Dubbing/Editing; Connecting To A Vcr Or Tv - Sony Handycam DCR-HC16E Operation Manual

Dubbing/Editing

Connecting to a VCR
or TV
A/V OUT jack
Signal flow
*1 The supplied A/V connecting cable has a video
plug and an S video plug for the video connection.
*2 This connection produces higher quality DV
format pictures. When there is an S video jack on
the device to be connected, connect the S video
plug to that jack instead of using the yellow video
plug. The audio will not be output when you
connect with the S video plug alone.
*3 For DCR-HC16E/HC18E:
The DV Interface of your camcorder is designed
for output use only. Your camcorder does not
accept input data from the connected device.
For DCR-HC20E:
The DV Interface of your camcorder is designed
for input/output use.
Connecting with an i.LINK cable
i.LINK cable (optional)
When you have an S video jack on your
TV or VCR*2
S video plug
(black)
Yellow
A/V connecting cable
(supplied)*1
White
You can create a copy of the picture recorded
on your camcorder on other recording device
(p. 62).
For DCR-HC20E, you can also record the
picture from a VCR to a tape inserted into
your camcorder (p. 63).
Connect your camcorder to a TV or VCR as
shown in the following illustration.
DV Interface*3
i.LINK jack
(For DCR-HC20E)
To the audio/video
Red
input jacks
b Notes on the A/V connecting cable
• When you connect your camcorder to the other
devices using the A/V connecting cable, make sure
the [DISPLAY] setting in the
menu is set to [LCD] (the default setting) before
connecting (p. 60).
• When you are connecting your camcorder to
monaural device, connect the yellow plug of the A/
V connecting cable to the video jack, and the red or
the white plug to the audio jack on the VCR or the
TV.
To use an i.LINK cable for connection
Use an i.LINK cable (optional) to connect your
camcorder to the other device via the
Interface. The video and sound signals are
VCRs or TVs
(OTHERS)
DV
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