Standard Set Menu; Settings While Recording On A Tape Or Other Basic Settings - Sony Handycam HDR-HC1 Operating Manual

STANDARD SET menu

Settings while recording on a tape or other
basic settings (REC MODE/MULTI-SOUND/
LCD/VF SET/DISP OUTPUT, etc.)
The default settings are marked with  .
The indicators in parentheses appear when
the items are selected.
See page 40 for details on selecting
menu items.
VCR HDV/DV
Select the playback signal. Normally select
[AUTO].
When the camcorder is connected to
another device using an i.LINK cable
(optional), select the signal to be input/
output from the HDV/DV Interface
(i.LINK) jack. The selected signal is
recorded or played back.
AUTO
Select this to play back signals by
switching the format between HDV and
DV automatically.
For an i.LINK connection, select this to
record/play back signals input/output from
the HDV/DV Interface (i.LINK) jack by
switching the format between HDV and
DV automatically.
HDV
Select this to play back the signals in the
HDV format only.
For an i.LINK connection, select this to
record/play back the input/output signals
in the HDV format only. Select this when
connecting the camcorder to a computer,
etc.
DV
Select this to play back the signals in the
DV format only.
For an i.LINK connection, select this to
record/play back the input/output signals
in the DV format only. Select this when
connecting the camcorder to a computer,
etc.
• Disconnect the i.LINK cable (optional) before
setting [VCR HDV/DV]. Otherwise, the
connected device such as a VCR may not be
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able to recognize the video signal from this
camcorder.
• When [AUTO] is selected and the signal
switches between HDV and DV formats, the
picture and sound disappear temporarily.
• When [i.LINK CONV] is set to [ON
HDV  DV], pictures are output as follows:
– at [AUTO], an HDV signal is converted to the
DV format and output; a DV signal is output
as it is.
– at [HDV], an HDV signal is converted to the
DV format and output; a DV signal is not
output.
– at [DV], a DV signal is output as it is; an
HDV signal is not output.
REC FORMAT
You can select a recording format.
 HDV1080i (
Select to record in the HDV1080i
specification.
DV ( )
Select to record in the DV format.
• When you output the picture during recording
simultaneously to a connected device using
an i.LINK cable (optional), also set [i.LINK
CONV] accordingly.
DV SET

REC MODE(Recording mode)
 SP ()
Records in the SP (Standard Play) mode
on a cassette.
LP ()
Increases the recording time to 1.5 times
the SP mode (Long Play).
• If you record in the LP mode, a mosaic-like
noise may appear or sound may be interrupted
when you play back the tape on other
camcorders or VCRs.
• When you mix recordings in the SP mode
and in the LP mode on one tape, the playback
picture may be distorted or the time code may
not be written properly between the scenes.
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