Sony Handycam NEX-VG30E Instruction & Operation Manual page 38

Component A/V Cable
(supplied)
A/V connecting cable with
S VIDEO (sold separately)
(Yellow)
A/V connecting cable
(supplied)
When you connect with component
A/V cable
If you connect only component video plugs,
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audio signals are not output. Connect the white
and red plugs to output audio signals.
Select the [Component] setting for the
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component input jack you are using. Touch
(MENU)  [Setup] 
Connection)]  [Component]  a
[ (
desired setting 
When you connect with HDMI cable
Use an HDMI cable with the HDMI logo.
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Use an HDMI mini connector on one end
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(for the camcorder), and a plug suitable for
connecting your TV on the other end.
Copyright-protected images are not output
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from the HDMI OUT jack of your camcorder.
Some TVs may not function correctly (e.g., no
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sound or image) with this connection.
(Green) Y
(Blue)P /C
B B
(Red)P /C
R R
(White)
(Red)
(White)
(Red)
(Yellow)
(White)
(Red)
to make the setting.
Do not connect the camcorder HDMI OUT

jack to an external device HDMI OUT jack, as
malfunction may result.
When the connected device is compatible
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with 5.1ch surround sound, high definition
image quality (HD) movies are output in
5.1ch surround sound automatically. Standard
definition image quality (STD) movies are
converted to 2ch sound.
To set the aspect ratio according to the
connected TV (16:9/4:3)
Set [TV Type] to [16:9] or [4:3] according to
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your TV (p. 82).
When you connect with A/V
connecting cable with S VIDEO
When the S VIDEO plug (S VIDEO channel)
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is connected, audio signals are not output. To
output audio signals, connect the white and red
plugs to the audio input jack of your TV.
This connection produces higher resolution
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images compared with the A/V connecting
cable.
When your TV is monaural (When your
TV has only one audio input jack)
Connect the yellow plug of the A/V connecting
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cable to the video input jack and connect the
white (left channel) or red (right channel) plug
to the audio input jack of your TV or VCR.
When connecting to your TV via a VCR
Connect your camcorder to the LINE IN input
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on the VCR using the A/V connecting cable. Set
the input selector on the VCR to LINE (VIDEO
1, VIDEO 2, etc.).
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Notes
When you play back standard definition image
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quality (STD) movies on a 4:3 TV that is not
compatible with the 16:9 signal, record movies
with 4:3 aspect ratio. Touch
[Image Quality/Size]  [
[4:3] 
(p. 79).
When the A/V connecting cable is used to
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output movies, movies are output with standard
definition image quality (STD).
Tips
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If you connect your camcorder to the TV using
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more than one type of cable to output images,
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(MENU) 
Wide Mode] 