Sony HVR-M15E Operating Instructions Manual page 14

Location and Function of Parts
6 COMPONENT OUT jacks
Use to output component signals.
To connect a device equipped with the component
video input connectors, use COMPONENT OUT jacks
on the unit. If you use COMPONENT OUT jacks, you
can output high-quality video with even less signal
deterioration in quality compared with S VIDEO jack.
You can set the output video format by using
[COMPONENT] of [VIDEO OUT] in [IN/OUT REC]
menu.
When DISPLAY OUTPUT switch is set to ALL, text
data such as time code, menu, and alarm messages are
superimposed on a monitor connected using
COMPONENT OUT jacks (page 18).
Notes
• When you change the video format setting of
[COMPONENT] of [VIDEO OUT] in
[IN/OUT REC] menu, the images output from
HDV/DV jack, S VIDEO jack, and VIDEO jack may
be distorted for a moment.
• The output level of COMPONENT OUT jacks is as
follows:
Output at 480i NTSC
With [BETACAM] selected in [IN/OUT REC] menu
Y: 1.0 Vp-p
(with 0.286 Vp-p sync negative,
output impedance 75 Ω (ohms), unbalanced)
Pb/Cb/B-Y, Pr/Cr/R-Y: 0.7 Vp-p
(output impedance 75 Ω (ohms), unbalanced)
(75% color bars with 7.5 IRE setup)
With [SMPTE] selected in [IN/OUT REC] menu
Y: 1.0 Vp-p
(with 0.3 Vp-p sync negative,
output impedance 75 Ω (ohms), unbalanced)
Pb/Cb/B-Y, Pr/Cr/R-Y: 0.7 Vp-p
(output impedance 75 Ω (ohms), unbalanced)
(100% color bars with no setup)
Output with other settings
Y: 1.0 Vp-p
(output impedance 75 Ω (ohms), unbalanced)
Pb/Cb/B-Y, Pr/Cr/R-Y: 0.7 Vp-p
(output impedance 75 Ω (ohms), unbalanced)
(100% color bars with no setup)
480i/480p:
Y: with 0.3 Vp-p sync negative
1080i:
Y/Pb/Pr: with 0.6 Vp-p 3-level sync
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• When you play back HDV-formatted tape with
copyright protected signals or input i.LINK signals
with copyright protection to HDV/DV jack, pictures
may be output in either 480i (NTSC) or 576i (PAL)
format regardless of the setting of [COMPONENT]
of [VIDEO OUT] in [IN/OUT REC] menu.
• When you play back a tape in DVCAM/DV, and
while an EE picture in NTSC/PAL is displayed, the
480i resolution or the 576i resolution is output,
regardless of the setting of [COMPONENT] of
[VIDEO OUT] in [IN/OUT REC] menu.
7 DC IN jack
Connect to the AC outlet using the supplied AC
adaptor.
8 HDV/DV jack (4-pin)
Use this jack to input/output the digital signals that
complies with the i.LINK standard. Use when a device
connected to the unit has an i.LINK jack. If you
connect the unit and another device using HDV/DV
jack, you can minimize deterioration of picture quality
during recording, dubbing, or capturing still pictures,
all by means of digital signal processing.
For details, refer to the instruction manual of the external
device.
Notes
• When you connect with the i.LINK cable to a
computer and the unit, check the direction of the jack.
If you forcibly insert the jack, the terminal may be
damaged or cause the unit to malfunction. Allign v
mark of the i.LINK cable with V mark on the unit
and insert the i.LINK cable.
• This jack is only compatible with HDV1080i/
DVCAM/DV signals.
For details, see "About i.LINK" on page 73.
• If video signals have been input to HDV/DV jack
and you output these video signals to S VIDEO or
VIDEO connectors, the sync and burst of the
corresponding EE picture is not synchronized.
• If the unit is connected to a device equipped with a
6-pin i.LINK jack, when you intend to disconnect or
reconnect the i.LINK cable, turn off the device and
pull out the plug of its power cord from the AC outlet
beforehand. If you connect or disconnect i.LINK
cable while the device is connected to the AC outlet,
high-voltage current (8 to 40 V) is output from the
i.LINK jack of the device to the unit, which may
cause a malfunction.