Settings For Playback; Playback Procedures - Sony HVR-M15AU - Professional Video Cassete recorder/player Operating Instructions Manual

• If you connect the input connectors of the unit to the
output connectors of a monitor, a humming noise may
be generated or the image may be distorted. If these
phenomena occur, use the INPUT SELECT switch to
select a signal that is not being input, or disconnect the
cables.
• To connect the i.LINK cable between a monitor and
the unit, use an HDV or DV-compatible monitor. To
play back a tape recorded in the HDV mode on a DV-
compatible monitor, set [HDV t DV CONV] of
[i.LINK SET] in the [IN/OUT REC] menu to
[DVCAM] or [DV SP] before connecting the unit with
the i.LINK cable.
For details, refer to your monitor's instruction manual.
• With HDV signals, interlace to progressive or
progressive to interlace conversions cannot be made
and be output via the HDV/DV jack.
• When HDV signals are down-converted to DVCAM
(or DV) format during playback of HDV recorded in
progressive and output to the
signals are converted to the interlace system. 1080/24p
and 1080/30p are converted to 480i, and 1080/25p to
576i, respectively (page 28).
• Some general consumer television sets are provided
with a function to control equipment connected with
the i.LINK cable. Such a function, however, may not
work with the unit.

Settings for Playback

Preparation on the unit
Notes
• Text information is superimposed to the VIDEO OUT
jack, S VIDEO OUT jack, and COMPONENT OUT
jacks. To output video signals without text data, set the
DISPLAY OUTPUT switch to OFF.
For details on the DISPLAY OUTPUT switch, see page 6.
For details on text data, see "Displaying Various Data" on
page 18.
• To view a tape recorded in HDV format by connecting
the unit to a monitor that has a 4:3 aspect ratio, set
[DOWN CONVERT] of [VIDEO OUT] in the [IN/
OUT REC] menu to the desired mode (page 51).
1
Power on the monitor, then set the monitor's input
switch according to the signals input.
2
Turn the unit on.
HDV/DV jack, the

Playback Procedures

1
Insert a cassette and confirm that the q (cassette)
indicator lights.
2
Press the PLAY button on the unit.
The unit starts playback.
To stop playback
Press the STOP button on the unit.
To pause playback
Press the PAUSE button on the unit.
Notes
• During playback, distortion of picture or noise in audio
may occur at the portion where the recording format
changes.
• You cannot play back an image recorded in DV (LP)
mode on the unit.
• If the unit is playing a tape recorded with mixed video
signals of the 60i system and 50i system, the picture
and sound will be distorted on any portion of a tape
where the recording system changes.
• During pause, a picture recorded on a tape in HDV
format cannot be output from the HDV/DV jack.
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