK standard and its
features.
What is i.LINK?
i.LINK is a digital serial interface for
transferring digital video, digital audio,
and other data to other i.LINK-compatible
devices. You can also control other devices
using the i.LINK.
i.LINK-compatible devices can be
connected using an i.LINK cable.
Possible applications are operations and
data transactions with various digital AV
devices.
When two or more i.LINK-compatible
devices are connected to this unit in a daisy
chain, operations and data transactions are
possible with not only the device that this
unit is connected to but also with other
devices via the directly connected device.
Note, however, that the method of
operation sometimes varies according to
the characteristics and specifications of the
device to be connected. Also, operations
and data transactions may not be possible
on some connected devices.
• Normally, only one device can be connected
to this unit with the i.LINK cable. When
connecting this unit to an i.LINK-compatible
device having two or more DV Interfaces, refer
to the operating instructions of the device to be
connected.
• i.LINK is a more familiar term for the IEEE
1394 data transport bus 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.
About the i.LINK Baud rate
i.LINK's maximum baud rate varies
according to the device. There are three
types.
S100 (approx. 100Mbps
S200 (approx. 200Mbps)
S400 (approx. 400Mbps)
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