About I.link - Sony Handycam DCR-PC109 Operation Manual

Aboutbattery life
• The batter?,: life is limited. Battery capacity
drops little by little as you use it more and
more, and as time passes. When the available
battery time is shortened considerably, a
probable canse is that the battery pack has
reached the end of its life. Please buy a new
battery pack.
• The battery life varies depending on how it is
stored and the operating conditions and
environment for each battery pack.
"InIbLITHIUM" is a trademark of SoW
( orporation.
132 Additional Information
About i.LINK
The DV Interface on this unit is an i.LINK-
compliant DV Interface. This section describes
the i.LINK standard and its features.
What is i.LINK?
i.LINK is a digital serial inter_ce _r
transferring digital video, digital audio, and
other data to other i.LINK-compatible device.
You can also control other device using the
i.LINK.
i.LINK-compatible device can be connected
using an i.LINK cable. Possible applications are
operations and data transactions with various
digital AV devices.
When two or more i.LINK-compatible device
are connected to this unit in a daisy chain,
operations and data transactions are possible
with not only the device that this unit is
connected to but also with other devices via the
directly connected device.
Note, however, that the method of operation
sometimes varies according to the
characteristics and specifications of the device
to be connected. Also, operations and data
transactions may not be possible on some
connected device.
fO Note
• Nommlly only one device can be connected to this
unit with the i.LINK cable. When connecting this
trait to i.LINK-compafible device having two or
more DV Interfi_ces, refer to the operating
instructions of the device to be connected
"_" Tips
• i.LINK is a more familiar tern1 tbr the IEEE 1394
data nanspm* bus proposed by Sony, and is a
trademark approved by many corporations
• IEEE 1394 is an international slandard standardized
by the Inslimte of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers.
Abouti.LINK Baudrate
i.LINK's maximnm baud rate varies according
to the device. There are three types.
S100 (approx. 100Mbps*)
g200 (approx. 200Mbps)
$400 (approx. 400Mbps)
The baud rate is listed under "Specifications" in
the operating instructions of each piece of