Sony HVR-M15AU - Professional Video Cassete recorder/player Operating Instructions Manual page 73

Recording tape when the unit is used as a recorder
i.LINK input format
HDV
DVCAM
DV
1) When the unit is used as a recorder, the recording format is determined by the [
menu if the input signal format is DVCAM or DV.
2) If you duplicate a tape when the unit is set to DVCAM to be used as a recorder, the time code format of the duplicated tape
will be partially different from the time code format specified as DVCAM (note, however, this does not affect editing
accuracy in special cases).
3) The unit cannot switch between LOCK MODE and UNLOCK MODE. AUDIO MODE complies with input signals.
Notes
• On the unit, HDV signals input from an i.LINK connection cannot be down converted to DVCAM(DV) for
recording.
• If you use the tapes described in 2) above for editing, you may encounter function limitations regardless of the
player and recorder formats.
• Some DV video equipment may play back a DVCAM-formatted tape, however the contents cannot be guaranteed.
Therefore, even though you use a proper DVCAM-formatted tape for playback, and the unit dubs and creates a
DVCAM-formatted tape, the time code may be partially different from the time code format specified as DVCAM
on other DV video equipment.
• You cannot use the unit to record video and audio recorded with copyright protection signals. If you try to record
such video or audio materials, the message "Cannot record due to copyright protection." appears on the LCD
monitor.
• When the video signals input from the HDV/DV jack in HDV format are recorded, the user bit value is copied to
the work tape. (The unit is not equipped with user bit settings and a user bitfs display function.)
Menu item
HDV/DV SEL REC MODE
AUTO —
HDV —
DV —
AUTO DVCAM
DV SP
HDV —
DV DVCAM
DV SP
AUTO DVCAM
DV SP
HDV —
DV DVCAM
DV SP
Recording tape format (AUDIO MODE)
1)
HDV (LOCK MODE)
HDV (LOCK MODE)
No recording
DVCAM (Complies with input signals)
DV (Complies with input signals)
No recording
DVCAM (Complies with input signals)
DV (Complies with input signals)
DVCAM (Complies with input signals)
2)
DV (Complies with input signals)
No recording
DVCAM (Complies with input signals)
2)
DV (Complies with input signals)
REC MODE] setting in the [IN/OUT REC]
3)
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