Sony HVR-V1U Operating Manual page 75

(IN/OUT REC)
menu
Recording settings, input and output
settings (VCR HDV/DV/DV REC MODE/ DV
WIDE REC/ DOWN CONVERT, etc.)
The default settings are marked with B.
The indicators in parentheses appear when
the items are selected.
See page 57 for details on selecting
menu items.
Press the MENU button t select the
(IN/OUT REC) by turning the SEL/
PUSH EXEC dial.
REC FORMAT
You can select a recording format.
B HDV1080i (
Records in the HDV1080i specification.
DV (
Records in the DVCAM (DV) format.
Set [DV REC MODE] when recording in
DVCAM (DV) format.
b Note
• When you output the recording picture using an
i.LINK cable, set [i.LINK CONV] (p. 77)
accordingly.
VCR HDV/DV
You can select the playback signal.
Normally select [AUTO].
When your camcorder is connected to
another device using an i.LINK cable,
select the signal to input/output from the
HDV/DV interface (i.LINK). The selected
signal is recorded or played back.
B AUTO
Switches the signals between HDV and
DVCAM (DV) formats automatically
when playing back a tape.
During i.LINK connection, switches the
signals between HDV and DVCAM (DV)
formats automatically, and inputs/outputs
from the HDV/DV interface (i.LINK).
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HDV ( )
Plays back only the portions recorded in
HDV format.
During i.LINK connection, inputs/outputs
only HDV formatted signals from the
HDV/DV interface (i.LINK), and records/
plays back. You can also select this when
connecting the camcorder to a computer,
etc.
DV
( )
Plays back only the portions recorded in
DVCAM (DV) format.
During i.LINK connection, inputs/outputs
only DVCAM (DV) formatted signals
from the HDV/DV interface (i.LINK),
and records/plays back. You can also
select this when connecting the camcorder
to a computer, etc.
b Notes
• Disconnect the i.LINK cable before changing
[VCR HDV/DV] setting. Otherwise, the
connected device, such as a VCR, may not be
able to recognize the video signal from your
camcorder.
• When [AUTO] is selected and the signal
switches between HDV and DVCAM (DV)
formats, the picture and sound are interrupted
temporarily.
• When [i.LINK CONV] is set to [ON], pictures
are output as follows:
– at [AUTO], an HDV signal is converted to the
DVCAM (DV) format and output; a DVCAM
(DV) signal is output as it is.
– at [HDV], an HDV signal is converted to the
DVCAM (DV) format and output; a DVCAM
(DV) signal is not output.
– at [DV], a DVCAM (DV) signal is output as it
is; an HDV signal is not output.
DV REC MODE (DV Recording
mode)
This function is effective only when [REC
FORMAT] is set to [DV].
B DVCAM (
Records in the DVCAM format on a tape.
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