Sony Handycam HDR-FX7 Operating Instructions Manual page 77

Jacks on your camcorder
Open the jack cover and connect the cable.
Using an i.LINK cable (optional)
The dubbed format (HDV/DV) differs depending on the recording format or the format
supported by the VCR/DVD device. See the table below for selecting the appropriate settings,
and perform necessary menu setting.
b Note
• Disconnect the i.LINK cable before changing these menu settings, otherwise the VCR/DVD device may
not correctly identify the video signal.
z Tip
• This camcorder has a 4-pin i.LINK terminal. Select a cable that fits the terminal on the device to be
connected.
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 format
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).
* Picture is not recognized (no recording is made).
3
Format supported by the
Camcorder
VCR/DVD device
recording
HDV
format
format*
1
HDV HDV
HDV DV
DV DV
HDV/DV DV
HDV HDV
DV –*
2
HDV –* 2
DV DV
1
2
Menu setting
[VCR HDV/DV]
DV format
(p. 69)
–*
3
[AUTO]
DV
DV
DV [AUTO]
–*
3
[HDV]
–*
3
–* 2
[DV]
DV
[i.LINK CONV]
(p. 70)
[OFF]
[ON]
[OFF]
[ON]
[OFF]
[OFF]
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