Sony HVR-M15AU - Professional Video Cassete recorder/player Operating Instructions Manual page 13

• When the device to be connected to the unit has a
LANC-M function to switch between SHUTTLE A/B,
select SHUTTLE A for an HDV-formatted tape, and
SHUTTLE B for a DVCAM/DV (SP)-formatted tape.
• A LANC connection transmits command signals for
playback, stop, pause playback, as well as the time
code, tape counter, and data status of the unit.
• Jacks labeled CONTROL L have the same function as
LANC jacks.
• There are some limitations when you edit an HDV-
formatted tape.
Refer to the "Notes" in "Editing (Connecting a Computer)"
on page 45.
e RESET button
If you press this button with the tip of a ballpoint pen or
similar tool, the following settings are initialized.
– [CLOCK SET] (page 58) and [60i/50i SEL] (page 58)
in the [OTHERS] menu.
– The settings on the unit other than the menu settings.
f COMPONENT OUT jacks
Use these jacks to output component signals.
To connect a device equipped component video input
connectors, use the COMPONENT OUT jacks on the
unit. If you use the COMPONENT OUT jacks, you can
output high-quality video with less signal quality
deterioration than if you use the S VIDEO jacks.
You can set the output video format by using
[COMPONENT] of [VIDEO OUT] in the [IN/OUT
REC] menu.
When the DISPLAY OUTPUT switch is set to ALL,
text data such as time code, menu, and alarm messages
are superimposed on a monitor connected using the
COMPONENT OUT jacks (page 18).
Notes
• When you change the video format setting of
[COMPONENT] of [VIDEO OUT] in the [IN/OUT
REC] menu, the video signal output from the
S VIDEO OUT jack, VIDEO OUT jack, or HDV/
DV jack may be distorted for a moment.
• When you play back a tape in DVCAM/DV format and
while an EE picture in NTSC/PAL is displayed, either
the 480i resolution or the 576i resolution is output,
regardless of the setting of [COMPONENT] of
[VIDEO OUT] in the [IN/OUT REC] menu.
• When [COMPONENT] of [VIDEO OUT] in the [IN/
OUT REC] menu is set to either [1080i/480i] or
[1080i/576i], 1080/24p and 1080/30p video signals are
converted to 1080/60i and 1080/25p video signals are
to 1080/50i, and output.
• When you play back an HDV-formatted tape with
copyright protected signals or input HDV signals with
copyright protection to the
may be output in either 480i (NTSC) or 576i (PAL)
format, regardless of the setting of [COMPONENT] of
[VIDEO OUT] in the [IN/OUT REC] menu.
• The output level of the COMPONENT OUT jacks is as
follows:
Output at 480i (NTSC)
With [BETACAM] selected in [480i LEVEL] of the
[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 [480i LEVEL] of the [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/720p:
Y/Pb/Pr: with 0.6 Vp-p 3-level sync
g DC IN jack
Connect to the AC outlet using the supplied AC
Adaptor.
HDV/DV jack, pictures
(Continued)
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Chapter 1 Overview